Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time Laboratory Support Technician (Band 2) to join our team. The post will involve offering supportservices to the laboratory team at the Newcastle Fertility Centre.
The Newcastle Fertility Centre is a well-established unit offering a full range of diagnostic and assisted conception techniques including IVF, ICSI,PGD, PESA, TESE, semen & embryo cryopreservation and has active egg, embryo and sperm donation programs. The newly renovated clinicallaboratory is a state of the art facility incorporating isolator equipment to create a unique environment for gamete/embryo manipulations. We alsooperate a very active and successful research programme with on-going high profile work to further develop techniques to prevent transmission ofmitochondrial disease.
- Interview date: 22nd January 2024
- 37 hours 30 minutes /week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
Main duties of the job
The duties of this role include:o Laboratory maintenance, stock control and cleaning.o Moving and handling of deliveries, gas cylinders and liquid nitrogen containers.o Data input and administrative support.It is important that the candidate is familiar with working within a laboratory environment and has good communication skills as they will beinvolved in cross-department working. Attention to detail and accurate recording skills are also key qualities we are looking for.
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, we have around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide laboratory and portering support to the Newcastle Fertility Centre.
- To assist with ordering of stocks, batch control and maintenance of orderly storerooms.
- To assist with laboratory administration duties including input of quality control data and preparation of patient identification labels
- To assist with general laboratory maintenance and disinfection procedures including disinfecting and repackaging of stocks for use in the clean room facility.
- To assist with all procedures for the safe removal of clinical and domestic waste from the unit.
- To receive and distribute items from goods entrance to appropriate sites. This will include moving large sized gas cylinders and liquid nitrogen storage canisters.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide laboratory and portering support to the Newcastle Fertility Centre.
- To assist with ordering of stocks, batch control and maintenance of orderly storerooms.
- To assist with laboratory administration duties including input of quality control data and preparation of patient identification labels
- To assist with general laboratory maintenance and disinfection procedures including disinfecting and repackaging of stocks for use in the clean room facility.
- To assist with all procedures for the safe removal of clinical and domestic waste from the unit.
- To receive and distribute items from goods entrance to appropriate sites. This will include moving large sized gas cylinders and liquid nitrogen storage canisters.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE standard of education
Knowledge
Desirable
- Experience of working in a team
- Previous laboratory technician / portering experience
Skills
Essential
- Good organisation and communication skills
- Numeracy and literacy skills
- Keyboard and data entry skills
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Comfortable moving large / heavy objects
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE standard of education
Knowledge
Desirable
- Experience of working in a team
- Previous laboratory technician / portering experience
Skills
Essential
- Good organisation and communication skills
- Numeracy and literacy skills
- Keyboard and data entry skills
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Comfortable moving large / heavy objects
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
