Veterinary Laboratory Assistant

6 months ago

Leamington Spa, United Kingdom Antech Diagnostics Full time

**Job Title**:Veterinary Laboratory Assistant (VLA)
**Salary**: £24,000 - £26,000
**Location**: Leamington Spa

**Job Type**: Night shifts, Permanent, Full Time
**Hours**: Shifts between the hours of 10pm - 10am, 40 hours per week. Monday - Friday plus Saturday rota

Antech Diagnostics are looking for a Veterinary Lab Assistant to join our brand-new, state-of-the-art veterinary laboratory based in the Leamington Spa area. This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing business who have been around for over 30 years as we come together, making a better world for pets.

This opportunity would be well suited to you if you have previous experience as a Veterinary Lab Assistant (VLA), a Medical Lab Assistant (MLA) or experience working within specimen reception. This is a full time position with varying night shifts between the hours of 10pm - 10am across Monday - Friday with a Saturday rota.

**Key responsibilities include**:

- Accurately process standard requisitions per approved procedures.
- Remove specimens from transport bags, enter patient, client and specimen data, label specimens and aliquot as needed.
- Sort specimens for distribution throughout the lab.
- Ensure Turnaround Times (TATs) are met.
- Comply with appropriate specimen storage requirements.
- Maintain inventory of specimens after testing has been completed and ensure all specimens are accounted for.
- Retrieve and prepare add-ons and rechecks.
- Follow applicable Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and perform all work as per quality control, QA guidelines.
- Participate in assigned training programs; maintain ongoing competency.
- Raise all technical and test concerns in a timely way to senior staff.
- Assist with maintaining supply inventory, record-keeping, data entry, shipping and transferring incoming calls.
- Ensure workstations are kept clean, stocked and comply with laboratory H&S procedures.

**Experience and skill set required**:

- Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) in a Science related field
- A minimum of 6 months relevant laboratory experience ideally within a veterinary or clinical setting
- Attention to detail and ability to work independently
- Organised with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced, high throughput environment
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Good customer service and reasoning skills
- Accurate data entry skills
- Ability to adapt and be flexible to meet the demands of the business

**Benefits**:

- 5 weeks holiday + bank holidays + Birthday Leave
- Career progression opportunities
- Staff discount schemes
- Life Assurance
- Enhanced sickness pay
- Enhanced equal family leave
- E-car salary sacrifice scheme
- Employee assistance program
- Eyecare voucher scheme
- Free annual Flu jab
- Cycle to work scheme
- Recruitment referral reward scheme

**About us**

For more than 30 years, Antech Diagnostics has been the hallmark of the veterinary industry. At the heart of Antech is our love for pets. Today Antech is driving the future of pet health as part of Mars Science & Diagnostics, a family-owned company focused on veterinary care. Antech is comprised of a diverse team of individuals who are committed to each other’s growth and development. Our culture is centred on our guiding philosophy, The Five Principles: Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom. We understand that the world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today, and that’s why we’re inspired to make A Better World for Pets.

**Part of an amazing global family**

We understand that the world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today, and that’s why we’re inspired to make A Better World for Pets. Antech is comprised of a diverse team of individuals who are committed to each other’s growth and development.

Being part of this amazing global group gives us the benefit of a huge network of experts and specialists, a future we can invest in and the security that allows us to concentrate on what we do best - caring for pets. Being part of the Mars family of businesses provides huge development opportunities across the group for our Associates.

Antech Diagnostics is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, we are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse for all of our associates.

Pay: £24,000.00-£26,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Free flu jabs
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Night shift

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme

Work Location: In person

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