Employer: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Town: London
Salary: £31,944 - £34,937 per annum, including high cost area
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: Today at 23:59
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.7 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.
Job overview
The post is dedicated to the support of the clinical hepatocyte transplant programme and the preparation of cells for clinical use and service development. The main role of the post holder is in supporting the maintenance and monitoring of the laboratories, assisting in the GMP cell isolation procedures, quality control, and subsequent ATMP production.
Main duties of the job
The main responsibility of the post holder is to assist in the isolation of hepatocytes to GMP standards in a clean room environment for clinical and research use by maintaining the laboratory in a fit state and by assisting in the isolation procedures. There is also a responsibility to work collaboratively with other teams isolating other cells for human use.
The duties include maintenance of the GMP laboratory, maintaining supplies of reagents and necessary equipment, both in the GMP and research lab, and ensuring that proper records are kept as necessary.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. To assist the Liver Cell Scientist in the maintenance of the GMP lab – undertaking the cleaning and environmental monitoring as a team.
2. To ensure both the GMP and research labs are stocked appropriately and kept tidy, in conjunction with the Liver Cell Scientist.
3. To assist the Production and Quality Managers in keeping appropriate records, as necessary.
4. To assist in the day-to-day maintenance of all equipment.
5. To assist the team scientists in making up stocks of stains and solutions.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
* BSc in Biological Science
Experience and skills
* Previous experience in a medical laboratory
* Close attention to detail and the ability to produce accurate work within required deadlines
* Good written and oral communication skills and an ability to communicate effectively with staff at all levels in the organisation
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* To enquire about your application or inform us of any changes in your circumstances, please contact the named person on this advert.
* Please provide email addresses for referees where possible.
* Please review the documentation on our recruitment microsite, particularly the Trust’s criminal records checking policy.
* All staff have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and for ensuring they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
* Due to a high volume of applications, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. It is therefore recommended that you apply promptly.
Contact: Celine Fillipi, Hepatocyte Transplantation Group Head of Quality, Email: celine.filippi@nhs.net, Telephone: 020 3299 1545
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