Medical Laboratory Assistant

You don’t need a Biomedical Science degree to work as a Medical Laboratory Assistant,all you need is a good eye for detail, good communication and organisation skills.

If you’ve ever wondered where your medical results come from, how it’s done and the impact it has, now’s your chance to find out and support the efforts of the professionals working in this environment.

At the Blood Science laboratory at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals you’ll be supporting the work of Biomedical Scientists and other clinical colleagues, who undertake various tests and investigations to support the healthcare of patients. With critical results, Doctors understand better what’s happening to their patients and provide the necessary care.

As a Medical Laboratory Assistant, you’ll play a crucial role in doing the preparatory work, such as processing blood samples, staining bone marrow slides, getting reagents ready, undertaking administrative tasks and maintaining a safe working environment. This is going to involve following strict operating procedures and laboratory safety protocols.

We currently have vacancies for the extended day rota, which consists of day, late, weekend and Bank Holiday shifts and also the 24/7 rota, which consists of day, late, weekend, Bank Holiday and night shifts. Most of these are permanent positions, but we also have a 12 month fixed term contract opportunity.

The laboratory services are fully accredited to UKAS 15189 standards and we are also accredited as a training laboratory for the IBMS Certificate of Achievement, Registration and Specialist portfolios.

The Blood Sciences Laboratories are based on two sites, St. Thomas’ and Guy’s, both of which have very diverse cultures. There is a wide breadth of clinical specialties associated with both of these prestigious teaching hospitals including the Evelina children’s hospital on site at STH and Cancer Centre on the Guys site.

This is a varied role and duties will be dependent on which section of the department or which shift you are working. You will work within a team, consisting of other Medical Laboratory Assistants and Biomedical Scientists. Main duties include equipment maintenance and processing quality control material; preparing patient samples for analysis using a variety of specialist equipment; filing and retrieving samples; checking outstanding workfiles; ordering and managing stock levels; data entry and answering telephone enquiries.

It’s not just a job, it’s a different outlook.

Working at GSTT, you will be close to the vibrant Borough Market and the South Bank, which are exceptional London locations.
There are numerous benefits to working at the heart of the Capital whether it is food or shopping that excites you, or live gigs and the theatre.
Perfect places to work and relax next to such iconic venues as Big Ben, The London Eye and The Shard
There is always something going on at GSTT plus a number of employee benefits. The sites are very easy to get to via London Bridge or Waterloo mainline stations.

Your development and learning

You will have a suite of learning opportunities available through The Viapath Way Development programme, the Scientific Learning and Development Fund and the ViAcademy through which you can receive funding support for advanced qualifications.

Viapath is a pathology partnership between SYNLAB UK and Ireland, and the NHS, including sites, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, to deliver and transform pathology services across South East London.

The partnership provides services to 1.7 million people living in South East London, as well as to hundreds of thousands of patients from outside the region who use local healthcare services. The partnership provides diagnostics, testing and digital pathology for hospital trusts, GP services and other healthcare providers.

This role is based in Viapath Analytics which is responsible for the provision of pathology testing services to Viapath’s patients and customers.
Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospital Foundation Trust is a major emergency and specialist teaching Trust which has all the specialties associated with a fascinating and career defining case load including: Women’s Services, Foetal Medicine, Haematology, Oncology and Transplantation. It is also home to the Evelina Children’s Hospital on the St. Thomas’ site and the Cancer Centre at Guy’s.

**Essential Criteria for the role**:

- Educated to good GCSE level in English and Mathematics
- Keyboard skills.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills - written and verbal.
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Able to work alone and as part of a team.
- Ability to work in a busy environment
- Previous experience of working in a pathology/laboratory environment is desirable.

Job Summary
As a Medical Laboratory Assistant the post holder is responsible for receiving and sorting patient specimens, logging patient d