Medical Laboratory Assistant - 12:00pm to 20:30pm Monday to Friday

Sonic Healthcare is an internationally renowned healthcare provider with a demonstrable track record of providing medical services across the world. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, Sonic is an ASX Top 50 company that has grown to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers, specialising in pathology, radiology and primary care medical centres. We have operations in Australia, the USA, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and New Zealand.

Sonic Healthcare UK encompasses the two main entities in the UK, The Doctors Laboratory (TDL) and Health Services Laboratories (HSL). HSL is a partnership between The Doctors Laboratory (TDL), Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH). HSL was formed to provide pathology services to the NHS Trusts and has expanded further to provide services to other NHS Trusts. Over 2,500 staff work at Sonic Healthcare UK, primarily under the TDL or HSL banner.

Our purpose is to deliver medically-led diagnostics, innovation, value and long-term investment to healthcare. With our core laboratory based at The Halo Building in London WC1H 9AX, we also have an expanding site in Manchester as well as smaller hospital-based laboratories across the country. We maintain rigorously high standards of quality, whilst also delivering efficiencies to healthcare through careful workforce planning, pioneering technology and significant investment in infrastructure and IT.

A vacancy has arisen for a Medical Laboratory Assistant in our Sample Reception Department based at Barnet Hospital. You will be joining a wider team of some 40 Medical Laboratory Assistants, working each day from Monday to Friday.

You will be joining the shift which operates from 12:00pm – 20:30pm Monday to Friday. there will be occasional weekend and nightshift cover required – usually one shift per month.

The role will involve performing routine preparation and tests, including basic analytical processes, accurately and efficiently under the supervision of a qualified BMS, bringing any unusual test requests or results to the attention of the appropriate member of staff. The successful candidate will also be required to enter patient requests into the pathology computer system (WinPath) and carry out clerical and technical tasks in accordance with sample handling procedures. Staff will be required to assist in handling and distribution of incoming and outgoing goods, equipment, specimens and reagents.

The laboratory operates a 24/7 service so the successful candidate will be expected to participate in shifts to cover this time-frame and to manage all on-site testing of acutely unwell patients for COVID.

You will need to demonstrate on your CV a genuine interest in Science, ideally some theoretical and practical knowledge of pathology, an awareness of Quality Management Principles in a Healthcare setting and experience of computers and IT – Microsoft Office

At HSL we offer a variety of excellent staff benefits including:

**• No banding restrictions: **As we are a private company we are not restricted by salary bandings and so are able to negotiate appropriate salaries based on experience. This also means that annual salary reviews do not hit a band ceiling

Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required.

We respect and value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from diverse communities.

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