Job summary
If you are looking for the chance to develop your knowledge in a fast-paced environment, then you will excel with us.
On a day-to-day basis, you will be managing and maintaining stocks but you can expect to handle anything from cleaning and preparing the MHRA regulated clean rooms, through to completing temperature mapping.
Across the team, we are committed to helping each other learn, so you will train less experienced colleagues, and you will be keen to support colleagues in their duties. This will include rejecting samples that are unsuitable for testing, checking sample data and results, and reporting non-conforming results and products. Crucially you will be keen suggest and assist with implementing improvements, so you will suggest ways in which we can enhance our service, products and processes.
Main duties of the job
In this role you will:-
1. Work as part of a team in a varied role and reporting to the Head of Manufacturing at the Clinical Biotechnology Centre
2. Provide support for the GMP MHRA regulated laboratories to a high specification and trained in clean room activities such as cleaning, stock management, receipting of goods, clean room environmental monitoring, temperature mapping, calibration activities and preparation of reagents and materials for GMP production
About us
At NHS Blood and Transplant, were incredibly proud of the many talented people who come together every day to make our organisation the very best it can be. We have clearly defined values that are centred around offering exceptional care to our donors and their families. We take care of each other too and we focus on building our expertise so we can change lives, provide quality support and offer fulfilling careers.
It's an opportunity to contribute to a unique team as part of a service that saves lives 365 days a year. We offer brilliant benefits including 27 days of holiday (plus bank holidays), a comprehensive induction and training programme, and competitive pension scheme.
We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with and positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality.
Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached recruitment profile which is a summary of the detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
Please also view the benefits information sheet which details the benefits of working for NHSBT and the hours of work, salary, leave entitlement etc. for this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
3. BTEC or HNC (Level 4) in a science subject, or similar qualifications relevant to the area of the organisation the post holder will be working in OR Foundation Degree.
4. Evidence of furthering personal development
5. Demonstrates commitment to own continued professional development (CPD)
Experience
Essential
6. Experience of working with information technology using Microsoft Office packages (Word, Excel and PowerPoint), or equivalent Systems
7. Experience of working unsupervised in a regulated environment