Healthcare Scientist Assistant
| Posting date: | 28 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £24,465.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £24465.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 February 2026 |
| Location: | Salisbury, SP2 8BJ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9188-26-0054 |
Summary
Main duties of the job Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting. For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the Job Description and Main Responsibilities section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached. Your Responsibilities You will join our diagnostic team who are committed to patient-centred service provision through accurate and timely data analysis, interpretation and reporting of genomic information. Attention to detail is essential to ensure that patient results are delivered in a safe and efficient way in order to direct patient management and therapeutic decisions. This post will be working predominantly in the specimen reception hub receiving and logging a range of sample types for further downstream diagnostic testing. You may be required to support other healthcare science staff with reagent or sample prep as well as housekeeping and stock management. Further to this you will be expected to demonstrate Good Laboratory Practice throughout.