Job summary
- Main area
- Haematology
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent: To cover core laboratory hours from 8am to 10pm, including weekends and bank holidays.
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 344-3842DBH
- Employer
- East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- William Harvey Hospital
- Town
- Ashford
- Salary
- £25,272 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/10/2026 08:00
Employer heading
Assistant Healthcare Scientist (Haematology, WHH)
Band 2
Job overview
We are looking for applicants to work as an Assistant Healthcare Scientist within Pathology in East Kent Hospital University Foundation Trust. There is a position available at William Harvey in Haematology and Blood Transfusion and a position in Blood Sciences at Kent and Canterbury Hospital.
We currently hold UKAS Accreditation, an HTA Licence and are an IBMS training laboratory.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s vision, mission and values, which can be found in our candidate information pack. The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Pathology team at the Trust and to help shape future strategy and services for our local population.
The laboratory is open 24/7/365 with core hours covering 8am to 10pm. We are looking for applicants to cover a range of shifts including weekend and bank holidays (no night working).
PLEASE NOTE - WE CANNOT OFFER SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE
Main duties of the job
The role is based within Haematology, Blood Transfusion and Biochemistry to support Biomedical Scientists in the preparation and examination of biological samples; you could be asked to support other areas of Blood Sciences including sample reception after appropriate training as the needs of the service demand.
The post holder will possess good keyboard skills, a high level of accuracy, and must be a good team player with a flexible approach to working. The ideal candidate would have some laboratory experience or an aptitude for science. They should be highly motivated and an enthusiastic individual educated to at least GCSE level or equivalent. A keen eye for detail is required.
Duties include data entry, specimen reception, reagent preparation, general maintenance and stock control.
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.
Kent and Medway Pathology Network (KMPN) 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
KMPN: You will have a fantastic opportunity to grow your career in KMPN. We are developing a network academy, a platform for all network education and training from apprenticeships to advanced clinical and scientific qualifications with a single faculty making best use of our talented educators and trainers. You will not be expected to work at sites outside of EKHUFT. However, there will be opportunities for collaborative working within the network.
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in 'supporting documents’. If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Kindly note that visa sponsorship is not available for this role. Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for Biomedical Scientist roles Band 6 and above.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- A good standard of education in Mathematics, English and Science GCSE or equivalent
Personal / Professional attributes
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates ability to provide and receive routine information, which may sometimes be sensitive or complex.
- Understands and practices the principles of confidentiality.
- Able to minimise interpersonal conflict
- Provides and receives information which requires tact and persuasive skills and where there are barriers to communication.
- Be self-motivated and work hard towards objectives.
Desirable criteria
- Some knowledge of Biology and / or General Science
- Previous laboratory experience
Clinical skills and Experience
Essential criteria
- Good literacy and numeracy
- Good communication skills
- Ability to multi task
- Ability to work as part of a team and develop effective relationships but also able to work on own initiative as well as part of a team
- Ability to achieve set targets within a specified timeframe
Desirable criteria
- Previous Laboratory experience
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- To be aware of and adhere to the Trust’s Vision, Mission and Values
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Roese Pinnick
- Job title
- Chief Biomedical Scientist - Haematology
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07824824383
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