Healthcare Science Associate

Job summary

You will be part of a team performing a range of scientific and technical activities to support the manufacture of advanced therapeutic medicinal products and the processing, cryopreservation and storage of stem cells for bone marrow transplant. We will provide you with an extensive induction and training programme and ongoing development to support you in your role and achieving your career ambitions.

Main duties of the job

In this role you will support our Cellular and Molecular Therapies laboratory in a range of life saving tasks. Your day to day responsibilities will include:-

• Working in GMP cleanroom environment, following cleanroom gowning processes. This will involve wearing hoods and coverall garments.
• Management of stock, ordering and reconciliation of goods in accordance with MHRA regulations
• Identifying and reporting any non-conforming results, and errors, incidents or events encountered during laboratory procedures to the designated colleagues.
• Using standard laboratory equipment such as fridges, freezers, incubators, and microbiological safety cabinets without supervision. Set up and QC of analytical laboratory equipment.
• Performing environmental monitoring of cleanroom and laboratory areas, including reporting when out of specification.
• Monitoring temperature of storage areas and respond to alarms. Report when out of specification.
• Providing support, training and supervision of less experienced staff in own area of work.
• Performing temperature mapping of fridges, freezers, incubators, and laboratory areas.
• Preparing samples/donor/patient material for processing, storage and/or issue.
• The role will require you to work standard hours and days. Occasionally there may be a requirement to work some evenings, weekends and bank holidays depending on the project schedule, but with appropriate notice

About us

It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, you'll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need.

Our three core values are what set us apart. They guide and inspire everything we do. By being caring, expertly meeting the needs of our patients and our people, and accepting nothing less than the best quality, we can do extraordinary work and help our people to do something extraordinary in their career, too. Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever.

You will join us on our journey to create an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with, and we positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.