Genetic Technologist United Kingdom
Job description
The successful candidates will be highly motivated and reliable individuals and will join a team of approximately fifteen scientific and technical staff in the Mitochondrial laboratory in Newcastle. They will be required to perform a variety of genetic tests that require a high degree of accuracy and technical skill, including PCR, pyrosequencing, Sanger sequencing and next generation sequencing, and to analyse and interpret the test results where appropriate. This will be performed under the direction of the senior genetic technologist and clinical scientist teams, following successful training and completion of competency. The successful candidates will be responsible for organising their own workload and must have the ability to keep accurate records of tests performed and the results generated.
They will also be required to assist in all routine laboratory duties, including ordering of reagents/consumables and general housekeeping and where required, assist in the booking in and storage of samples into the laboratory, along with the extraction of DNA. Acceptance and logging of samples into the laboratory, and extraction of DNA from those samples according to well defined protocols. Carrying out straightforward genetic laboratory tests guided by clearly defined policies and procedures under the supervision of a clinical scientist. Reporting of laboratory results to the supervising scientist.
Carrying out routine housekeeping duties within the laboratory under the direction of the senior technician. Limited responsibility for an additional component of the genetics service such as the operation of a specific item of equipment or a specific complex housekeeping task. Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you.
Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
