# Healthcare Science Support Worker (Higher Level) - Haematology > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/healthcare-science-support-worker-higher-level-haematology/bba8edcb-5b0f-4901-9c42-a239719bee24 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/healthcare-science-support-worker-higher-level-haematology/bba8edcb-5b0f-4901-9c42-a239719bee24.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust - **Town:** Dartford - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £27,106 - £28,850 per annum inclusive of allowances - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shift work) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-20T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-06T15:30:57.613Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Kent/Dartford/Dartford_Gravesham_NHS_Trust/Pathology/Pathology-v8126245 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8126245?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.dvh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking for Healthcare Science Support Workers with experience of working in an NHS pathology laboratory (or equivalent) to join our Haematology Department. In partnership with Beckman Coulter UK (BCUK) our pathology laboratory houses a range of equipment including: Beckman Coulter DxH Analysers and Slidemaker/Stainer (SMS), IL(Werfen) TOP coagulation analysers, Successful applicants will be expected to participate in an ongoing quality programme to maintain compliance with the United Kingdom Accreditation Standards (UKAS) and with the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA). The Department covers a 24/7 shift system to support future service delivery.  The successful applicant will be expected to fully participate in the shift system in accordance with Agenda for Change (AfC) terms and conditions. Applicants should have NVQ Level 3 or equivalent experience of laboratory practices and should be able to communicate well (see person specification for further details). This post will be  at Darent Valley Hospital Working days and or shift patterns will be agreed by the line manager to meet the needs of the service. This position will not be supported for visa sponsorship.  All applicants are expected to have valid right to work document to work in the UK when applying for this position. Please note, this post may close earlier than the given closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received. ### Main duties of the job Performs a range of routine and non routine tasks within a laboratory in Pathology, for example, performs standard tests on clinical samples in Haematology , entering patient results into the Laboratory system, advising patients and service users on appropriate tests and sample containers and other aspects of the service and supervising and / or training less experienced staff in their own area. Multi-site working will be expected between Pathology at Darent Valley Hospital with Pathology at Medway Maritime Hospital. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Technical responsibilities: Adhering to Trust and departmental policies, guidelines and quality standards. Supporting the work of Biomedical Scientist (BMS) staff working within the laboratory. Working at all times according to departmental standard operating  procedures. Preparing and processing a range of clinical samples for testing, running automated tests on laboratory analysers as well as processing manual tests. Entering test results on to the laboratory information system. Performing daily, weekly and monthly maintenance on all analytical equipment within the laboratory. Analysing daily and weekly quality control tests and only accepting values within defined criteria. Informing BMS staff of any issues, inconsistencies or inaccuracies with QC analysed Preparing and processing External Quality Assessment samples. Please see attached job description for more information. ## Person Specification ### KNOWLEDGE **Essential** - Basic knowledge of biomedical procedures - Computer literate and good keyboard skills - Operating and maintaining laboratory analysers - Processing biological specimens ### EXPERIENCE **Essential** - Achieving targets within a specified timeframe **Desirable** - Previously worked in a medical laboratory ### EDUCATION AND TRAINING **Essential** - NVQ Level 3 or equivalent experience of laboratory practices **Desirable** - GCSE Maths and / or Science ## Documents - [our behaviours (pdf, 86.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2315) - [job description (pdf, 384.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10423029) - [staff car parking (pdf, 70.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2307) - [information for applicants (pdf, 92.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2308) - [staff benefits and incentives (png, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2309) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.