Laboratory Support Officer, Laboratory Services Department

Laboratory Support Officer, Laboratory Services Department - HWE Hub Laboratory, Croxley Park, Watford

Up to £29,324.40 per annum DOE inclusive of regional pay allowance

Job Title:Laboratory Support Officer

Department: Laboratory Services

Salary range: Up to £29,324.40 per annum DOE inclusive of regional pay allowance

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.

Due to the nature of work that Sonic Healthcare UK undertakes, our clients require that Employees filling certain roles, need, as part of their on-boarding to complete a DBS Check. This role falls into the category of requiring a DBS check (standard)

An opportunity has arisen for a Laboratory Support Officer based in Croxley Park, Watford.

The successful candidate will be detail orientated and will play a crucial role in providing support and assistance to our laboratory facilities. They will assist the Laboratory Support Team Leader in, arranging, and managing maintenance and servicing for equipment. Assist in stock procurement, organisation, and inventory management, by receiving, labelling, storing, and rotating stock. Other duties include ensuring suppliers are taken through the supplier approval process, sending suppliers relevant documents and ensuring all the above is done in a timely manner.

If you thrive in a fast-paced, challenging environment, this opportunity is perfect for you!

This is a permanent full-time post, 37.5 hours per week.

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 - one month's full pay and one month's half pay after probation
• 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 - 29 days.
• Flexible working hours - we support and offer flexibility around shift patterns and working schedule

We respect and value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from diverse communities.

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