Microbiology Pre-Analytic Supervisor

The Microbiology department at Maidstone Hospital are recruiting now! We are looking for a friendly, organised team leader with a passion for healthcare and an interest in science. This is a part time 'job share' opportunity working in our pre analytical area, supervising receipt and dispatch of specimens to laboratory areas and acting as the first line of contact with our users. The role includes staff training, audit, document production and day to day office management as well as specimen handling. We pride ourselves on being a friendly department who are accredited to UKAS ISO 15189:2012 ISO standards. We are passionate in supporting our staff to develop and have great opportunities for career progression. We take equality and diversity seriously and seek to empower all diverse groups within our trust. We seek to develop a culture where diversity in all its forms is celebrated. We are committed to ensuring that women are empowered to work at all levels of management and that working patterns are as flexible as possible giving all members of staff opportunity to flourish in using their skills for our patients. We work across our trust to enable those who consider themselves to have a disability both visible and invisible to have access to all they need to thrive in their work environment. We work with Stonewall to embed an inclusive and accepting culture for all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender staff. We have 78 nationalities working in our trust and we are proud of this. We are active in embracing the ethnic and cultural diversity in our trust. We work to empower people with any protected characteristic to have opportunities to work in an environment that helps them to contribute to the best of their ability, recognising and valuing the unique contributions each of us brings for best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to supporting the delivery of the Equality Act with zero tolerance for any discrimination, harassment or victimisation of applicants and staff with these protected characteristics Closing Date: Friday 26th June 2020 Interviews: Monday 6th July 2020 For further details / informal visits contact: Donna Murrant or Sandra Hobden on 01622 224040 Employment Type: FULL_TIME