The Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow, Essex
Up to £24,570 per annum DOE
Job Title: Medical Laboratory Assistant
Department: Histopathology
Location: The Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow, Essex, CM20 1QX
Contract /Hours: Permanent, Full Time (37.5 hours)
Salary range: Up to £24,570 per annum 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.

WHY YOU’LL WANT TO WORK WITH US

• Be a part of the transformation: Since March 2025, we have been rolling out a new service with upgraded tech and a top notch lab set up, aligned with the wider HSL consolidated service model at 60 Whitfield Street.
• Permanent and Full time, but with no antisocial hours required: Following a successful internal promotion this vacancy has become open, covering 37.5 hours per week, *Monday to Friday (8:30am -5pm). Our working patterns will be agreed with the Head of Department to make sure it supports both the service and your work life balance.
• A proper team vibe: We work hard but we support each other and celebrate the wins, big or small.
• Your work really counts: From slide prep to reporting, you are helping get the right diagnosis to the right patient, FAST.

At HSL we offer a variety of excellent staff benefits including:

• 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

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.