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About Sonic Healthcare

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.

About the role

**Job Title:** Medical Laboratory Assistant

**Department:** Sample Reception

**Location:** Princess Alexandra Hospital, CM20 1QX

**Contract /Hours:** Permanent/37.5 per week

**Salary range:** Up to £27,927.90 per annum DOE inclusive of regional pay allowance

**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.

**About the role:**

A vacancy has arisen for a Medical Laboratory Assistant to join our team in the Specimen Reception department based at the Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) in Harlow. This post offers the opportunity to broaden your skills and experience in a busy Pathology Specimen reception.

The laboratory at PAH ESL provides 24/7 Haematology, Blood Transfusion and Biochemistry testing for acute and urgent care areas of the hospital. Overall, Job Purpose would be to assist in the daily running of the pre-analytical services for the laboratory sections to which you have been assigned within PAH Specimen Reception. 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 during the out of hours shifts.

The post holder will initially work core hours whilst in training but will be required once trained and competent to work as part of a 24/7 service shift rota. This will consist of Core, Late, Nights along with weekend and bank holidays to work within any section of the department.

The department provides a wide variety of investigations using advanced instrumentation covering automated and manual diagnostic testing. The successful candidate will join our team of dedicated to support our biomedical scientists and associate practitioners in delivering a high-quality pathology service. Previous experience would be helpful, however full training will be provided for all work performed. The Laboratory operates as a 24/7 service so the successful candidate will be expected once trained and competencies are completed to take part in the 24/7 shift rota.

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

• **Training and development opportunities** – supporting professional development

**• Annual salary review **- salary and progression are aligned to our internal transparent pay structure (Progression Plus), supporting career development and structured annual salary reviews

• **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.

PLEASE NOTE: WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CLOSE THIS VACANCY AT ANY TIME EVEN IF A CLOSING DATE IS SHOWN HERE OR IN ANY OTHER MEDIA

Interested in this role?

At HSL/TDL 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 – 23/28 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.

PLEASE NOTE: WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CLOSE THIS VACANCY AT ANY TIME EVEN IF A CLOSING DATE IS SHOWN HERE OR IN ANY OTHER MEDIA.