Scientist - Microbiology

Job summary

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is an integral part of the NHS, collecting and processing nearly 2 million blood donations a year and delivering diagnostic and therapeutic services relating to the transfusion of blood, and transplantation of stem cells, tissues and organs. The Microbiology Services Laboratory (MSL) provides a centralised and diverse microbiological service that is essential to the operation of NHSBT. In this role youll manage the day-to-day activities of laboratory work for the BTRU on Genomics to Enhance Microbial Screening (BTRU-GEMS) programme to enhance the services provided by MSL. You will be taking responsibility for the standard of the work, the quality of the results produced and the workload of the staff working in that section. This will involve performing evaluations, validations, and verifications on new assays and quality control material under the Control of Change process. You will also authorise reports generated from all sections within Virology. As part of the role you will work with clinical colleagues and service users within the organisation and with external stakeholders to improve and develop the testing services offered.

Main duties of the job

Your responsibilities will include: You will be responsible for the receipt, processing and cataloguing of BTRU-GEMS samples sent to the bio-archive based in the Blood Research Laboratory, NHSBT, Oxford. You will be responsible for the coordination of studies, carrying out analyses of laboratory data, preparing reports and presenting findings to inform the direction of research studies. This work is supported by grant money from the National Institute for Health Research; you will be responsible for managing the consumable budget associated to the post. You will carry out detailed analyses of virological, clinical and epidemiological data produced within Theme III (Blood Safety) of the BTRU programme on Transfusion and Transplantation Transmitted Infections, support and as appropriate lead the laboratory supervision and coordination of the planned activities of MSc, PhD and DPhil projects associated with Theme III. You will also be involved in encouraging a good collaboration between the other project partners at NHSBT, University of Oxford, UCL and UK Health Security Agency, and possibly beyond.

About us

At NHS Blood and Transplant, were 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. Its 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. We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with and positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community. Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever.