Job summary
We are recruiting for a Laboratory Technician who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
You are responsible for physical air quality and microbiological monitoring of pharmacy clean rooms and other controlled healthcare environments as well as testing of quality of air generated by compressed air plants.
To organise and monitor external testing schedules for all site visits, ensuring deadlines are met and all relevant reports are generated and submitted on time.
This role may occasionally involve working outside normal hours, including weekends and bank holidays.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is responsible for physical air quality and microbiological monitoring of pharmacy clean rooms and other controlled healthcare environments as well as testing of quality of air generated by compressed air plants. All testing must be undertaken in strict compliance with all regulatory guidelines and quality standards and involves regular travel to customer sites.
Organise and monitor external testing schedules for all site visits, ensuring deadlines are met and all relevant reports are generated and submitted on time. Monitor workflow and turnaround times for testing and communicate any delays to your line manager.
To undertake microbiology, chemistry and physical testing in the Lister QC laboratories.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- NVQ3, BTEC inpharmaceutical science or equivalent level of qualification in a live science based discipline
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience in a range of pharmaceutical technical procedures acquired through training or practical experience whilst working in Hospitals, Pharmaceutical or other scientific environments
- Demonstrated ability to undertake staff supervision, training and coaching and day to day organization of tasks or staff rota.
- Demonstrated ability to undertake investigations of Quality Exceptions
- Experience of writing of test reports and preparation and implementation of standard operating procedures
- Experience in use and understanding of a range of analytical techniques and measurement instrumentation and calibration processes
- Experience in handling hazardous materials and undertaking risk assessments
Skills
Essential
- Good IT skills to include proficiency in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, Access and Power Point
- Ability to use the technical knowledge and reasoning to review and assess data and information.
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with all levels of staff and customers Excellent customer care skills.
- Ability to allocate and check work of laboratory support staff and less experienced technical staff
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of both chemical and microbiological analytical techniques
- Knowledge of a range of pharmaceutical technical procedures and scientific testing processes including chemistry, physical and microbiological testing
- Awareness of the Health and Safety at Work act, COSHH legislation and understanding of laboratory safety
Other Requirements
Essential
- Understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion issues
- Role model our Trust values every day
- Must be able to travel easily between sites as regular travel to customer sites is required and may be necessary out of hours and at short notice
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- NVQ3, BTEC inpharmaceutical science or equivalent level of qualification in a live science based discipline
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience in a range of pharmaceutical technical procedures acquired through training or practical experience whilst working in Hospitals, Pharmaceutical or other scientific environments
- Demonstrated ability to undertake staff supervision, training and coaching and day to day organization of tasks or staff rota.
- Demonstrated ability to undertake investigations of Quality Exceptions
- Experience of writing of test reports and preparation and implementation of standard operating procedures
- Experience in use and understanding of a range of analytical techniques and measurement instrumentation and calibration processes
- Experience in handling hazardous materials and undertaking risk assessments
Skills
Essential
- Good IT skills to include proficiency in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, Access and Power Point
- Ability to use the technical knowledge and reasoning to review and assess data and information.
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with all levels of staff and customers Excellent customer care skills.
- Ability to allocate and check work of laboratory support staff and less experienced technical staff
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of both chemical and microbiological analytical techniques
- Knowledge of a range of pharmaceutical technical procedures and scientific testing processes including chemistry, physical and microbiological testing
- Awareness of the Health and Safety at Work act, COSHH legislation and understanding of laboratory safety
Other Requirements
Essential
- Understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion issues
- Role model our Trust values every day
- Must be able to travel easily between sites as regular travel to customer sites is required and may be necessary out of hours and at short notice
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
