Specimen Reception Medical Laboratory Assistant

Applications are invited from a dynamic, motivated, reliable and enthusiastic person to join the Specimen Reception Team at the Royal Surrey Foundation Trust in Guildford as a Medical Laboratory Assistant. We have part-time vacancies available for 17.5 and 20 hours per week.
An MLA is the first point of contact therefore good communication skills, a friendly and approachable personality and the ability to demonstrate excellent customer relations are therefore essential. You should have good attention to detail, manual dexterity, excellent IT skills, the ability to work well under pressure and a good secondary education in English, Math's and Science.
This role is not a training role, therefore no previous lab experience is necessary and full training will be provided.
Duties include receipt, checking and sorting of specimens, labelling and preparation for analysis, inputting patient and test data into the laboratory computer system, handling telephone enquiries, distribution of pathology consumables, as well as general office duties such as photocopying and filing.
The Specimen Reception service operates 7am to 7pm Monday to Friday and 9am to 1pm Saturday and Sunday.
We are looking for applicants who can work anytime within these hours; the actual hours worked will be dependent on service and operational requirements.
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
We have received an overall Good rating from the CQC with Medical care (including older peoples care), End of Life Care and Maternity services being deemed Outstanding by the CQC.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
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This roles works as part of the Specimen Reception team to provide an efficient and effective service to all users of the Pathology department, ensuring the rapid and timely turnaround of Pathology samples by receiving, labelling and entering onto the Pathology computer system.
Reception, checking and sorting of specimens, labelling and preparation for analysis.
Entering patient and test information onto the laboratory computer system and handling telephone enquiries.
Assisting with the receipt, unpacking, sorting and distribution of pathology consumables as well as general office duties such as photocopying and filing.