Hemel Hempstead Hospital, Hertfordshire
From £12.66 per hour DOE
Job Title: Medical Laboratory Assistant (Bank hours)
Department: Microbiology
Location: Hemel Hempstead Hospital, Hertfordshire HP2 4AD
Contract /Hours: 0 hours
Salary range: From £12.66 per hour DOE

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 2,500 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.

A vacancy has arisen for a Medical Laboratory Assistant (MLA) to join the HSL Staff Bank in our Microbiology and Specimen Reception Departments based at Hemel Hempstead Hospital and/or Watford ESL respectively following implementation of a new Pathology and Phlebotomy services programme commissioned by the Herts and West Essex Integrated Care Board with services which commenced on 1st March 2025.
The role will involve performing routine preparation and tests, including basic analytical processes, such as basic PCR testing, setting up tests such as urine analysis, MRSA screening, accurately and efficiently under the supervision of a qualified BMS staff, bringing any unusual test requests or results to the attention of the appropriate member of staff. There is also certain tasks such as loading and unloading blood culture analysers, and daily maintenance of specific analysers.* The successful candidate will also be required to enter patient requests into the pathology computer system (WinPath and Helix) and carry out clerical and technical tasks in accordance with sample handling procedures. Staff will be required to assist in handling and distribution of incoming and outgoing goods, equipment, specimens and reagents as well as managing the laboratory users’ Helpdesk.*
The laboratory operates a 7 days a week service so the successful candidate will be expected to participate in shifts to cover this timeframe, shifts can be focussed on weekends in accordance to service requriements.
Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required.
We respect and value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from diverse communities.