Medical Laboratory Assistant

Eurofins Food & Water Testing UK & IE; Guildford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading scientific services company in Guildford seeks a Medical Lab Assistant to prepare samples and support the analysis process. This full-time role requires attention to detail, teamwork, and the ability to work independently. The ideal candidate will be educated to GCSE/A level and be computer literate. The company offers benefits including a health cash plan and recognition programs.

Benefits

Health Cash Plan

Life Assurance (4 times annual salary)

Company Pension Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Free car parking

Access to Perkbox for savings

Qualifications

• Punctual and reliable.
• Ability to work without close supervision.
• Assist in areas of Quality Management as necessary.

Responsibilities

• Prepare samples for analysis using laboratory protocol.
• Sort and identify specimens received.
• Register patient details and tests required on the laboratory computer system.
• Maintain laboratory cleanliness and safety standards.

Skills

Attention to detail

Ability to work within a team

Numerate and able to undertake scientific calculations

Computer literate

Education

GCSE/A level or equivalent

Job description

urofins 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.

Were 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 network.

Please note this a permanent full time position, working Monday - Friday 09:00 - 17:00. Working an occasional Saturday.

As a Medical Lab Assistant, you will prepare samples for analysis using the current laboratory protocol, to assist Associate Practitioners in maintenance and preparation of equipment.

You will also help maintain adequate levels of reagents and consumables, laboratory cleaning duties and disposing of waste.

• To receive patient samples.
• Sort and identify specimens received.
• Assist in areas of Quality Management as necessary.
• Register patient details and tests required on the laboratory computer system.
• Prepare samples where appropriate for analysis.
• Work within the departmental good laboratory practice, health and safety policy and code of conduct and maintain health and safety standards.
• Maintain laboratory and ensure workbenches are clean and tidy.
• Safely handle and dispose of blood, urine or other biological material or hazardous chemicals.
• Prepare referral samples for external laboratory analysis.
• Educated to GCSE/A level or equivalent.
• Computer literate
• Able to communicate and work within a team.
• Numerate and able to undertake scientific calculations.
• Punctual and reliable
• Ability to work without close supervision.
• Attention to detail
  
  

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

• Reward and Recognition
• Health Cash Plan
• Life Assurance (4 times annual salary).
• Company Pension Plan
• Employee Assistance Programme 24/7 confidential support.
• Free car parking
• Worldwide career opportunities
• Everyone who joins our team also gets access to Perkbox, allowing you to save money all year round. Whether its supermarket savings or days out, the daily coffee or a summer holiday theres something to suit everyones lifestyle.
  
  

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

As part of any recruitment process, the company collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants. The company is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses that data and to meeting its data protection obligations.

We embrace diversity! 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 are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025, through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. 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!

Find out more in our career page: https://careers.eurofins.com/

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