Medical Laboratory Assistant | Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 16 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,937 - £26,598 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 February 2026 |
| Location: | Sutton-In-Ashfield, NG17 4JL |
| Company: | Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7650608/214-CSTO-7650608 |
Summary
We are currently seeking motivated individuals to join our team as a Laboratory Assistant. This role offers the opportunity to work within a busy and friendly department, supporting the delivery of high-quality diagnostic services to surrounding healthcare providers.
The Pathology Department at King's Mill Hospital plays a crucial role in providing analytical, diagnostic, interpretative, and consultative services to hospitals, clinics, and GP practices.
As a Laboratory Assistant, you will be responsible for undertaking basic laboratory tasks essential for the smooth operation of our department. From checking and sorting specimens to inputting patient and test data, your contributions will be integral to ensuring efficient service delivery.
If you’re looking for a role where your contribution truly supports patient care and you want to be part of a friendly, committed team, we’d be delighted to hear from you. This is a great opportunity to start or develop your career in pathology within a department that values accuracy, teamwork and a positive attitude. Take the next step and join us at King’s Mill Hospital.
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.
We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as ‘outstanding’ for care and our King’s Mill Hospital as the only ‘outstanding’ NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.
Not all of our roles are eligible for visa sponsorship. To find out which roles are eligible, please refer to the shortage occupation list found here:
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Home Office guidance has changed as of 9th April. Anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
This advert closes on Sunday 1 Feb 2026
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