Laboratory Technician (Fixed Term, Part Time, Multiple Posts)

Area
Biodiscovery Institute

Location
University Park

Salary
£23,563 to £24,263 per annum pro-rata depending on skills and experience. Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance.

Closing Date
Saturday 05 April 2025

Reference
MED109225

The Biodiscovery Institute (BDI) is a collaborative post-graduate research facility with academics from across six Schools at the University of Nottingham. The BDI comprises 3 buildings and contains a series of laboratories and office spaces supporting 850+ staff and students. 

This crucial role within the institute is based within a dedicated core support team and provides day-to-day support in the operation of a busy research institution. Duties include but not limited to preparing and sterilising laboratory reagents and media, washing and sterilizing of glassware, collection, and disposal of biological waste using an Autoclave, Safety checks on equipment, collection and delivery of chemicals and waste and dealing with deliveries of consumables, stock checking and restocking consumables. 

The role will be to provide key technical support to the Senior Building technician and may involve workload planning, maintenance contract renewal and coordination and responsibility for specific technical duties. 

We have a team-orientated approach, and candidates should have excellent interpersonal, organisational, written, and verbal communication skills, and good attention to detail. The role will involve manual handling.

• Candidates should have GCSEs at Grade C or equivalent, or considerable work experience in a relevant role.

Suitable applicants will be invited to an interview. 

There are two part time posts available for this role (18 hours and 18.25 hours per week), fixed term for 1 year. Requests for secondment from internal candidates may be considered on the basis that prior agreement has been sought from both your current line manager and the manager of your substantive post, if you are already undertaking a secondment role.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Carl Winfield  carl.winfield@nottingham.ac.uk 

Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

What we offer- it’s important that you highlight key benefits and rewards and why candidates should choose us. You may want to use the below template or add your own.

• A friendly, diverse, and supportive working environment
• A hybrid working arrangement with the blended approach of home and office working each week
• Generous holiday entitlement of 27 days (pro rata) plus standard bank holidays and five university closure days including closure between Christmas and New Year.
• Our reward scheme grants bonuses of numerous values for excellent work
• We are committed to staff development through the provision of training, continued support, and career progression opportunities
• You will have access to a range of benefits and rewards, including fitness and health facilities, staff discounts, travel schemes and many more. To find out more about what we can offer you, follow the link to our benefits website

We welcome applications from UK, Europe and from across the globe and we want to make your transition to living in the UK as smooth as possible. Visit the Moving to Nottingham page to find out more.

This position does not fulfil the UK Visas & Immigration sponsorship criteria for Skilled Worker, therefore we can only accept applications from candidates who already have the right to work in UK.

Your application will be considered on an equal basis, subject to the relevant permission to work in the UK as set out by UK Visas & Immigration.

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