Medical Laboratory Assistant

York, North Yorkshire, YO31 8TA April 6, 2026 Full Time Custom Uk Recruitment Portal

Medical Laboratory Assistant

York Hospital | Pathology | Permanent contract | Full time
Up to £24,500 per annum depending on experience
37.5 hours per week

At Nuffield Health, we're looking for someone with a keen eye for detail and experience of working in a pathology or healthcare environment to join us. If you have strong numeracy, communication and Microsoft Office skills, our highly motivated and talented team will really value what you bring.

As a Medical Laboratory Assistant at our hospital, you'll show a commitment to excellent customer service. In addition to your technical skills in pathology, you also understand how to use laboratory information systems. Phlebotomy experience is ideal but not essential, as we offer training in this area.

As a Medical Laboratory Assistant, you will:

  • Provide high-quality support to our talented Pathology team

  • Be responsible for specimen administration

  • Manage enquiry handling

  • Prioritise a busy workload

  • Keep calm under pressure and remain professional

Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you.

York Hospital

Nuffield Health York Hospital opened in 2004 and we provide a comprehensive range of private healthcare services, our areas of specialty include cosmetic surgery, male and female health and spinal care and our facilities and high standards of care make Nuffield Health York Hospital, one of the leading providers of private healthcare in the area. We have also received a "Good" rating from the CQC.

Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.

If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role.

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How to Get Hired at Nuffield Health

  • Nuffield Health is the UK's largest healthcare charity and a registered charity, not a shareholder-owned private hospital chain; roughly 17,000 employees, ~£1 billion revenue, HQ in Epsom, Surrey.
  • The business spans 37+ private hospitals, 110+ fitness and wellbeing centres, and a workplace health and diagnostics arm, all under one charitable parent, a model unique in UK healthcare.
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