Microbiology Technical Officer

Microbiology Technical Officer Stockport, England

NHS Professionals
Full Time Stockport, England 12.25 GBP HOURLY Today
Job description

6Job Title: Microbiology Technical Officer

Grade: 4

Ward/Dept: Quality Control North West

Trust: Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Location: Stepping Hill Hospital, Poplar Grove, SK2 7JE

Hours: 37.5 hours Monday-Friday between hours of 8.15 – 16.30

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust run Stepping Hill Hospital, and other specialist centres, as well as community health services for Stockport. The trust are an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services to the people of Stockport, as well serving the populations of East Cheshire and the High Peak in North Derbyshire.

The trust is known for stroke services have been officially ranked as the best in England – and urology and orthopaedic services at Stepping Hill Hospital are highly-rated nationally.

They also offer a number of specialist services and play a key partnership role with Greater Manchester, Stockport and East Cheshire.

Stepping Hill Hospital first opened in 1905 and was a military hospital during the first World War.The trust now employ over 5,000 staff and were one of the first NHS trusts in the country to achieve foundation trust status in 2004.

Would you like to be part of this great organisation in the UK?

Quality Control have an temporary opportunity for a Microbiology Technical Officer to join their team until end of October 2023. This role is to support Microbiology Analysts and Senior Microbiology Analysts in performance of microbiology and Environmental Monitoring investigations by conducting a range of appropriate tests in accordance with Quality System protocols.

Quality control North West is a NHS organisation that provides a comprehensive quality control service to the both public and private healthcare customers, including the NHS, and the pharmaceutical industry.

The range of services provided includes: environmental monitoring, quality control & batch release testing, research and development studies, medical gas testing, cytotoxic residue monitoring and formulation studies.

Quality Control North West is approved by the MHRA as a provider of quality control lab services and is accredited under the UKAS scheme to the ISO/EIC 17025:2017 standard.

Responsibilities for this role includes:

· To perform a range of technical and support work for in the section including site testing, processing of samples for TVC determination, Preservative Efficacy testing, LAL testing and enumeration/ identification of plates using established procedures.

· To perform quality control procedures in accordance with the Quality System.

· To submit test results as required for the purpose of internal and National Quality Control Schemes

To be successful in applying for this role you will need:

· Degree in Microbiology or related discipline.

· Experience in an microbiology and pharmaceutical microbiology testing in a laboratory.

· Experience in gram staining, identification and enumeration of environmental organisms, TVC testing, PET testing.

· Ability to work independently.

· Able to drive (potential off site work).

· Flexible worker (able to occasionally cover out of hours work).

Why NHS Professionals?

In return for your hard work commitment NHS Professionals (NHSP) can offer you some fantastic benefits: -

· Competitive Pay Rates - work this week, get paid next week!

· First choice of placements at over 50 NHS Trusts in England

· Dedicated consultants

· Flexible working options

· Free DBS and free training

· Build holiday allowance

· Support when you need it – 24/7 365 days – Call us anytime on 03330 407552

· Stakeholder pension scheme

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 5 months

Salary: £12.25 per hour

Benefits:

  • Company pension
  • Flexitime

Schedule:

  • Day shift
  • Flexitime
  • Monday to Friday
  • No weekends

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 62965

Microbiology Technical Officer
NHS Professionals

www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk
Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom
Nicola McQueen
$100 to $500 million (USD)
501 to 1000 Employees
Hospital
HR Consulting
2001
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