Medical Laboratory Assistant (Fixed Term), Haematology Department in London

Medical Laboratory Assistant (Fixed Term), Haematology Department
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Address: 1 Mabledon Place, London.

Salary: Up to £27,008 per annum DOE.

Job Title: Medical Laboratory Assistant

Department: Haematology

Location: 1 Mabledon Place, WC1H 9AX

Contract / Hours: Fixed Term/37.5 per week

Salary range: Up to £27,008 per annum DOE.

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 worlds 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 fixed-term (9 months), full-time Medical Laboratory Assistant in our Haematology Department, based at The Halo, 1 Mabledon Place, London. Duties will include but not be limited to:

Processing and separating different type of biological samples for laboratory testing and also assisting Biomedical Scientists in performing the routine diagnostics analytical work of the department.

Entering patient requests into the pathology computer system, assigning laboratory numbers and carrying out clerical and technical tasks in accordance with sample handling procedures.

Packaging biological samples for testing at external centres in accordance with handling regulations for biohazard materials

Answering enquiries from health care professionals at the hospital, in the community and patients, regarding the specimen type, processing state and expected time frames for laboratory investigations.

The service includes routine Haematology and Coagulation, Haemoglobinopathy and Flow Cytometry and you may have the opportunity to work within all sections of the department. No prior experience is required but should have computer skills, good verbal & written communication skills, can work well in a team and have a flexible approach to both workload & task allocation. The laboratory operates a 8:00am-9:00pm service so the successful candidate will be expected to participate in shifts to cover this period, according to departmental needs.

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

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 : 037387 Closing Date : 19-Jan-2026

Contact Person : Karen Orfinada Contact Email : LNKD1_UKTJ

Seniority level
Entry level

Employment type
Contract

Job function
Science

Industries
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories

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