Description
My client, a leading independent clinical testing laboratory based in Chiswick, are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Medical Laboratory Assistant with outstanding customer service skills to join their team. This is a permanent role, full time.
Main Responsibilities:
- Assisting and supporting Biomedical scientists in providing a professional effective pathology laboratory service
- Process patient samples in good time and make sure that turnaround times for reporting results are achieved and maintained.
- Identify and troubleshoot issues with specimens or analytical equipment.
- Accurately labelling and sorting samples
- Data entry using the laboratory Information System (LIMS)
- Pre analytical processing of samples
- Preparing reagents and managing consumables
- Maintain and run specialist lab equipment
- Temperature monitoring
- Monitoring of stock levels
- Daily decontamination and cleaning of laboratory equipment and work areas
- Disposing of chemical and biological waste
- Keeping up to date with filling records
- Answering telephone enquiries professional and appropriately.
Requirements:
- Work experience in a diagnostic laboratory – 12 months minimum
- Demonstrable technical skills in pathology disciplines and the use of Laboratory systems
- High attention to detail and ability to follow lab protocols
- Some theoretical and practical knowledge of pathology is desirable but not essential
- Strong data inputting skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Biological or Biomedical sciences
If you are a pro-active candidate, ideally with a Bachelor’s degree in Biological or Biomedical sciences, 12 months + experience working in a diagnostic lab with excellent communication skills, fast data entry skills then this may be the role for you!
We are looking forward to hearing from you.
Ritz Rec Emp Agy
