# Medical Laboratory Assistant

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust.

## Canonical URLs

- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/medical-laboratory-assistant/80a481f2-06e7-4707-82b4-f636d6462704
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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- **Town:** Carshalton
- **Region:** London
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Health science services
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £30,142 Pa incl HCAS Outer pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm)
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-06T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-23T15:22:30.318Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Epsom/Epsom_St_Helier_University_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Healthcare_Sciences/Healthcare_Sciences-v8179382
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8179382?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

An opportunity has arisen in the Cellular Pathology Department for a Medical Laboratory Assistant (MLA).   As an MLA you will be an integral part of the laboratory team supporting the work of the Biomedical Scientists in providing a diagnostic Cellular Pathology service. The main duties include specimen reception and data entry, specimen processing, equipment maintenance, filing and referral of material to other laboratories, and other general laboratory tasks. The laboratory will provide full training in these duties.

The Laboratory currently operates Monday to Friday between 08:00 and 17:00. You will need to be flexible and take part in a rota within these hours. The post is predominantly based at Epsom but you will be required to work across both hospital sites.

### Main duties of the job

The candidate would be expected to have good accuracy skills and be able to communicate with a range of healthcare professionals.

Essential qualities we require are efficiency, organisation, good communication skills and attention to detail.

You should also have the ability to cope in stressful and pressurised situations and work well within a team.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.

The recruiting team reserve the right to close this advertisement early once applications reach maximum limit.

Please do not apply if you have a Biomedical Science Degree.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience of working as a member of a team . Working in a busy environment
- Working in a busy environment (this experience may be transferable from nonemployment area)

**Desirable**

- Experience of working in a laboratory or hospital environment and use of their computer systems

### Knowledge and Skills

**Essential**

- Good communication skills Accuracy and attention to detail

### Qualifications and Training

**Essential**

- Good general education and MUST be numerate and literate with good command of spoken and written English

**Desirable**

- Relevant NVQs or equivalent

## Documents

- [dbs policy (pdf, 101.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=677)
- [we're here to care (doc, 39.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=678)
- [ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2413)
- [medical laboratory assistant jd (pdf, 196.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10482474)

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