Associate Health Care Scientist - Rapid Testing

We are recruiting for an Associate Healthcare Scientistwho shares our ambition and vision to deliver theBest of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff., Point-of-Care Testing (PoCT) is analytical testing that is performed near or at the site of a patient with the result leading to possible change in the treatment of the patient. Medway NHS Foundation Trust's Diagnostic and Therapies Care Group is responsible for the service.

This will include specific responsibilities for maintaining specialised PoCT equipment, trouble shooting, reagent management, documentation, performance of internal quality control, administration of external quality assessment programmes, delivering and organising training, audits and supporting service users and adherence to the appropriate infection control polices.

To work in a bespoke rapid testing facility, located in our busy Emergency Department. To perform a variety of rapid molecular based tests which assist clinicians to correctly cohort patients and improve patient flow.

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of theBest of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.

As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.

Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach