The post holder is responsible for undertaking the following specialties; environmental testing of clean rooms and clean air devices. Independently carry out environmental tests on new and existing specialised ventilation systems and provide advice and assistance with any issues found. A driving licence is essential to this post. Post holder is required to work on each day of the week as required by the needs of the service. Liaise with customers regarding visits: Forward planning and control of site visits, whilst liaising with customers in accordance with the needs of the service To plan for unforeseen circumstances i.e. holidays and increasing workload, and to inform clients of unexpected delays and predicted timescales. Liaise with customers and the Business Manager to ensure tests are performed as required by the needs of the service. This will include weekends and evenings. To provide advice with regard to completion of tests. To include: Provide summary of the results of tests to customers of the environmental testing service and other technical staff and assist in the resolution of problems as appropriate. This involves assessing all the test results in order to provide advice on the best course of action. This process will require tact and persuasive skills to ensure that users do not overreact or ignore problems Undertake remedial action as necessary and with the users permission to maintain the appropriate clean room conditions Assist with planned maintenance such as changing filters. Participate in specific environmental testing research work. Report problems and actions taken directly to the Head of External Services, External Services Quality Lead and Senior External Services Technician Vehicles - Check and maintain the QC vehicles to ensure that they are roadworthy and report any problems or defects to the Business Manager. Complete the drivers log after driving a trust vehicle. To ensure that stocks of environmental testing reagents and equipment consumables are within expiry dates and available Reorder stocks taking into account delivery times to ensure stock is available for use. Minimise waste by ensuring stock levels are appropriate for the shelf life of consumables. Assist in the preparation of environmental test procedures, guidance and reports Assist in the development and maintenance of procedures, test forms and details of testing regimes for each healthcare premise. Ensure that all the required data is available before preparing a test report for checking within the agreed time period. To carry out qualification tests on new or modified facilities. Modify test sheets as required within the laboratory quality system Author and check test reports as necessary