Band 3 Healthcare Scientist Support Worker | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in London is seeking a motivated laboratory assistant to support a specialized team. The role involves processing patient samples, maintaining laboratory equipment, and ensuring data accuracy. Ideal candidates will have experience in a medical laboratory and a strong understanding of good laboratory practices. The position offers flexible hours and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible hours

Generous benefits

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a medical laboratory assistant (MLA) or HSSW is desirable.
• Candidate should be self-motivated and familiar with good laboratory practices.

Responsibilities

• Assist a team of registered Healthcare Scientists in the laboratory.
• Process, store, and retrieve patient samples.
• Maintain equipment and perform data entry in IT systems.

Skills

Good laboratory practice

Attention to detail

Enthusiasm

Self-motivation

Job description

Overview

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the biggest NHS Trusts in the UK, delivering care to more than 1.6 million people a year at our four main hospitals: Barnet, North Middlesex, Chase Farm and Royal Free.

The Trust aims to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Role and Team

The Solid Organ Transplantation Group, part of the Transplantation and Specialist Services division, is based at the UKAS and EFI accredited Anthony Nolan Histocompatibility Laboratories located at the Royal Free hospital site. This group provides histocompatibility and immunogenetics (H&I) services to support the Royal Free, kidney, liver and pancreatic islet transplant programmes.

Responsibilities

• Assist and support a highly specialised and experienced team of registered Healthcare Scientists in providing a high-quality professional laboratory service.
• Process, store and retrieve patient samples, maintain laboratory equipment, and perform data entry and retrieval in various IT systems while paying great attention to detail.
• Demonstrate willingness and ability to actively, proficiently and quickly learn and participate in all aspects of laboratory activities and patient data storage and retrieval.

Requirements

• The candidate should be enthusiastic, self-motivated and well acquainted with good laboratory practice.
• Previous experience of working in a similar medical laboratory assistant (MLA) or HSSW role would be desirable.
• In addition, the other requirements listed in the job specification should be fulfilled.

Additional Information

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests. Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Please see the attached Job description and person specification for more information on working at The Royal Free London.

This advert closes on Wednesday 12 Nov 2025