Medical Laboratory Assistant

An opportunity has arisen for a suitable person to join our Newborn Screening Laboratory, part of the Chemical Pathology Department The post will suit a motivated individual with good team skills and excellent communication/IT skills.The GOSH screening laboratory is the largest Newborn screening service in the UK, screening over 125,000 newborns per year and we are currently evaluating a method for detecting Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) in Newborn bloodspot samples. The Chemical Pathology Department at GOSH is part of the Paediatric Laboratory Medicine, and has strong clinical ties with the Metabolic, Endocrine, Neurology, Gastro-enterology, Transplant and other Clinical Teams. We also provide a comprehensive diagnostic, treatment and management service to children with a wide range of different conditions including rare inherited metabolic diseases. The Laboratory also has strong academic links with the GOSH Institute of Child Health and is involved in a variety of research projects in the UK and overseas.Ideally, candidate should have good communication skills, be able to work well in a team and be able to take initiative and prioritise workload. The work requires consistent attention to detail and excellent organisational skills.