Biomedical Scientist Trainee
| Posting date: | 15 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £29,737.00 to £34,453.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £29737.00 - £34453.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 May 2024 |
| Location: | Colindale, London, NW9 5EQ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | K9919-24-0269 |
Summary
Essential Criteria: It is important through your application and Statement of Suitability of 500 words that you give evidence and examples of proven experience of each of the essential criteria (for full details of all essential criteria please refer to the attached job description): Essential Bachelor of Biomedical Science or equivalent HCPC Registration as a Biomedical Scientist before or on commencement of employment. IBMS Certificate of Competence completion at UKHSA Colindale Desirable Experience in Serology and Molecular biology techniques. Knowledge of administrative procedures, project management or information analysis Basic knowledge of project principle Please ensure that your statement of suitability does not contain any personal identifiers such as Name, Gender, Location, Marital Status, Sexual Orientation or Religion. The UKHSA operates a fair and open recruitment policy. Selection process details STAGE 1 - APPLICATION & SIFT: You will be required to complete an application form. This will be assessed in line with the full list of essential criteria as detailed in the attached job description please do provide evidence of how you meet this. If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to an interview. STAGE 2 INTERVIEW This competition will involve an interview by video. As part of the process, candidates will be invited to interview which will involve an in-depth discussion of your previous experience and professional competence in relation to the criteria set out in the Person Specification. Your Statement of Suitability should outline your skills, experience, and achievements, providing evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria (outlined in the person specification section). You will also be asked to provide information within the Employer/ Activity history section of the application form. This is equivalent to the information you would provide on a CV, setting out your career history. The competency based framework will be used to assess and recruit the most suitable candidate. The following behaviours will be used at the interview: Technical Skills Strengths Expected Timeline: Advert close: 23:55hrs on 3rd May 2024 unfortunately, late applications will not be considered. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Shortlist: TBC Interviews: 15th June 2024 Please note these dates could be subject to change. Eligibility Criteria Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants) Nationality requirements Appointments to roles within UKHSA will be made in accordance with the Civil Service nationality rules. These can be found athttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rulesThis job is broadly open to the following groups: UK nationals Nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK Nationals of the Republic of Ireland Nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of theEuropean Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) Relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service Relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service Certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles. The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment. Security clearance level requirement Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Basic Personnel Security Standard. People working with government assets must complete Basic Personnel Security Standard checks. For posts on UKHSA Civil Service terms and conditions, new entrants to the Civil Service are expected to start on the minimum of the pay band. For existing Civil Servants and roles advertised across government, the rules of transfer apply, i.e., level transfers move on current salary or the pay range minimum, transfers on promotion move to new pay range minimum or receive a 10% increase. Either case is determined by whichever is the highest. Please Note This role is to be appointed under Civil Service Terms & Conditions. Full details on the T&Cs are found https://www.ukhsa.reed.com/ Are you already a civil servant, or employed by a Civil Service Commission accredited public body? Please state home department on your application form. Do you meet the nationality requirements for this post? https://www.ukhsa.reed.com/