Responsibilities continued: ensuring the laboratory is licensed and compliant with relevant legislation including the Specified Animal Pathogens Order, ATCSA Schedule 5, and the Human Tissue Act (2004) working with the Diagnostics Evaluations and Innovations Scientific Lead and development team staff linked to the Laboratory to ensure that RIPL maintains current capabilities effectively and is able to respond appropriately to incidents such as outbreaks or identification of emerging pathogens providing support as needed for a UKHSA coordinated incident response, or to activity of a national/international nature, e.g. a bioterrorism incident or a major disease outbreak. liaising with other UKHSA microbiology laboratories (e.g. High Containment Microbiology, relevant Colindale laboratories) as needed liaising with NHS and private laboratories as required to provide a high quality frontline diagnostic service for patients in the UK liaising with other external laboratories (e.g. APHA, international/research partners) to support health security strengthening activities as required RIPL is a WHO collaborating laboratory and the post-holder will cooperate with the clinical leads in delivering support requested through WHO. providing technical support for other laboratories (UKHSA and external), where appropriate, in developing laboratory networks and project groups The postholder will: take responsibility for acquisition and stock management of consumables. have responsibility for the acquisition, maintenance and use of equipment, including maintaining the inventory/asset register. oversee local site services in the provision of maintenance, engineering and structural services to the laboratory. be required to oversee equipment requirements, including monitoring performance and maintenance determine requirements for new or replacement equipment and liaise with senior colleagues to ensure equipment is updated and replaced as needed ensure Laboratory Information Management Systems are appropriately managed to support the diagnostic, analytical, epidemiological and administrative needs of the service. This is not an exhaustive list please see Job description document for full list of duties. Selection Process Stage 1: Application & Sift This vacancy will be assessed using a competency-based framework which will assess your qualifications, knowledge and experience, skills and abilities outlined in the essential criteria. You will be required to complete an application form. You will be assessed on the listed 9 essential criteria, which have been selected from the job description, and this will be in the form of: Application form (Employer/ Activity history section on the application) 1250 word Statement of Suitability. Your application and statement of suitability will be marked together. Please note: The system will allow you to write up to 1500 words but please do not exceed 1250 words. We will not consider any words over and above this number.Feedback will not be provided at this stage.Interview stage You will be invited to a single face to face interview. Knowledge, experience, skills & abilities will be tested at interview There will be a Presentation- details to be confirmed to those invited to interview. Interview dates to be confirmed. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. This role is based at Porton. Please note hybrid working is not available for this role. Eligibility Criteria External: Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants). Security Clearance Level Requirement Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. This role is based at Porton. If based at one of our scientific locations you will be required to have a Counter Terrorism Check security vetting check as a minimum. For meaningful National Security Vetting checks to be carried out individuals need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time. You should normally have been resident in the United Kingdom for the last 3 years as the role requires Counter Terrorism Check (CTC) clearance. In exceptional circumstances UK residency less than the outlined periods may not necessarily bar you from gaining national security vetting and applicants should contact the Vacancy Holder/Recruiting Manager listed in the advert for further advice.