Laboratory Technician Apprentice

Summary

You will work as part of a team of technicians ensuring the smooth running of the dissection suites, additional teaching/study spaces and anatomical museums. Working in an exciting scientific environment the role holder will ensure practical classes are set up, whilst maintaining compliance with health & safety/Human Tissue Authority legislation.

Annual wage: £21,840 a year
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Training course: Laboratory technician (level 3)
Hours: Monday - Friday. Shift times to be confirmed.
35 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 4 November
Duration: 2 Years
Positions available: 1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Daily duties:

Prepare and lay out of anatomy dissection suites as required for teaching.
Clearing away after teaching sessions, ensuring space is ready for next use.
Maintain stocks of materials and consumables, using University purchasing system.
Assist with maintaining and servicing equipment, including appropriate testing.
Set up display equipment, e.g. AV aids, or display boards.
Follow Health & Safety guidelines in the removal and handling of both hazardous and non-hazardous waste.
Check, clean and ensure the equipment and space is tidy and functional.
Collections from external suppliers.

Where you’ll work

University of Bristol

Beacon House

Queens Road

Bristol

BS8 1SE

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

WESTON COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION

Your training course

Laboratory technician (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Comply with health and safety policies and procedures including HASWA, COSHH, risk assessments, use of personal protective equipment (PPE), manual handling, emergency procedures.

Maintain excellent housekeeping, in accordance with organisation Standard Procedures

Order and control stocks of laboratory materials where required

Identify, organise and use resources effectively to complete tasks applying the concepts of resource efficiency e.g energy, water and waste

Adhere to internal and external regulatory requirements e.g. GLP, GMP, GDP

Prepare for, and perform, laboratory experiments, tests or tasks following any specified methodologies to provide reliable, accurate data e.g. weighing, pipetting, filtering, spectroscopic techniques, chromatography techniques

Demonstrate technical competence in the use of specified instruments and equipment

Report faults and seek diagnostic advice to maintain equipment in good working order, including calibration where required

Complete documentation proficiently

Keep accurate records of laboratory work undertaken and results

Contribute to the preparation of reports.

Use simple statistical techniques for data presentation and evaluation e. g calculation of median and standard deviation, production of graphs

Demonstrate problem solving techniques including identification of sources of error and how they can be reduced e.g. human error

Use standard software packages and applications e.g. Microsoft Office suite

Use Laboratory Information Management systems to support their work

Address non-routine problems with samples and instrumentation, within defined areas

Identify relevant information from scientific sources e.g. supervisors, literature etc. in order to contribute to solutions

Participate in continuous performance improvement of systems and processes relevant to the work environment e.g. workplace organisation techniques, accreditation (e.g. ISO, UKAS) and proficiency testing.

Evaluate data, recognise and call attention to anomalous or unusual results