Medical Lab Assistant
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Working hours are Monday - Friday, 08:00 - 19:00, 37.5hrs per week.
Occasional Saturdays may also be required.
As a Medical Lab Assistant within Blood Sciences you will prepare samples for analysis using the current laboratory protocol, to assist Associate Practitioners in maintenance and preparation of equipment.
Main Duties
- Specimen collection, registration and preparation
- Receive, sort and identify specimens received.
- Register patient details and tests required on the laboratory computer system.
- Prepare samples where appropriate for analysis.
- Enter request on the laboratory LIMS and prepare samples for analysis under supervision of the BMS(s).
- Operate equipment such as loading centrifuges and automated equipment and use of pipettes and computer terminals in accordance with the laboratory SOPs.
- Maintain laboratory and ensure workbenches are clean and tidy.
- Safely handle and dispose of blood, urine or other biological material or hazardous chemicals.
- Prepare referral samples for external laboratory analysis.
- Educated to GCSE Level.
- Numerate and literate.
- Computer literate.
- Able to communicate and work within a team.
- Excellent organisational skills.
- Good time management skills.
- Ability to work without close supervision.
- Ability to work to deadlines.
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to follow procedure.
Benefits
At Eurofins we are growing, innovating and always learning. We celebrate the achievements of our employees through annual long service awards, recognise our colleagues special life events, and we are committed to charitable causes through global fundraising activities.
As a Eurofins employee you will benefit from:
- Enhanced Annual Leave Entitlement
- Company Pension Plan
What Happens Next
Our people are the backbone of what we do, so it's incredibly important we find the right individuals to join us. As a potential new recruit you'll be invited to meet the team in the form of an assessment centre or a staged interview process dependent on the role and it's requirements, this will give you the opportunity to see what working for Eurofins is really like and enable us to get you know your key skills and strengths.
Your data
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Closing Date
We reserve the right to close or extend this position depending on application numbers. Therefore we would urge candidates to submit an application as early as possible.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive please be aware that if you do not receive a response within 4 weeks of the vacancy expiry date unfortunately, on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.
We support your development! Do you feel you don’t match 100% of the requirements? Don’t hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development.
We embrace diversity! Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.