Healthcare & Nursing Jobs

Medical Laboratory Assistant

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust • Staining, Lancashire

Salary

£26k – £26k

Posted

6 November 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is hiring a Medical Laboratory Assistant in Staining, a full-time healthcare & nursing role. The advertised salary is £26k – £26k. Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Job summary Are you a driven, passionate individual looking to join an innovative and fast paced team in Pathology? Then this could be the role for you! You will find satisfaction in knowing your role in processing samples and handling data directly supports patient diagnosis and clinical care together with friendly daily interactions and strong camaraderie with our co-workers within Biochemistry Main duties of the job The post holder will serve as a Medical Laboratory Assistant (MLA) for the L…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £26k – £26k
How this salary compares: about 44% below the £46,847 median across 2,630 healthcare & nursing roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Staining, Lancashire · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 8 other live healthcare & nursing roles in Staining — browse them
Posted: 6 November 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

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Healthcare and nursing is the largest sponsored category in the UK. NHS trusts, private hospitals, GP practices, and specialist clinics sponsor registered nurses, doctors, allied health professionals, and support workers through the Health and Care Worker visa — which carries lower application fees and faster processing than the standard Skilled Worker visa.