St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Laboratory Technician

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Job summary

An exciting new opportunity has come out as a Senior Laboratory Technician within the NIHR St George's Clinical Research Facility (CRF). As a CRF lab technician, you will work directly with the CRF Operations and QA Manager and the wider research delivery team, and will be responsible for the management of samples processed within the clinical research facility, the maintenance of the Ultra-Low Temperature Freezers, and other storage systems. You will also be responsible for writing robust Standard Operating Procedures related to this area of practice.

Main duties of the job

Your responsibilities as a CRF Senior Laboratory Technician is reviewing and following clinical trial lab protocols to undertake pre-analytical preparation of biological samples (i.e. centrifugation and pipetting, PBMC isolation). These samples are subsequently stored, then shipped to central laboratories around the world. You will adhere to Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and Good Clinical Laboratory Practice (GCLP) guidelines when working in the laboratory; as well as adhering to trust and CRF SOPs, policies and UK national regulations for clinical research. An awareness of COSSH and health & safety policies is essential.

The CRF Laboratory is central to research delivery staff in the CRF and the wider hospital research teams; and external sponsors. You will train research delivery staff in research laboratory processes, and complete and maintain crucial source documents alongside the practical undertaking.

About us

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Details

Date posted

06 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£35,964 to £43,780 a year p.a. pro rata inclusive of HCAS (Inner)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

200-NN-6640590-ACS-Z

Job locations

St George's Hospital

London

SW17 0RE


Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information for this role, please see the attached job description and person specification for this role.

For more details on the post, please see contact information details.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information for this role, please see the attached job description and person specification for this role.

For more details on the post, please see contact information details.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • Relevant Life Science degree
  • Recent Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Training
  • Knowledge of range of non-routine healthcare science duties acquired through training and experience

Desirable

  • Masters degree in a science related subject

Other

Essential

  • Committed to continual professional development

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of formal/informal teaching of staff
  • Experience in clinical research environment
  • Experience of clinical laboratory work (i.e. Spinning and aliquoting blood samples)
  • Experience within similar/NHS environment
  • Experience of building new processes
  • Knowledge of Good Clinical Laboratory Practice (GCLP)

Desirable

  • Experience writing SOPs
  • Experience of working in a CRF laboratory
  • Experience of PBMC isolation and processing
  • Previous experience in lab and clinical trial audits

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

  • Competent user of Microsoft applications especially Excel, Outlook and Word
  • Good knowledge of GCP, clinical research methodology and treatment protocols
  • Adaptable/responsive to changing needs
  • Accuracy and attention to detail
  • Ability to exercise initiative and work with minimum supervision or as part of a team
  • Ability to prioritise workload and work under pressure to meet deadline with a high level of accuracy
  • Problem solving skills
  • Ability to communicate complex information to a wide range of colleagues with varying levels of experience and seniority
Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • Relevant Life Science degree
  • Recent Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Training
  • Knowledge of range of non-routine healthcare science duties acquired through training and experience

Desirable

  • Masters degree in a science related subject

Other

Essential

  • Committed to continual professional development

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of formal/informal teaching of staff
  • Experience in clinical research environment
  • Experience of clinical laboratory work (i.e. Spinning and aliquoting blood samples)
  • Experience within similar/NHS environment
  • Experience of building new processes
  • Knowledge of Good Clinical Laboratory Practice (GCLP)

Desirable

  • Experience writing SOPs
  • Experience of working in a CRF laboratory
  • Experience of PBMC isolation and processing
  • Previous experience in lab and clinical trial audits

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

  • Competent user of Microsoft applications especially Excel, Outlook and Word
  • Good knowledge of GCP, clinical research methodology and treatment protocols
  • Adaptable/responsive to changing needs
  • Accuracy and attention to detail
  • Ability to exercise initiative and work with minimum supervision or as part of a team
  • Ability to prioritise workload and work under pressure to meet deadline with a high level of accuracy
  • Problem solving skills
  • Ability to communicate complex information to a wide range of colleagues with varying levels of experience and seniority

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St George's Hospital

London

SW17 0RE


Employer's website

https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St George's Hospital

London

SW17 0RE


Employer's website

https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

CRF Operations and Quality Assurance Manager

Georgina Silva Fortes

georgina.silvafortes@stgeorges.nhs.uk

02087252876

Details

Date posted

06 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£35,964 to £43,780 a year p.a. pro rata inclusive of HCAS (Inner)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

200-NN-6640590-ACS-Z

Job locations

St George's Hospital

London

SW17 0RE


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