Medical Laboratory Assistant

Responsibilities

• Provide practical training in procedures within own area for new staff.
• Undertake laboratory specimen reception duties; sorting specimens and request forms in an orderly and efficient manner.
• Cleaning and disinfection of laboratory materials and equipment.
• Replenishing stocks of laboratory consumables.
• Safe disposal of laboratory waste.
• Operation of automated sample-processing and sterilization equipment requiring regular physical effort.
• Maintenance of certain laboratory instruments and updating quality control records and referring any inconsistencies to supervisors (e.g. Biomedical Scientists).
• To accept and unload deliveries from suppliers.
• Other duties as required by Microbiology sections.