Medical Laboratory Assistant (Bank Hours), Molecular Pathology - 1 Mabledon Place

£12 per hour

About us:
Health Services Laboratories (HSL) is a progressive partnership between The Doctors Laboratory, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (Royal Free London) and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH).
Our purpose is to deliver medically-led diagnostics, innovation, value and long-term investment to healthcare. We combine The Doctors Laboratory’s long standing, specialist pathology expertise with the Royal Free London and UCLH’s internationally recognised heritage of continual research, development and academic excellence. 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:
An opportunity has arisen to join our Molecular Pathology Department to assist with Covid-19 testing. Applications are invited from enthusiastic and motivated staff to join our team as an MLA in our laboratory in the Halo Building, Kings Cross, London.
The successful applicant will be responsible for receiving, unpacking, electronically tracking, organisation and the processing of Covid samples. The role is essential to the smooth running of the department. You will also be expected to help in the nucleic acid extraction lab as required, preparing samples for PCR amplification. We are looking for someone who is positive, proactive and attention to detail is essential.
The successful applicant will work a 37.5hr week over 5 days that may cover weekend working.
Shift times:
  • 06:00 to 14:30
Or
  • 14:00 to 22:30
Our laboratory is located in central London, is fully UKAS accredited and offers a pleasant working environment with excellent staff facilities. Further information about our organisation can be found on our website, www.hslpathology.com.
If you require further information about this position please contact: Dr. Stuart Liddle by email: stuart.liddle@tdlpathology.com
At HSL we offer a variety of excellent staff benefits including:
  • Training and development opportunities – including the funding of Undergraduate and Masters Degrees and IBMS Specialist Portfolios for Biomedical Scientists
  • 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 years of service
  • Competitive annual leave allowance - 28 days annual leave
  • 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 :
017364
Closing Date :
23-Feb-2023

Contact Person :
Stuart Liddle
Contact Email :
stuart.liddle@tdlpathology.com
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