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Healthcare Scientist Support Worker from the Company
UK Health Security Agency, this latest
Healthcare Scientist Support Worker job vacancy is located in the city
London NW located in the country
United Kingdom . This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate
GCSE . Job Vacancies in this
Healthcare field have been opened and published up to the specified time.
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Reference number
360320
Salary
£26,392 - £26,994 A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Job grade
Administrative Officer
Contract type
Permanent
Type of role
Science
Working pattern
Part-time
Number of jobs available
1
Contents
Location
Colindale, London, NW9 5EQ
About the job
Job summary
Job Title - Healthcare Scientist Support Worker
Profession- Science
Directorate - Public Health Microbiology Division
No of Roles - 1
Contract Type - Permanent
Hours - Part Time 25 hours per week. Mon - Fri 07:30 to 12:30
Location - Colindale, London, NW9 5EQ
Working Pattern - Part Time
Grade & Salary - Grade AO. Inner London - £26,392 - £26,994 per annum
New entrants to the Civil Service are expected to start on the minimum of the pay band.
The internal roles rules apply to existing Civil Servants, i.e. level transfers move on current salary or the pay range minimum, transfers on promotion move to new pay range minimum or receive 10% increase. Either case is determined by whichever is the highest.
This role is to be appointed under Civil Service Terms & Conditions. Full details on the T&C's are found https://www.ukhsa.reed.com/.
Closing Date - 16/07/2024. 23:55pm. Unfortunately, late applications will not be considered
Interview Date - 26/07/2024 Please note, these dates are subject to change.
Job description
UKHSA provides strategic leadership and vision for protecting and improving the nation's health. Its ambition is to lead nationally, and enable locally, a transformation in the health expectations of all people in England, regardless of where they live and the circumstance of their birth. It will achieve this through the application of research, knowledge and skills. UKHSA is an executive agency of the Department of Health. It is a distinct delivery organisation with operational autonomy to advise and support government, local authorities and the NHS in a professionally independent manner.
Overview of Job
This role will be part of a team of Healthcare Science Support workers whose role is to support the core functions of the laboratories across both BRD and VRD. This role will be located within the Gastrointestinal Bacteria Unit, although may be required to support other units as required
Main Duties and Responsibilities
The main duties of this role are to undertake laboratory housekeeping and/or clerical duties under supervision guided by standard operating procedures and protocols. Training will be provided. You will provide support to the GBRU unit with waste management, restocking of reagents and consumables and assist in with regular monitoring of laboratory equipment.
As required this role may support our Central Specimen Reception by performing laboratory duties including receipt of specimens or samples, entry of data onto the computer (LIMS) system, and the processing of biological samples for analysis.
This post is positioned within the Reference laboratories on the Colindale site.
Please see attached job description for full details.
We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, where Everyone Matters promoting equality opportunity to actively encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce.
UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders. To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities. We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all.
Person specification
Essential Criteria:
- Good standard of general education i.e. GCSE's in English, maths and science
- Previous microbiology laboratory experience
- Work with live microorganisms
- Knowledge and understanding of laboratory safety requirements
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word and Excel.
- Previous experience of a LIMS system
- Understanding of Data Protection legislation.
- Previous experience in molecular techniques
- Good oral communication skills
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team
- Problem solving skills
- An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust.
- Able to follow instructions - written and oral
- Well-developed physical skills, especially in the manipulation of pipettes and other laboratory equipment. Also must be adept and precise when handling samples
- Good time keeping.
- Able to follow standard operating procedures.
- Able to deal with problems in a calm and efficient manner.
- An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships, both in terms of day-to-day working practices, but also in relation to management systems.
Desirable Criteria
- Undertaking or Educated to IBMS Cert of Achievement Part I level or equivalent level of qualification or previous proven experience.
- Understanding of Data Protection legislation.
- Previous experience in molecular techniques
- Experience of managing and communicating sensitive/confidential information
- Clear communicator with good writing, data entry and telephone skills ensuring accuracy
- Able to work on own initiative, organising own workload to set deadlines
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £26,392, UK Health Security Agency contributes £7,125 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Things you need to know
Selection process details
Stage 1: Application & Sift
As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide a Statement of Suitability in no more than 500 words. This should outline your skills, experience, and achievements, providing evidence of your suitability for the role, with particular reference to the experience criteria or the essential criteria (outlined in the person specification section).
Be sure to clearly address how you meet each item in the essential criteria. Consider using sub-headings to thematically group your evidence in support of one or more related criteria.
You will also be asked to provide information within the ‘Employer/ Activity history' section of the application form. This is equivalent to the information you would provide on a CV, setting out your career history.
Note: both your Statement of Suitability and Employer/ Activity history sections will be scored with equal weight in the sifting process. You must complete both to progress. If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to an interview.
Feedback will not be provided at this stage.
If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview
Stage 2: Panel Interview
All applicants that progress to interview will be assessed on experience / technical / ability
You will be asked questions on your experience, technical questions, health and safety questions and Labs based questions
The interview will be conducted remotely over Microsoft Teams
Reserve List:
Candidates who pass the interview criteria but are not offered a post will be kept on a reserve list for 12 months and may be contacted if similar roles become available.
If you are interviewed for the post and do not meet the required threshold for the specified grade, your application may be assessed against a similar, lower grade role and you may be offered the post should one be available.
Benefits
- Member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. https://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/joining-the-pension-scheme/benefits-of-the-pension-scheme/
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- Range of health and wellbeing support
Any move to UKHSA from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare.
DBS - People working with government systems must complete Basic Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks which includes a disclosure and barring security check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed for this role is BPSS however there may be a requirement for this role to be SC cleared and you should familiarise yourself with the criteria of security clearance.
This role is Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants. Appointments to roles within UKHSA will be made in accordance with the Civil Service nationality rules. These can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- Nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- Nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- Nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- Relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- Relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- Certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment.
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Government baseline personnel security standard
It's important to note that there are currently exceptions to applications being considered if your conviction relates to any of the following:
- life sentences
- arson
- sexual offences
- hate and terror offences
Some departments will also consider the specific offence against the nature of the business, i.e., a conviction for fraud may rule you out for a finance role
Complaint process:
The law requires that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact UKHSA Public Accountability Unit via email: Complaints1@ukhsa.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website.
Contact Details - Sophie.Rigney@reed.com
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
Apply and further information
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
Name : sophie rigney Email : sophie.rigney@reed.com
Recruitment team
Email : hradmin@phe.gov.uk
Keywords : London jobs
Closed Date : 2024-12-01
