Medical Laboratory Assistant

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Guildford; On-site; GBP 8,000 - 11,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave entitlement

Pension plan

Life assurance

Healthcare plan

Employee assistance

Career opportunities

Job summary

Eurofins Scientific is seeking a part-time Laboratory Assistant for a 6-month fixed-term contract in the United Kingdom. The role runs 15 hours per week, on Thursdays and Fridays, from 9.00am to 5.00pm, assisting sample preparation and equipment maintenance in a busy lab.

You will enter data into LIMS, handle specimens, operate equipment per SOPs, maintain safety and cleanliness, and support QA activities while protecting data confidentiality.

Qualifications

• GCSE/A level or equivalent scientific qualification.
• Must be numerate and literate with good command of spoken and written English.
• Scientific knowledge.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office and good keyboard skills.
• Highly proficient with Microsoft Office.
• Able to communicate and work within a team.
• Numerate and able to undertake scientific calculations.
• Good timekeeping and attendance record.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Ability to work without close supervision.
• Ability to work to deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to follow procedure.

Responsibilities

• Receive, sort, register and prepare specimens for analysis.
• Enter patient and test information into the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS).
• Operate laboratory equipment, including centrifuges, automated analysers and pipettes, in accordance with SOPs.
• Maintain laboratory cleanliness, equipment sterilisation and safe disposal of biological, chemical and sharps waste.
• Monitor and replenish laboratory reagents and consumables.
• Prepare and dispatch referral samples to external laboratories.
• Support quality management activities and comply with laboratory procedures, policies and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain the secure and confidential handling of patient and laboratory information.
• Respond to internal enquiries and communicate issues that may impact service delivery.
• Promote a safe working environment by reporting incidents, hazards and laboratory deficiencies.
• Deliver excellent customer service and maintain positive relationships with colleagues, customers and service users.
• Support staff training, maintain competency records and participate in ongoing professional development.

Skills

MS Office

Teamwork

Numeracy

Attention to detail

Timekeeping

Deadline driven

Communication

Education

GCSE/A level

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic, and labelling is accurate.

Eurofins is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across the entire network of Eurofins companies.

We’re proud to be an armed forces-friendly place to work and welcome applications from reservists, armed forces veterans (including the wounded, injured and sick), as well as cadet instructors, and military spouses and partners.

If you want to continue to help make our world a safer and healthier place, then apply for the role below and become a part of the extraordinary Eurofins.

Job Description

This is a 6 months FTC. 15 Hours per week. Thursday and Friday. 9.00am - 5.00pm.

Purpose of the post:

To prepare samples for analysis using the current laboratory protocol, to assist Associate Practitioners in maintenance and preparation of equipment.

• Receive, sort, register and prepare specimens for analysis.
• Enter patient and test information into the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS).
• Operate laboratory equipment, including centrifuges, automated analysers and pipettes, in accordance with SOPs.
• Maintain laboratory cleanliness, equipment sterilisation and safe disposal of biological, chemical and sharps waste.
• Monitor and replenish laboratory reagents and consumables.
• Prepare and dispatch referral samples to external laboratories.
• Support quality management activities and comply with laboratory procedures, policies and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain the secure and confidential handling of patient and laboratory information.
• Respond to internal enquiries and communicate issues that may impact service delivery.
• Promote a safe working environment by reporting incidents, hazards and laboratory deficiencies.
• Deliver excellent customer service and maintain positive relationships with colleagues, customers and service users.
• Support staff training, maintain competency records and participate in ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• Scientific qualifications at GCSE/A level or equivalent.
• Must have a good general education and must be numerate and literate with good command of spoken and written English
• Scientific knowledge.
• Knowledge of Microsoft office and good keyboard skills
• Highly Proficient with Microsoft Office
• Able to communicate and work within a team.
• Numerate and able to undertake scientific calculations.
• Good timekeeping and attendance record.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Ability to work without close supervision.
• Ability to work to deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to follow procedure.

Additional Information

At Eurofins we are growing, innovating and always learning. We celebrate the achievements of our employees through annual long service awards, recognise our colleagues special life events, and we are committed to charitable causes through global fundraising activities.

As a Eurofins employee you will benefit from:

• Enhanced Annual Leave Entitlement
• Annual Leave Sellback Scheme
• Additional Annual Leave at Employees set service dates
• Company Pension Plan
• Life Assurance Scheme (4 times annual salary)
• Healthcare Cash Plan (6+ months service)
• Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity Schemes
• Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential
• Health and Wellbeing Programmes
• Worldwide career opportunities
• We also have in place rewards recognising the great work ouremployees deliver, their dedicated service and celebrating special life events.

What Happens Next
Our people are the backbone of what we do, so it's incredibly important we find the right individuals to join us. As a potential new recruit you'll be invited to meet the team in the form of an assessment centre or a staged interview process dependent on the role and it's requirements, this will give you the opportunity to see what working for Eurofins is really like and enable us to get you know your key skills and strengths.
Your data
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Closing Date
We reserve the right to close or extend this position depending on application numbers. Therefore we would urge candidates to submit an application as early as possible.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive please be aware that if you do not receive a response within 4 weeks of the vacancy expiry date unfortunately, on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.

We support your development!Do you feel you don’t match 100% of the requirements? Don’t hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development.

Weembracediversity!Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.

Sustainability matters to us!We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level, and in addition to their initiatives we also count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal!

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