11 Oct
Eurofins UK Clinical Diagnostics
Guildford
Job description
Job Description
Working hours are Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm.
Occasional Saturday work will be required.
- Register patient details and tests required on the laboratory computer.
- Prepare and receive blood samples where appropriate for analysis.
- Sort and identify specimens received.
- Safely handle and dispose of blood, urine or other body tissues or hazardous chemicals.
- Maintain laboratory and ensure workbenches are clean and tidy.
- Prepare referral samples for external laboratory analysis.
- Advise users of the service on appropriate sample handling protocols.
- Enter test results on the laboratory computer system
- Use and operate equipment such as centrifuges, automated equipment,
pipettes and computer terminals
- Unpack and prepare reagents in accordance to the SOPs.
- Deal with telephone enquires internally.
- Prepare solutions and reagents.
- Dispose of contaminated material including sharps.
- Check stock levels of reagents / equipment / consumables and make sure stock is ordered when they are getting low.
- Maintain good working relations with all members of staff and promote effective teamwork, recognizing other skills and priorities.
- Co-operate with trainers when learning new tasks and contribute to the basic training of others.
Qualifications
- Scientific knowledge or an interest with Clinical Sciences would be beneficial but not essential.
- Previous experience of Microsoft Office
- Able to communicate and work within a team.
- Ability to work to deadlines
- Punctual
- Ability to work without close supervision
Additional Information
Our people are the backbone of what we do, so it's incredibly important we find the right individuals to join us.
As a potential new recruit you'll be invited to meet the team in the form of an assessment centre or a staged interview process dependent on the role and it's requirements, this will give you the opportunity to see what working for Eurofins is really like and enable us to get you know your key skills and strengths.
Your data
As part of any recruitment process, the company collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants. The company is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses that data and to meeting its data protection obligations.
Closing Date
We reserve the right to close or extend this position depending on application numbers. Therefore we would urge candidates to submit an application as early as possible.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive please be aware that if you do not receive a response within 4 weeks of the vacancy expiry date unfortunately, on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.
We support your development! Do you feel you don’t match 100% of the requirements? Don’t hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development.
We embrace diversity! Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer .
We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and / or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.
Sustainability matters to us! We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025, through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives.
We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level, and in addition to their initiatives we also count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal!
Find out more in our career page : https : / / careers.eurofins.com /
▶️ Medical Lab Assistant
🖊️ Eurofins UK Clinical Diagnostics
📍 Guildford