Medical Laboratory Assistant (Fixed Term)

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

Job summary

A healthcare charity is looking for a Medical Laboratory Assistant at their Guildford location. The role involves supporting the Pathology team, with responsibilities including specimen management and customer service. Ideal candidates will have a keen eye for detail and communication skills, and training in phlebotomy is available for eager learners.

Benefits

Free gym membership

Health assessments

Retail discounts

Pension options

Qualifications

• Experience working in a pathology or healthcare environment is essential.
• Phlebotomy experience is ideal but not essential as training is provided.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality support to the Pathology team.
• Manage specimen administration and enquiry handling.
• Prioritize workload and maintain professionalism under pressure.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Microsoft Office skills

Job description

- Link to social networks who may use information about your visit to target advertising to you on other websites

- Provide advertising agencies with information on your visit so that we can present adverts that you may be interested in

- Deliver content, including video content, tailored to your interests

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Medical Laboratory Assistant (Fixed Term)

Apply locations Guildford Hospital | Time type: Full time | Posted on: Yesterday | End Date: August 20, 2025 (26 days left to apply) | Job requisition id: JR0089337

Position: Medical Laboratory Assistant (Fixed Term)

Location: Guildford | Department: Laboratory | Contract: Fixed Term | Employment Type: Full Time

Salary: £24,531 per annum

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

At Nuffield Health, we’re looking for someone with a keen eye for detail and experience 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 [insert hospital name], you’ll demonstrate 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
• Prioritize 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 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.

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

If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it’s a good idea to apply right away to ensure you’re considered for this role.

It starts with you.

About Us

Nuffield Health is the UK’s largest healthcare charity. For over 60 years, we’ve been working to make the UK fitter, healthier, happier, and stronger. All for the public benefit.

We do this through our family of 31 award-winning hospitals, 113 fitness and wellbeing centres, healthcare clinics, and over 100 workplace wellbeing services.

As a charity, we reinvest all our income into our services, pioneering improvements in care, and investing in flagship programmes designed to help those who might not otherwise afford or access our services.

It’s all part of our mission to give everyone the care they need and to build a healthier nation.