Ensure Safe Working Practice and Operational Procedures Are Followed at All Times

• To ensure the effective and efficient running of the HDH Academic Unit Lab facilities in the Duthie and IDS buildings at SGH. This would include monitoring, managing, planning and adapting the service to meet user’s needs.
• Ensure safe working practice and operational procedures are followed at all times.

• Plan and develop new techniques that will support research initiatives and oversee their introduction.
• Oversee the infrastructure support for research within the Labs in the Duthie Building.
• Manage the induction of new staff and students in the correct use of general laboratory equipment, laboratory procedures and the core facilities in the Duthie building such as the Dark room, Tissue culture and the Liquid Nitrogen. Cover lab management duties in the IDS building as required. Following University procedures within the respective working area, as set out by the Senior Facilities/Technical Manager and Health & Safety Officer and Academic staff.
• Provide general maintenance of laboratory facilities, ensuring adequate levels of stocks including reagents and chemicals for the groups. Liaise with the Senior Facilities/Technical Manager and Health & Safety OfficerManager in cases of breakdown of general laboratory equipment and were necessary contact relevant companies to arrange repair.
• Liaise with researchers with regard to practical day-to-day organisational issues.

• Supervision and training of junior technical staff working in the Duthie Labs. Provide training to members of staff and students in Molecular biology techniques and the associated equipment e.g. Real time PCR machines, PCR machines, Chemdoc
• Advise on pricing and purchasing of lab equipment and consumables in consultation with the Senior Facilities/Technical Manager and Health & Safety Officer

• Conduct routine measurements for gene and protein expression using techniques such as Western blotting, RT-PCR, Q-PCR etc. Provide technical supervision in the use of techniques in own area of expertise.
• To attend relevant meetings when requested by managers in support of standard work activities.
• Providing research and technical support and advice to the HDH research groups based in the Duthie building. Including day-to-day planning, design, organisation and management of own research project, overseeing project students, training, acquisition and interpretation of data and statistical analysis.
• Contributing to the choice of technique, approaches and methods. Troubleshooting of methods for optimisation of techniques for various applications.
• Training of students and staff of all levels in techniques and proper use of specialised equipment.
• Advising students/staff at all levels in design, development and application of techniques and equipment. Assisting in set up of experiments and equipment.

• Responsible for time management of own research project, overseeing time management of project students and work experience students.
• Responsibility for preparation and deployment of rotas to laboratory users in order to maintain and high standard of working environment within thelaboratory
• Negotiating supplier quotations for purchase of new equipment, organisation and performing of calibration, repairs, performing general maintenance and day-to-day monitoring of specialised laboratory equipment

• Use of specialist technical knowledge in order to maintain laboratory equipment, diagnosis of faults and repair of equipment.
• Train and advise students and staff of all levels of appropriate usage of laboratory equipment and techniques.
• Responsible for developing/performing trials of new and existing products/techniques/methods, document results and advise students/staff of the findings
• Advising staff in the purchase of new equipment/apparatus/software and gaining quotations from suppliers as required.

• Accurately maintain written records of techniques performed. Application of statistical analysis and interpretation of documented results.
• Application of detailed understanding in utilisation of results in development/optimisation of techniques. Contribution to appropriate choice of equipment/techniques/methods for the effective interpretation of results.

• Ensure application of Health and Safety regulations for laboratory equipment (e.g. electrical testing), chemicals (flammables, poisons, fume hood storage) and basic procedures. To make sure Risk Assessments and COSHH forms have been written before work is carried out. Report findings to the Senior Facilities/Technical Manager and Health & Safety OfficerManager. Ensure compliance with health and safety procedures and make sure risk assessments are up to date and that records are kept of the relevant documentation. Liaise with the Senior Facilities/Technical Manager and Health & Safety Officerregarding the general maintenance of a safe working environment.
• Representing the Duthie lab facilities at the HDH Health and Safety Committee.

• Ensuring radiation waste is appropriately transferred to the Trust in accordance with the EA permit in the absence of the RPS.
• Undertake a monthly source check to confirm that all sources and any radioactive waste are present and stored correctlyin the absence of the RPS.
• Provide support and guidance to members of the Research Division on all matters relating to radiation in the absence of the RPS.
• To Assist the RPS with their duties as required.

Job Hazard Analysis Form - Appendix to Job and Person Specification

Please tick one of the following statements:

Please tick all those that apply, and put N/A if not applicable

O – Occasionally (up to 1/3 of time); F – Frequently (up to 2/3 of time); C – Constantly (more than 2/3 of time) ## denotes to HR the need for a full PEHQ to be sent to all applicants for this position.

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