Job Title: Medical Laboratory Assistant Location: 1 Mabledon Place, WC1H 9AX Salary Range: From £25,650 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 We have a vacancy for an 18-month fixed term Medical Laboratory Assistant in Immunology at the Halo, 1 Mabledon Place, Central London. We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed individual to work as part of a friendly team. This is an excellent opportunity to further and develop your skills, knowledge and experience within this multidisciplinary laboratory. Duties will include, but are not restricted to: Processing and separating samples for laboratory testing and assisting Biomedical Scientists in performing the routine diagnostic analytical work of the department. You will also be responsible for entering patient requests into the pathology computer: assign laboratory numbers and carry out clerical and technical tasks in accordance with sample handling procedures. You should also have good processing and data entry skills. Staff Benefits Training and development opportunities – supporting professional development Annual performance related 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