Medical Laboratory Assistant

Nuffield Health; Somerset; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Somerset is seeking a full-time Medical Laboratory Assistant to support their Pathology team. The ideal candidate should possess strong detail orientation, excellent communication skills, and experience in a healthcare environment. Responsibilities include specimen administration, enquiry handling, and managing a busy workload. The position offers training in phlebotomy. A comprehensive benefits package including free gym membership and health assessments is included.

Benefits

Free gym membership

Health assessments

Retail discounts

Pension options

Qualifications

• Detail-oriented with experience in a pathology or healthcare environment.
• Understanding of laboratory information systems.
• Phlebotomy experience is an advantage, training is provided.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality support to the Pathology team.
• Responsible for specimen administration.
• Manage enquiry handling and prioritise workload.
• Remain calm under pressure and maintain professionalism.

Skills

Attention to detail

Strong numeracy

Communication skills

Microsoft Office skills

Job description

Medical Laboratory Assistant – Taunton Hospital | Pathology | Permanent contract | Full time – £24,043.50 per annum – 37.5 hours per week

At Nuffield Health, we're looking for someone with a keen eye for detail and experience of working in a pathology or healthcare environment to join us. If you have strong numeracy, communication and Microsoft Office skills, our highly motivated and talented team will really value what you bring.

As a Medical Laboratory Assistant at our hospital, you'll show a commitment to excellent customer service. In addition to your technical skills in pathology, you also understand how to use laboratory information systems. Phlebotomy experience is ideal but not essential, as we offer training in this area.

As a Medical Laboratory Assistant, you will:

• Provide high-quality support to our talented Pathology team
• Be responsible for specimen administration
• Manage enquiry handling
• Prioritise a busy workload
• Keep calm under pressure and remain professional

Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you.

Nuffield Health Taunton Hospital

Nuffield Health Taunton Hospital is one of the leading providers of private healthcare in the South West. We've built a reputation for clinical excellence and outstanding patient care over the last 40 years. We are constantly investing in our modern hospital. With three new state of the art Ultra Clean Air operating theatres and an endoscopy suite we are proud of the wide range of surgical services and treatments available. The hospital has 41 private en-suite bedrooms split over 2 wards and 11 consulting rooms within our Outpatients Department.

Our areas of specialty include orthopedics and spinal surgery, ophthalmology, dermatology, bariatric treatments and diagnostic imaging. Our most recent CQC inspection was undertaken in 2024 and we were enormously proud to be rated overall as Good, with Outstanding for Well Led.

Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.

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