Medical Laboratory Assistant

Ritz Recruitment; Watford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a diligent Medical Laboratory Assistant to provide support at a busy hospital in Watford. Candidates must have experience in UK pathology laboratories and excellent communication skills. The role is full-time, 40 hours a week, and involves handling and preparing samples accurately. The ideal candidate should be flexible and motivated, ready to start immediately.

Qualifications

• Proven work experience within a UK pathology laboratory.
• Experience of working with sample reception processes.
• Availability to start immediately.

Responsibilities

• Receipt, identification, and preparation of samples.
• Handling large volumes of incoming samples.
• Maintaining accurate logs via the specimen tracker system.
• Assisting with department queries via various communication methods.

Skills

Effective team player

Excellent communication skills

Diligence and efficiency

Flexibility

Education

Biomedical Graduate

Tools

Winpath

Job description

Medical Laboratory Assistants, Watford, WD18

40 hours a week between hours of 8am-8pm, GBP13.15ph

Laboratory based on site at a large hospital requires diligent and efficient Medical Laboratory Assistants to provide general support to the busy Sample Reception.

Duties will include:

• Receipt, identify and prepare all samples and request forms
• Handle large volume of incoming samples
• Identify and prepare - maintaining accurate log via the specimen tracker system
• Assisting with incoming department queries via phone, email, face to face in a timely and professional manner
• Other duties assigned by the department

The successful candidate must have had proven work experience within a UK pathology laboratory, ideally a Biomedical Graduate. Experience of working on Winpath would be an advantageous.

You will also need to be flexible, highly motivated, an effective team player, methodical and have excellent communication skills.

Please note that you must be available to start immediately.

Ritz Rec (Emp Bus)