Medical Laboratory Assistant
About the role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Medical Laboratory Assistant to work at North Middlesex Hospital. The role will be a multidisciplinary laboratory (haematology/ blood transfusion/ chemistry).
To assist in the performance of the routine diagnostic analytical work of the department as directed and to provide general support in other areas of the Laboratory.
About us
Sonic Healthcare is an internationally renowned healthcare provider with a demonstrable track record of medical services across the world. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, Sonic is an ASX Top 50 company that has grown to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers, specialising in pathology, radiology and primary care medical centres. We have operations in Australia, the USA, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Ireland and New Zealand.
Sonic Healthcare UK encompasses the two main entities in the UK, The Doctors Laboratory (TDL) and Health Services Laboratories (HSL). HSL is a partnership between The Doctors Laboratory (TDL), Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH). HSL was formed to provide pathology services to the NHS Trusts and has expanded further to provide services to other NHS Trusts. Over 3,500 staff work at Sonic Healthcare UK, primarily under the TDL or HSL banner. Our purpose is to deliver medically-led diagnostics, innovation, value and long-term investment to healthcare. With our core laboratory based at The Halo Building in London WC1H 9AX, we also have an expanding site in Manchester as well as smaller hospital-based laboratories across the country. We maintain rigorously high standards of quality, whilst also delivering efficiencies to healthcare through careful workforce planning, pioneering technology and significant investment in infrastructure and IT.
Benefits
Training and development opportunities – supporting professional development
Annual salary review – No banding restrictions: As we are a private company we are not restricted by salary bandings and so are able to negotiate appropriate salaries based on experience. This also means that annual salary reviews do not hit a band ceiling.
Discounted gym membership – we have a corporate gym membership scheme with Better Gyms
Cash healthcare plan – cash back on a variety of healthcare costs including dentist and opticians
Sick Pay Entitlement – 5 paid days in the first year of employment, 20 days thereafter
Permanent Health Insurance and Death in Service Cover
Life Assurance – providing salary continuation for long term illness (six months qualifying period)
Employee Assistance Programme – supporting staff wellbeing
Season Ticket Loan Scheme – interest free loan for the cost of annual travel ticket
Perkbox – Access to additional staff perks and benefits such as high street discounts
Company Pension Scheme – company and staff contributions which increase with service
Competitive annual leave allowance – 28 days
Flexible working hours – we support and offer flexibility around shift patterns and working schedule