Healthcare Scientist Support Worker

1 week ago

Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom UK Health Security Agency Full time

We are looking for enthusiastic, self-motivated individuals to play a vital role in the laboratory by supporting the Biomedical Scientists in a wide range of laboratory duties including maintaining vital stocks of Consumables and reagents.


The laboratory in Birmingham is a UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) microbiology laboratory and is in partnership with University Hospitals Birmingham Trust (UHB).

The microbiology partnership provides comprehensive microbiology services and specialist services to Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield, Solihull Hospital and general practitioners throughout the area.

Under the local supervision of a registered Biomedical Scientist, Business Support Administrator, or Service Manager:
You would need to monitor and maintain appropriate stock levels, receipt of deliveries and preparation of orders. Your role would include porter duties, exchange of gas cylinders (duties which involve moderate lifting).

You would need to work in a safe manner in accordance with laboratory Health and Safety policies and procedures. You would need to organise the day-to-day stock requirements for the laboratory.

The postholder would ensure stock requests are verified and are accurate before issue, ensuring that adequate consumable stocks are maintained for the sections whilst minimising cost and wastage.

As the Healthcare Scientist Support Worker - Stores Assistant your main responsibilities will include:
Under the local supervision of a registered Biomedical Scientist, Business Support Administrator, or Service Manager:
To support the initiation of incidents for replacement stores items as required.

To receive and document all incoming supplies as required (duties which involve moderate lifting).

To support the maintenance of the laboratory stock control system.

To distribute supplies throughout the laboratory (duties which involve moderate lifting).

Clerical duties, including use of computers, and data entry, telephone enquiries.

Dealing with visitors and deliveries.

Monitor and maintain appropriate stock levels, receipt of deliveries and preparation of orders.

Porter duties, exchange of gas cylinders (duties which involve moderate lifting).

Work in a safe manner in accordance with laboratory Health and Safety policies and procedures.

To participate in Quality Assurance and Quality Control activities, and assist the department in maintaining UKAS.

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive.

The Job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary.

Working for the UKHSA

Benefits:

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%

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.

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UK

Location

This is a lab-based role located at Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, B9 5SS.

  • Please be aware that this role can only be worked from within the UK and not overseas. Relocation expenses are not available.
Selection process details

STAGE - APPLICATION & SIFT:
If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to an interview.

STAGE - INTERVIEW

This competition will involve an interview by either video or face to face.


Please note, as part of the selection process, you may be asked to prepare to deliver a presentation or take a test.

Seeing the Big Picture

Communicating and Influencing

Working Together

Delivering at Pace

Disciplined

Organiser

Responsible

Team Player

Expected Timeline:

Shortlist:
W/C
TBC

Interviews:

TBC
Eligibility Criteria

Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants)

Nationality requirements

UK nationals

Nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK

Nationals of the Republic of Ireland

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.

Security clearance level requirement


For posts on UKHSA Civil Service terms and conditions, new entrants to the Civil Service are expected to start on the minimum of the pay band.

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