Role: Medical Laboratory Assistant -LOC Location: HCA Laboratories and LOC Harley Street London Hours: 37.5 Hours per week. Monday – Friday between the hours of 07:30am – 19:00pm Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract Salary – Competitive Salary Benefits (pension, health cover, flexible benefits and excellent career development) We have an exciting opportunity for a Medical Laboratory Assistant to join our Satellite Lab at LOC Harley Street. The role involves triaging and booking samples into the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), ensuring that specimen request forms are correctly entered. The candidate must have excellent interpersonal and organisational skills and be able to concentrate for extended periods, in order to deliver a high-quality service. HCA Healthcare UK – The World’s largest private healthcare group; providing award winning primary, acute and complex care. HCA Laboratories has over 35 years’ experience in providing pathology services, for acute care in our HCA Hospitals, IVF Clinics, Insurance work, healthcare screening and GP services. We cover all disciplines in pathology including allergy, biochemistry and endocrinology, haematology and blood transfusion, histopathology and cytology, immunology, and microbiology and serology, with each laboratory equipped with the best available analytical instrumentation Duties & Responsibilities: To handle and sort samples and enter test requests into our laboratory computer system with accuracy. To engage in all specimen reception duties of answering telephone calls, seeing to visitors/couriers at the reception desk. To assist all staff in maintaining high scientific and quality standards within the section. At HCA UK we care about what you care about. We care that you want to deliver the very best care. We care that you want a career you can be proud of. We care that you want working conditions that support your health and wellbeing. Let us care for you and your career, the same way you do for others. What you will bring: Effective communication and able to work as part of a team Previous experience in a laboratory Able to follow instructions and learn standard procedures High level of concentration and work effectively under pressure Excellent customer service and IT skill required Be able to work under pressure due to rapid TAT requirement Why HCA UK? Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing. We believe that by caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That’s why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. As a Medical Lab Assistant, you’ll be eligible for: 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals Private pension contribution which increases with length of service Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme Group Life Assurance from day one Critical illness cover Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you Discounts with over 800 major retailers Culture and values At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other. Our mission is simple, above all else we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values: Unique and Individual : We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion Honesty, integrity and fairness: - We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity Reasonable adjustments We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them. LI-HM1