Medical Laboratory Assistant (Part Time), Sample Reception

Health Services Laboratories; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a Part Time Medical Laboratory Assistant for their Sample Reception Department at Lister Hospital, Stevenage. The successful candidate will manage routine lab tasks, enter patient requests accurately, and assist with supplies. This role offers flexibility in working hours and supports professional development, with competitive pay and a range of benefits.

Benefits

Training and development opportunities

Annual salary review

Discounted gym membership

Cash healthcare plan

Sick Pay Entitlement

Permanent Health Insurance

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Season Ticket Loan Scheme

Perkbox access

Company Pension Scheme

Competitive annual leave allowance

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Experience with routine preparation and tests in a laboratory setting.
• Ability to enter patient requests accurately into pathology systems.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine preparation and tests under supervision.
• Enter patient requests and manage sample handling procedures.
• Assist with incoming and outgoing goods and equipment.

Skills

Basic analytical processes

Clerical tasks

Helpdesk management

Tools

WinPath

Helix

Job description

Medical Laboratory Assistant (Part Time), Sample Reception - Lister Hospital, Stevenage

Lister Hospital, Stevenage

Up to £14,742 per annum DOE

Job Title : Medical Laboratory Assistant (Part Time)

Department : Sample Reception

Location : Lister Hospital, Stevenage, SG1 4AB

Contract / Hours : Permanent / 22.5 per week

Salary range : Up to £14,742 per annum DOE

About us

Sonic Healthcare is an internationally renowned healthcare provider with a demonstrable track record of medical services across the world. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, Sonic is an ASX Top 50 company that has grown to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers, specialising in pathology, radiology and primary care medical centres. We have operations in Australia, the USA, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Ireland and New Zealand.

Sonic Healthcare UK encompasses the two main entities in the UK, The Doctors Laboratory (TDL) and Health Services Laboratories (HSL). HSL is a partnership between The Doctors Laboratory (TDL), Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH). HSL was formed to provide pathology services to the NHS Trusts and has expanded further to provide services to other NHS Trusts. Over 3,500 staff work at Sonic Healthcare UK, primarily under the TDL or HSL banner.

Our purpose is to deliver medically-led diagnostics, innovation, value and long-term investment to healthcare. With our core laboratory based at The Halo Building in London WC1H 9AX, we also have an expanding site in Manchester as well as smaller hospital-based laboratories across the country. We maintain rigorously high standards of quality, whilst also delivering efficiencies to healthcare through careful workforce planning, pioneering technology and significant investment in infrastructure and IT.

About the role

A vacancy has arisen for a Part Time Medical Laboratory Assistant in our Sample Reception Department based at Lister Hospital.

The role will involve performing routine preparation and tests, including basic analytical processes, accurately and efficiently under the supervision of a qualified BMS staff, bringing any unusual test requests or results to the attention of the appropriate member of staff. The successful candidate will be responsible for entering patient requests into the pathology computer system (WinPath and Helix) and carrying out clerical and technical tasks in accordance with sample handling procedures. Staff will also be required to assist in handling and distribution of incoming and outgoing goods, equipment, specimens and reagents as well as managing the laboratory users’ Helpdesk.

The laboratory operates a 24 / 7 service so the successful candidate will be expected to help ensure there are enough suitably trained staff available to participate in all shifts and to otherwise take part in both core and late shift working arrangements which includes weekend-working on occasion.

Benefits

• Training and development opportunities – supporting professional development
• Annual salary review - No banding restrictions : As we are a private company we are not restricted by salary bandings and so are able to negotiate appropriate salaries based on experience. This also means that annual salary reviews do not hit a band ceiling.
• Discounted gym membership – we have a corporate gym membership scheme with Better Gyms
• Cash healthcare plan – cash back on a variety of healthcare costs including dentist and opticians
• Sick Pay Entitlement – 5 paid days in the first year of employment, 20 days thereafter
• Permanent Health Insurance and Death in Service Cover
• Life Assurance – providing salary continuation for long term illness (six months qualifying period)
• Employee Assistance Programme – supporting staff wellbeing
• Season Ticket Loan Scheme – interest free loan for the cost of annual travel ticket
• Perkbox – Access to additional staff perks and benefits such as high street discounts
• Company Pension Scheme – company and staff contributions which increase with service
• Competitive annual leave allowance – 28 days
• Flexible working hours – we support and offer flexibility around shift patterns and working schedule