Job overview

**Please note this vacancy is only open to staff currently working in Kent and Medway Pathology Network (KMPN)**

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Applications from candidates in other NHS trusts will not be considered

We are looking for a Senior Assistant Healthcare Scientist to work in the Biochemistry department, at William Harvey Hospital (WHH).  The Biochemistry department operates 24/7 and processes acute urgent work, inpatient and outpatient work and also the GP work for the entire East Kent region. The post-holder will be part of a close team of Assistant Healthcare Scientists, Biomedical Scientists and Clinical Scientists. This is a full-time 37.5 hours per week Band 3 role based at WHH in Ashford, Kent.  It is an exciting opportunity to join the Biochemistry team in the Trust and to help shape future strategy and services for our local population. 

You will be required to have experience of working within an NHS Hospital Trust accredited Pathology Department.  You will also contribute to the ongoing high-level quality service in Biochemistry, as well as help maintain the UKAS ISO 15189: 2022 accreditation standards.

The hours will be 5 days worked over a 7 day week, with a combination of early, late and weekend shifts - flexibility is essential for this post.

Main duties of the job

After a period of training, the post-holder will support the HCPC registered Biomedical Scientist staff in performing various technical and scientific tasks within the laboratory.  These tasks include maintenance and set up of analysers and equipment in both the automated and specials laboratories, running routine quality controls, daily routine stock control, and completion of computerised and manual records.  You will need to have good computer and communication skills, and be highly organised with your own work load, as well as being a team player.

Working for our organisation

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

KMPN: Kent and Medway Pathology Network is a formal partnership of seven laboratories across three pathology services in four acute Trusts. Our 1000 colleagues provide services across the health and care sector to a population of nearly 2 million.

We are at an exciting point of our network development with a recommendation to form a joint venture across the four Trusts leading transformation.  Our projects including single IT solutions, procurement and digital projects, to ensure our services are able to meet growing demand for our service users, patients and communities.