Assistant Laboratory Scientist

**ASSISTANT LABORATORY SCIENTIST (Haematology)**

Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire

Full-time 40 hours per week | Permanent

**Salary**: £Competitive

This is a great opportunity to work in our Poulton laboratory within our Haematology department.

NationWide Laboratories, as an independent veterinary diagnostic laboratory, are dedicated to the improvement of animal health through direct support of veterinary practices in the UK and worldwide. We have been delivering service for over 30 years. NationWide Laboratories is a trading entity of National Veterinary Services Ltd. (NVSL).

**What you will be doing**
- Routine processing of blood samples, including making and staining blood smears.
- Routine fluid processing and slide preparation for Cytology.
- Use and maintenance of the Advia 2120 haematology analyser for processing of blood samples
- Performing Elisa tests and Coagulation
- Use of slide scanner to produce digital images for pathologist interpretation.
- Sample reception
- Reception and booking in of stock and reagents.
- Maintaining and correct use of Laboratory equipment.
- Use of the LIMS system for result entry and data checking.
- Adherence to and maintenance of written Standard Operating Procedures
- Laboratory. general housekeeping
- Responsible for delivering their assigned areas of work, liaising with the Section Head and colleagues as necessary.
- Ensures that internal and external quality control requirements are met.
- Works flexibly and collaboratively.
- Adopts role model behaviour, values and beliefs.

**Working for us**
- 29 days paid holiday (including bank holidays)
- Extra holidays for long service
- Life assurance benefit
- Minimum 10% staff discount
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free on-site parking and Wi-Fi
- A 24/7 confidential employee assistance programme - offering a range of support services to help you to resolve difficulties in your home-life
- Savings related share option plan
- Christmas hampers
- Eye-sight vouchers

**Who we are looking for**
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Qualified to A level, Btech or above.
- Demonstrates a good understanding of the important elements of laboratory diagnostic testing.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, written and verbal.
- Strong organisational skills.
- Computer literate.
- Highly customer focused.
- Highly motivated.
- Questions practices and improves.
- Performance and quality.
- Team player.

Successful applicants will be required to disclose any unspent criminal convictions to the Company. A DBS check may be carried out in compliance with Home Office guidelines. Applicants should be aware that with in line with our Drugs and Alcohol policy random tests are carried out.

NVSL is committed to equality of opportunity and this underpins our employment and recruitment procedures. We use objective, job-related criteria when making appointment decisions and our selection criteria is based on skills, experience, qualifications and an ability to do the job.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- Profit sharing
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Store discount

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person