Quality Control Laboratory Assistant

Job overview

We are recruiting for a Quality Control Laboratory Assistant  who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

The Quality Control Department at Lister hospital is a specialist unit providing pharmaceutical and scientific services to NHS Trusts, private healthcare providers and commercial organisations.

We are looking for a conscientious individual who has a keen eye for detail and a strong work ethic.

Please note that this is a non-clinical role, and you will not be in contact with patients or any patient specimens, but you will work in laboratory environment.

Our laboratory assistant role supports various functions of the Quality Control laboratories.  You will need to be organised to meet deadlines and able to prioritise your own workload in a busy environment. Your role will rotate between the administrative tasks in the sample reception and technical tasks in the laboratories.  Training for this role will be provided and on-going support from senior staff will be available.

This role will include occasional weekend, out of hours or bank holiday work.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will deal with customers and health professionals on a first line contact/response basis.

The role includes various duties such as answering phone calls, receipt and logging of samples, processing of documentation, samples and products and their dispatch to customers.

You will also undertake physical, chemical, and microbiological testing and microbiology media preparation.

You will undertake all support duties assigned by senior staff in chemistry and microbiology laboratories as well as in the sample reception strictly in accordance with the approved Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and in line with the requirements of Good Manufacturing and Good Laboratory Practice.

You will actively participate in all training activities related to the post and keep own training records up to date.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.