Medical Laboratory Assistant

Medical Laboratory Assistant | Spire Murrayfield Hospital - Edinburgh | Full time | Permanent

Spire Murrayfield Hospital is looking for a Medical Laboratory Assistant to perform clerical, technical and scientific work relating to the laboratory in a professional and competent manner, whilst being supervised by a professionally qualified member of staff at a hub pathology site.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Undertake simple pathology investigations


• Report factual data and information


• Package samples for onward transport in a safe and timely manner


• Monitor and evaluate the movement of laboratory specimens, blood and tissues


• Support point of care testing


• Support blood transfusion and Haemobank management


• To deal with all patients, referring clinician and consultant requests for information promptly and efficiently


• Assist with research and development


• Operate instrumentation for measuring pathology analytes


• Maintain communication with people on routine pathology issues

The ideal candidate:

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  Experience of scientific laboratory functions 



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  Experience of reporting scientific results



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  Experience of working to explicit instructions



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  Possess equipment and medical devices competence

Benefits:

We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays


• Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options


• ‘Spire for you’ reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers


• Free Bupa wellness screening


• Private medical insurance


• Life assurance


• Save an average of £50 per month with our free onsite car park


• We commit to our employees well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

We commit to our employees well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 39 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care.

For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.

Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.