Job Description

Royal Free Hospital, NW3 2QG


From 27,007.50 DOE

Job Title:

Medical Laboratory Assistant, Sample Reception Department - Royal Free Hospital

Location:

Royal Free Hospital, NW3 2QG

Salary range:

From 27,007.5 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 2,500 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:

Medical Laboratory Assistants work at the fore front of a pathology laboratory in the sample reception area, receiving samples from service users. The role involves the receipt and triage of blood samples and bodily fluids, booking the requests on to the Laboratory Information System and ensuring the samples are prepared for analysis and processed in a timely manner.

Applications are invited from self-motivated individuals with an interest in working in a laboratory orientated environment, You must possess a wide range of skills demonstrating good numeracy and literacy, a high standard of verbal and written English, computer, keyboard skills and attention to detail. A degree of physical effort is required and potential applicants must be able to multi-task and work well under pressure. you must have a flexible approach to hours and work being undertaken.

At HSL we offer a variety of excellent staff benefits including:

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

- 37.5 hours standard working week


Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required.

We respect and value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from diverse communities.

PLEASE NOTE: WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CLOSE THIS VACANCY AT ANY TIME EVEN IF A CLOSING DATE IS SHOWN HERE OR IN ANY OTHER MEDIA


Vacancy ID : 031747 Closing Date : 24-Apr-2025


Contact Person : Christopher Bone Contact Email :