24 Oct
UK Research and Innovation
Great Britain
View Vacancy -- Pathology Technician - MLC 2501
Open Date
14/10/2024, 09:00
Close Date
10/11/2024, 23:55
Research Institute
MRC Mary Lyon Centre
Research Institute / Unit Information
The Mary Lyon Centre at MRC Harwell (MLC) is located in an expanding science and innovation campus in Oxfordshire and is an internationally renowned centre at the forefront of genetics research. As the hub of the new National Mouse Genetics Network, the specialist facilities and capabilities of the MLC support a number of research groups across the UK to accelerate our understanding of human diseases, such as cancer, developmental disorders and neurodegeneration.
UK Research and Innovation is a new entity that brings together nine partners to create an independent organisation with a strong voice for research and innovation, more information can be found at www.ukri.org
Band
MRC - 5
Location
Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire
Salary
£29,808 - £34,085 per annum, dependent on skills and experience
Contract Type
Permanent
Job Type
Technical & Scientific Professionals
Full Time / Part Time
Full Time
Job Description
Overall Purpose:
To provide necropsy support within the Pathology team.
Main Duties/Key Responsibilities:
Necropsy
- Performance of dissections, including specialised techniques; e.g., perfusions
- Selection of tissues for embedding prior to tissue processing
Work Scheduling
- Sensible management of scheduled work
- Scheduling of short-notice emergency work
Quality Assurance & Record Keeping
- Authorship and review of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), risk assessments and Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) documents
- Ensuring that all SOPs, risk assessments and COSHH requirements are observed
- Maintaining database, records and logs as per the requirements for ISO 9001 certification
- Ensuring that training is kept up to date
Archiving & Stock Control
- Ensuring that all consumables, reagents and chemicals are logged and stored
- Ensuring that all samples are logged, stored and archived appropriately; e.g., tissue archive
Working Relationships:
The post-holder will report to the Head of Pathology Services and work within a team of Pathology technicians. They will be expected to liaise with internal and external customers as well as service engineers and suppliers.
Additional Information:
- The post-holder may occasionally be required to travel to attend meetings or training.
- Support will be provided towards attaining professional registration with the Science Council.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training Required:
Essential:
- Record of training in necropsy
Desirable:
- Home Office personal licence
- Relevant BSc or HND
Previous Work Experience Required:
Essential:
- Experience of routine rodent necropsy techniques
Desirable:
- Recent experience of necropsy in a high-throughput environment
- Experience of working within a quality management system
- Experience of working in a commercial or service-led environment
Knowledge and Experience:
Essential:
- Competence and knowledge in necropsy principles and practice
- Computer literacy
Desirable:
- In-depth knowledge of mouse anatomy and physiology
Personal skills/Behaviours/Qualities:
Essential:
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent attention to detail
- Flexible and adaptable in approach to work to ensure that changing priorities and deadlines are met
- A focus on service delivery
- Ability to work on day-to-day functions both independently and as part of a team
Desirable:
- Experience of training others
Further Information
Equality & Diversity:
The MRC values the diverse skills and experience of its employees and is committed to achieving equality of treatment for all.
Our objectives are that all individuals shall have equal opportunities for employment and advancement on the basis of their skills, aptitudes and abilities. The MRC is committed to the engagement and retention of the best possible talent and to creating an environment that encourages excellence in scientific research through good equality and diversity leadership and management.
Corporate/Local Responsibilities & Requirements:
The post-holder must at all times carry out their responsibilities with due regard to the MRC's:
- Code of Conduct
- Equality and Diversity policy
- Health and Safety policy
- Data Protection and Security policy
The above lists are not exhaustive and the post-holder is required to undertake such duties as may reasonably be requested within the scope of the post. All employees are required to act professionally,
cooperatively and flexibly in line with the requirements of the post and the MRC.
The MRC is a unique working environment where scientific researchers and professional support staff can actively partake in world class innovation and collaboration opportunities and their skills and knowledge through accessing a wide catalogue of training & development, including professional registration with the Science Council.
In addition, MRC (part of UKRI) provides its community of employees access to a whole host of useful benefits, including a defined benefit pension scheme and excellent holiday entitlement (30 days plus 2.5 privilege days & 8 bank holidays), family friendly policies (6 months full pay maternity & adoption leave), a range of shopping/travel discounts,
access to our Employee Assistant Programme Scheme, Health and Wellbeing Support and a salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme. Please follow this link to find out more - Benefits
Our success is dependent upon our ability to embrace diversity and draw on the skills, understanding and experience of all our people. We warmly invite people from diverse backgrounds and heritage, including people who identify as having a disability, to apply for a role that excites them. As "Disability Confident" employers, we guarantee to interview all applicants who have disclosed they have a disability and who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.
UKRI supports research in areas that include animal health, agriculture and food security,
and bioscience for health which includes research on animals, genetic modification and stem cell research. Whilst you may not have direct involvement in this type of research, you should consider whether this conflicts with your personal values or beliefs.
We will conduct a full and comprehensive pre-employment check as an essential part of the recruitment process on all individuals that are offered a position with UKRI. This will include a security check and an extreme organisations affiliation check. The role holder will be required to have the appropriate level of security screening/vetting required for the role. UKRI reserves the right to run or re-run security clearance as required during the course of employment.
▶️ Pathology Technician - MLC 2501
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