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Medical Laboratory Assistant - Microbiology

🏢 HCA Healthcare UK • 📍 London, England • 🕒 Today

Salary Range

£23,376 - £25,677

£1,948 - £2,140 / mo

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Location Base

London, England

Tier-1 UK Economic Zone

Est. Take-Home Pay

68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)

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1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard

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Position Overview & Specifications

Medical Laboratory Assistant (Microbiology) - Fixed Term Contract

Location – Shropshire House, London

Salary – Competitive Salary + Benefits (pension, health cover, flexible benefits and excellent career development)

Hours - This is a 12 month Fixed Term Contract

About the Role

We have a brilliant opportunity for a Medical Laboratory Assistant within our Microbiology department. You will be processing clinical Microbiology samples including urines, swabs, sputa, faeces, fluids and fungal isolates onto culture media and preparing slides for microscopy. You will be processing serum samples for referral sites and for storage. Also to assist Biomedical Scientists in performing the analytical functions of the Laboratory.

This post requires working shifts as required and will involve rotating between immunology, Microbiology and Serology departments.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Receive samples for Immunology, Microbiology and Serology
Ensure correct samples are received for tests required and query and problems identified
Process blood/serum/plasma and other body fluid samples for analysis, prepare aliquots for referral sites and for storage
Complete maintenance and disinfection/ cleaning routines
Loading and unloading Analysers
Set up defined diagnostic tests
Assist BMS’s in performing the analytical functions of the service
Stock control and unpacking deliveries
Machine maintenance.

Shift Pattern:

Assist in delivering a 24/7 service. This role involves covering the following shifts:

Weekday 08:00 - 16:00, 09:00 - 17:00, 12:30 - 20:30

Weekend 08:00 - 16:00, 09:00 - 17:00 (enhanced pay)

Occasional nightshift duties if required 20:30 - 08:00 (enhanced pay)

Skills & Experience:

Effective communication
Teamwork
Flexibility
High level of concentration to ensure correct information input
Work effectively under pressure

HCA Healthcare UK – The World’s largest private healthcare group; providing award winning primary, acute and complex care.

HCA Laboratories has over 35 years’ experience in providing pathology services, for acute care in our HCA Hospitals, IVF Clinics, Insurance work, healthcare screening and GP services. We cover all disciplines in pathology including allergy, biochemistry and endocrinology, haematology and blood transfusion, histopathology and cytology, immunology, and microbiology and serology, with each laboratory equipped with the best available analytical instrumentation

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