Senior Healthcare Technical Officer

**Job Summary**

As Senior Healthcare Technical Officer you will be part of a team supporting the processing and cryopreservation of life saving stem cell products for bone marrow transplantation as well as the development and manufacture of novel cell therapies for patients.

You will perform a number of technical and scientific tasks - such as preparing samples for testing or storage, environmental monitoring of the lab and the cleanroom suite, management of general tasks in the lab and the cryovat facility, set up and maintenance of equipment, and performing stock management. We’ll also rely on you to assist in the training and development of other support staff. You’ll provide vital support to registered biomedical and healthcare scientists and other senior team members as they undertake specialised work in our Human Tissue Authority (HTA) regulated laboratories.

You’ll also, ideally, have a working knowledge of basic IT packages and some experience of working unsupervised in a laboratory/ clinical environment. A good team player, you’ll be capable of motivating both yourself and others as you tackle a wide variety of tasks.

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) offers a dynamic and friendly working environment where teamwork is highly valued. Personal development is also considered a priority and is supported through extensive training and development opportunities open to all employees.

**Main duties of the job**
- You will be required to perform a range of technical and scientific activities related to the processing of blood or stem cell donations, with the support of the team.
- You will be required to clean the regulated laboratories to a high specification, including the cleanroom suite, wearing cover-all garments.
- You will be part of the team managing stock control, including ordering, acceptance of goods and stock rotation.
- You will be required to undertake precise repetitive manipulation of equipment and carry out routine tasks on a regular basis.
- You will be required to handle blood or tissue samples and operate a range of equipment.
- The role will require you to work standard hours and days. There may be occasional opportunities to work evenings or weekends, which will be planned in advance.
- You will be responsible for the support and training of new and less experienced staff
- You will be required to manually handle equipment on a daily basis weighing up to 13 kgs, with or without mechanical aids, with appropriate training

**About You**

**Experience and Knowledge**
- Experience of supervising others
- Experience of working with Information Technology such as Microsoft Office

**Qualifications and Training**
- Evidence of furthering personal development
- Willingness to undertake further training and development

**Please view the attached recruitment profile which is a summary of the detailed Job Description and Person Specification for the full personal attributes we require for the role.**

**You will need to demonstrate these throughout the recruitment process.**

**About Us**

At NHS Blood and Transplant, we’re incredibly proud of the many talented people who come together every day to make our organisation the very best it can be. We have clearly defined values that are centred around offering exceptional care to our donors and their families. We take care of each other too and we focus on building our expertise so we can change lives, provide quality support and offer fulfilling careers.

It’s an opportunity to contribute to a unique team as part of a service that saves lives 365 days a year. We offer brilliant benefits including 27 days of holiday (plus bank holidays), a comprehensive induction and training programme, and competitive pension scheme.

Three small words, one big difference - **Caring, Expert** and **Quality**.

Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever.

This vacancy will close at 23:59 on 30th October 2024.