Role: Medical Laboratory Assistant -Microbiology
Site: HCA Laboratories - Shropshire House, 10a Capper St, London WC1E 6JA
Hours: 37.5 Hours per week. Monday – Friday and weekend work required.
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract-14 Months
Salary: Competitive + Benefits (pension, health cover, flexible benefits and excellent career development)
We have a brilliant opportunity for a Medical Laboratory Assistant to join our Biochemistry department at HCA Laboratories.
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.
You will be in charge of processing clinical Microbiology samples including urines, swabs, sputa, faeces, fluids and fungal isolates onto culture media and preparing slides for microscopy. You will be processing serum samples for referral sites and for storage. Also to assist Biomedical Scientists in performing the analytical functions of the Laboratory.
This post requires working shifts as required and will involve rotating between immunology, Microbiology and Serology departments.

• Receive samples for Immunology, Microbiology and Serology
• Ensure correct samples are received for tests required and query and problems identified
• Process blood/serum/plasma and other body fluid samples for analysis, prepare aliquots for referral sites and for storage
• Complete maintenance and disinfection/ cleaning routines
• Loading and unloading Analysers
• Set up defined diagnostic tests
• Assist BMS’s in performing the analytical functions of the service
• Stock control and unpacking deliveries
• Machine maintenance.
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