Medical Laboratory Assistant

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust; Guildford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Guildford is seeking a Medical Laboratory Assistant to join their Specimen Reception Team. The role includes the receipt, checking, and sorting of specimens, as well as data entry and handling telephone inquiries. Ideal candidates will possess strong communication skills, attention to detail, and a good educational background in English, Maths, and Science. No prior lab experience is necessary as full training will be provided.

Benefits

Comprehensive health and wellbeing program

Commitment to professional development

Investment in physical environment and new equipment

Qualifications

• Good communication skills are essential.
• Attention to detail and manual dexterity required.
• Full training will be provided; no prior lab experience necessary.

Responsibilities

• Receipt, checking and sorting of specimens.
• Entering patient and test information onto the lab system.
• Handling telephone inquiries and performing general office duties.

Skills

Good communication skills

Attention to detail

Manual dexterity

Excellent IT skills

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Good secondary education in English, Maths and Science

Job description

Job Overview

Applications are invited from a dynamic, motivated, reliable and enthusiastic person to join the Specimen Reception Team at the Royal Surrey Foundation Trust in Guild as a Medical Laboratory Assistant. 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, Maths 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,elling 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 8am to 7pm Monday to Friday and 9am to 5pm Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays. We are looking for applicants who can work anytime within these hours; the actual hours worked will be dependent on service and operational requirements.

Responsibilities

• Receipt, 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.

About Royal Surrey Foundation Trust

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 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.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

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.