Biochemistry Work, Jobs in Watford, Eng (with Salaries)

Medical Laboratory Assistant, Sample Reception
Health Services Laboratories (HSL) —Watford
- Up to £29,324.40 a year
- Full-time
- Front desk
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
4d
Multi
Health Services Laboratories (HSL) —Watford
- Up to £51,217 a year
- Full-time
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
2d
Research Technician
Imperial College London —Hammersmith
- £41,005 - £45,616 a year
- Full-time
- Laboratory experience
- University
- Bachelor's degree
Research Technician
University College London —London
- £36,433 - £41,833 a year
- Full-time
- Laboratory experience
- Master's degree
- University
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
4d
Biomedical Scientist (Fixed
Health Services Laboratories (HSL) —Watford
- Up to £51,217 a year
- Full-time
- Hospital
- Laboratory experience
- Bachelor's degree
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
5d
Science Technology Graduate Programme
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) —London
- £37,476 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Excel
- Laboratory experience
- Master's degree
11d
Research Assistant
Imperial College London —South Kensington
- £43,863 a year
- Full-time
- Laboratory experience
- Master's degree
- University
8d
Research & Development Industrial Chemist
Aviura Limited —London
- £42,000 - £50,000 a year
- Full-time
- Doctoral degree
- Laboratory experience
- Analysis skills
Quick apply
4d
Clinical Laboratory Analyst
Randox Laboratories —London
- £15.86 an hour
- Laboratory experience
- Organisational skills
- Communication skills
4d
Protein Scientist
Substrate Bio —London
- Full-time
- Laboratory experience
- Maintenance
- AI
- Annual leave
Quick apply
Research Associate in Virology
Imperial College London —South Kensington
- £43,863 - £57,472 a year
- Full-time
- Doctoral degree
- Analysis skills
- Communication skills
5d
Technician
Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult —London
- Full-time
- Data analysis skills
- Laboratory experience
- Maintenance
Quick apply
4d
Principal Scientist (In Vitro DMPK)
Pharmaron —Hoddesdon
- Master's degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Leadership
Quick apply
Clinical Scientist
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children —London
- £58,133 - £65,261 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Computer literacy
- Laboratory experience
- Supervising experience
9d
Full-time PhD studentship (Lasso Group)
University College London —London
- £24,643 a year
- Full-time
- Data analysis skills
- Master's degree
- Bachelor's degree
Lead Scientist
Lonza —Slough
- Full-time
- Doctoral degree
- Laboratory experience
- Master's degree
9d
Scientist / Senior Scientist – Discovery Bioanalysis & Biotransformation
Pharmaron —Hoddesdon
- Master's degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Mentoring
Quick apply
2d
Senior Scientific Officer - Functional Proteomics
ICR —London
- From £50,829 a year
- Call to connect
- Doctoral degree
8d
Senior Research Technician
Orchard Therapeutics —London
- Full-time
- Doctoral degree
- Customer service
- Laboratory experience
Quick apply
Research Associate in Spectroscopic Methods for Mitochondrial Biology
Imperial College London —White City
- £49,017 - £57,472 a year
- Full-time
- Doctoral degree
- University
- Machine learning
9d

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Medical Laboratory Assistant, Sample Reception

Health Services Laboratories (HSL) -
Watford

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Permanent | Full-time
Up to £29,324.40 a year
4 days ago

Benefits

Season ticket loan
Annual leave
Company pension
Discounted gym membership
Employee assistance programme
Employee discount
Gym membership
Flexible schedule
Sick pay

Qualifications

Front desk

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Croxley Park, Watford

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

Job Title: Medical Laboratory Assistant

Department: Sample Reception

Location: Croxley Park, The Hive, Hatters Lane, Watford, WD18 8YR

Contract /Hours: Permanent, Full-time (37.5 hours per week)

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

About us:

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.

About the role:

An opportunity has arisen for full time Medical Laboratory Assistant (MLA) in our Hub laboratory sample reception team. The Croxley Park Hub is a new HSL Hub laboratory that has been designed to provide a comprehensive pathology service for Hertfordshire and West Essex (HWE) GP, Community providers, and Hospitals. The Hub offers state of the art processes, analytics, and pre-analytics.

The successful candidate will join our team of dedicated lab support staff and biomedical scientists in delivering a high-quality pathology service. We are looking for someone who is positive, proactive and attention to detail is essential. Previous experience would be helpful, however full training will be provided for all work performed.

This post offers the opportunity to broaden your skills, knowledge, and experience in a busy pathology sample reception, providing a 24/7 Haematology, Biochemistry, and Infectious Sciences service. The Hub when fully operational and following transition of all sites in the HWE Network, will process 15,000 samples per day.

The main duties focus on all sample handling aspects of diagnostic laboratory work from specimen receipt, triage, data entry, pre-analytical preparation and tracking to analytical department. The role is multi-disciplined, involving the development of knowledge across wide variety of specimen types and testing requirements, covering blood sciences and infection sciences. The successful candidate will provide support with daily laboratory duties, maintenance of equipment, contributing to the teams Quality Management System by participating in audits and incidents investigations.

The Hub is not yet operational and as a new laboratory the ideal candidate will need to be adaptable to a changing environment, committed to service excellence and have a genuine desire for continued personal and professional development.

The Hub will operate a 24/7 service so the successful candidate will be expected to participate in all shifts required to cover this timeframe. This means the post holder will initially work core hours whilst in training but will be required once trained and competent to work as part of a 24/7 service shift rota. Consisting of Early, Core, Late, and Nights along with weekend and bank holidays to work within any section of the department.

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

Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required.

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

PLEASE NOTE: WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CLOSE THIS VACANCY AT ANY TIME EVEN IF A CLOSING DATE IS SHOWN HERE OR IN ANY OTHER MEDIA

Vacancy ID :

041248

Closing Date :

14-Jul-2026

Contact Person :

Julie Dilling

Contact Email :

[email protected]

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