Assistant Healthcare Scientist Manchester, England
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Job Title: Assistant Healthcare Scientist
Salary & Grade: AA (£20,103) National Pay Scale
Location: UKHSA Manchester
Contract: Fixed term Contract until August 2024
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This post is for students currently studying an undergraduate degree and wish to take a placement year commencing 2023/24
The post-holder will act as a Senior Assistant Healthcare Scientist who provides scientific services to patients and clients as an aid in the evaluation of immunological responses to vaccines and microbiological disease.
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UKHSA Manchester Office (M13 9WL)
*Please be aware that this role can only be worked from within the UK and not overseas. Relocation expenses are not available. *
Working Pattern – Full Time (37.5 hours), Part Time, Job Share, Flexible Working.
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Responsibilities section:
As the Senior Assistant Healthcare Scientist your main responsibilities will include:
The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities, and duties:
- To participate in Quality Assurance and Quality Control activities and assist the department in maintaining CPA (Clinical Pathology Accreditation), UKAS ISO 15189, Good Clinical Laboratory Practice (GCLP), Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and Medicines for Health Regulatory Authority (MHRA).
- To attend regular departmental meetings and contribute to effective communication within the unit.
- To ensure that personal work activity is managed to make effective use of time and maintain an adequate supply of laboratory consumables.
- To prepare samples and process bodily fluids and materials, including high-risk specimens and reagent preparation following protocols.
- To analyse biological samples including more complex/ specialist investigations requiring a high level of skill.
- To process clinical trial samples received according to unit standard operating procedures.
- To use specialist immunoassays for the analysis of biological samples to quantify different antibody isotypes and/or avidity to various microbial antigens.
- To work in the containment level 2 laboratories according to local code of practice.
- To use advanced specialist computer software for the capture and processing of laboratory data.
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.
Person specification
Essential Criteria:
We are looking for a Senior Assistant Healthcare Scientist.
It is important through your application and Statement of Suitability of 750 words that you give evidence and examples of proven experience of each of the following criteria:
Essential
- Appropriate qualifications for university entry
- Basic scientific mathematics
- Good communication skills
- Able to work on own initiative, organising and prioritising own workload to set deadlines.
Desirable
- Knowledge of immunoassays
- Experience with Microsoft Office
Working for the UKHSA
For more information on the UKHSA please visit: UK Health Security Agency - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
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%
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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. Determine your eligibility at Childcare Choices , 30 Hours Free Childcare, Tax-Free Childcare and More , Help with Costs , GOV.UK
Selection process details
STAGE 1 - APPLICATION & SIFT:
You will be required to complete an application form and a Statement of Suitability of 750 words. This will be assessed in line with the advertised essential criteria – please do provide evidence of how you meet this.
If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to an interview.
Please ensure that your statement of suitability contains no personal identifiers e.g. name in either the file name or content of the document.
STAGE 2 – INTERVIEW
This competition will involve an interview by video or face-to-face.
As part of the process, candidates will be invited to interview which will involve an in-depth discussion of your previous experience and professional competence in relation to the criteria set out in the Person Specification.
As part of the interview process, candidates will undergo a maths and written test. Those that meet the required level in the test will proceed.
The Success Profiles will be used to assess and recruit the most suitable candidate. Some of the following behaviours will be used at the interview:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
- Delivering at Pace
Expected Timeline:
Advert close: Saturday 20th May 2023
Shortlist: w/c 22nd May 2023
Interviews: TBC
Please note these dates could be subject to change.
Eligibility Criteria
Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants)
Nationality requirements
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.
Security clearance level requirement
Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Basic Personnel Security Standard. People working with government assets must complete Basic Personnel Security Standard checks.
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. For existing Civil Servants and roles advertised across government, the rules of transfer apply, i.e., level transfers move on current salary or the pay range minimum, transfers on promotion move to new pay range minimum or receive a 10% increase. Either case is determined by whichever is the highest.
Please Note
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/
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: [email protected]. 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.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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