Assistant Bacteriology Scientist Sd23 06, Sd22/191

1 month ago


New Haw, United Kingdom Animal and Plant Health Agency Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 287695**Salary**:

- £25,344**Job grade**:

- Administrative Officer- Assistant Scientific Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Type of role**:

- Science**Working pattern**:

- Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 2Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
Things you need to know

Location
- New Haw, South East England, KT15 3NBAbout the job

**Job summary**:
To provide scientific technical expertise for a wide range of projects in the bacteriology field within the Department of Bacteriology, APHA Weybridge. This might include work for Defra, government organizations such as the Food Standards Agency, veterinary customers, and academia or for those in bio-veterinary pharmaceuticals. Individual posts may be focused on specific types of activity, such as field investigations, culture of bacteria from samples, bacterial identification, typing, characterisation, aiding in production of diagnostic reagents or disinfection.

This post is full-time, we may consider two part-time staff on a job-share basis if continuity can be arranged. The post is based at the Weybridge APHA laboratories. Attendance at the laboratories is essential and therefore the post holder needs to be able to work from the APHA Weybridge site.

**Job description**:
This is a junior position where full training and guidance across a range of bacteriological techniques will be provided. The post holder will be expected to work flexibly where scientific activities are likely to include some of the following:

- 1. Culture of different organisms (e.g. E. coli, Salmonella spp., Staph aureus, Brucella spp.,
Campylobacter spp., Mycoplasmas or TB) on specialist media from a wide range of biological samples
(e.g. faeces, tissues, swabs or food samples).
2. Phenotypic tests including serological identification and/or typing, antimicrobial susceptibility testing,
including minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and zone diffusion testing.
3. Assistance with the collection of samples farm animal premises, feed mills, abattoirs and hatcheries
(requires availability to perform physically demanding field work, partly during unsocial hours, and
occasional overnight stays in different parts of the country).
4. Production and standardisation of reagents for surveillance projects and international trade assays.
5. Tests to determine the efficacy of disinfectants
6. Molecular tests including antimicrobial resistance gene detection by either single gene (PCR) or whole
genome sequencing (WGS) approaches, 16S rRNA gene sequencing, other WGS related tests. Basic
related ‘bioinformatics’.
7. Basic immunology including cell counting and immunoassay of cytokines.
8. Undertake serological tests to support research projects, international trade and OIE collaboration
projects.
9. Speciation of bacteria by biochemical, genetic and MALDI-ToF approaches.
10. Presentation of data in tabular or graphical formats for compilation in reports or papers.
11. Responsibility as a room officer for a laboratory.
12. Working to quality (ISO 9001:2015 or ISO 17025) and safety standards.
13. Flexible working to contribute to a range of scientific projects in the laboratory and in the field
14. Quality assurance testing of media.
15. Working to tight deadlines of commercial customers.
16. Work according to the latest version of the APHA safety policies

**Person specification**:

- The post holder will work in busy teams in the Bacteriology department. They will be given the opportunity of receiving training in several aspects of the work, and full guidance will be provided. The post holder will be expected to deliver at pace in a team environment, be keen to learn and work accordingly to the latest Health and Safety and Quality guidance.**Qualifications**:
**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Delivering at Pace
- Working Together
- Managing a Quality Service

**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%

Things you need to know

**Selection process details**:

- This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.**Sift**

Sift and interview dates as well as the interview location to be confirmed.

**Interview**

A presentation or additional exercise may also be assessed.

**Location**

**Reserve List**

A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made.

**Salary**

New entrants are expected to start on the minimum of the pay band.

**Visa Sponsorship Statement**

Please take note that Defra does not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker License sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship.

**Reasonable Adjustment**

If



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