Assistant Technical Officer - Peterborough | North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 04 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £22,816 - £24,336 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 04 May 2024 |
| Location: | Peterborough, PE3 9GZ |
| Company: | North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6200836/176-F-5478925-B |
Summary
Our Hospital, part of the North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, is based near Peterborough City Centre. The area offers affordable living.
Considering joining our team? Our modern, purpose-built City Hospital first opened in 2010, with our UKAS accredited Microbiology department staffed by a friendly, busy and professional team of highly motivated BMS, and ATO support workers, dealing with around half a million samples per year.
The department operates a 24/7 working pattern, in which you will be required to participate.
This Assistant Technical Officer (ATO) post offers an exciting opportunity to work in a UKAS accredited Microbiology laboratory.
The laboratory work encompasses the usual areas of Bacteriology, Parasitology, Mycology and Serology as well as a specialist Diagnostic Molecular testing suite.
As a Band 3 Assistant Technical Officer, you will participate in the laboratory testing procedures and provide technical support to Scientific staff within the Microbiology Department of Pathology. The department carries out approximately 500,000 investigations every year, providing service to all satellite units in the Peterborough area.
You should hold a GCSE in Maths and English (at grades A-C). A science based GCSE would be an advantage, as would previous experience working in a laboratory environment. You should be dextrous, possess good keyboard skills, be able to prioritise, be literate and numerate, with a flexible approach work.
We are committed to ensure a work-life balance to all our staff by offering full time and part time roles, flexible working hours on a shift pattern to fit around your family life.
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and candidates form our local communities.
Benefits to you
• 27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 29 days after five years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part time staff);
• NHS Pension Scheme:
• Flexible working opportunities;
• Increased hourly rates for unsociable hours e.g. night shifts, weekends, bank holidays;
• Career development and training;
• Wellbeing support and activities;
• In-house physiotherapy Service;
• On-site canteens with subsidised meals;
• Subsidised staff parking (currently free).
• Free Stagecoach Bus Travel to and from work within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Technical/Scientific
Participates in the routine work of most areas of Microbiology, on a rotational basis, including:-
• Bacteriology
• Serology and Virology
• Mycology
• Parasitology (Faecal)
• Media preparation.
Receiving, sorting and handling samples of urine, faeces, blood and other body fluids.
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This advert closes on Thursday 18 Apr 2024