The Moredun Group
Recruitment Pack
Technical Officer Bio-safety In-vivo
Moredun Scientific
INTRODUCTION
Thank you for requesting an application pack for the post ofTechnical Officer, within Moredun Scientific within The Moredun Group, reference04-04-18. This pack provides information which will help you complete your application. Please be aware that your application will be acknowledged via email so please provide us a valid email address. The closing date for this position is 23 April 2018.
If you have any queries about your application, or the recruitment process in general, please contact the HR department on 0131 445 5111 or
How to Apply
To apply please post the following to the address below:
- A covering letter, indicating your experience and how you meet the criteria as set out in the job description.
- A copy of your CV,
- The completed Declaration form.
- The completed Equal Opportunities form.
Please email your application to -
Web address:
ABOUT THE MOREDUN GROUP
The Moredun Group consists of three companies, Moredun Research, Moredun Scientific and Pentlands Science Park.
Moredun Research is internationally recognised for its work on infectious diseases of sheep and other ruminants. Its remit is to conduct distinguished scientific research on infectious diseases of livestock and of comparative relevance to man.
The aims of the Group are:
- To carry out innovative basic and strategic multi-disciplinary research on diseases which undermine biological efficiency, impair animal welfare or threaten public health.
- To develop strategies for improved control and prevention of disease, thereby furthering animal and human wellbeing and encouraging sustainable agriculture.
- To contribute new knowledge to biological science, comparative medicine, environmental protection and public health.
- To maintain specialist diagnostic and disease surveillance services to facilitate epidemiological investigations, and early awareness of emerging problems.
Moredun Scientificthe commercial arm of the Moredun Group, offers contract research, collaborative research and technology transfer services to the veterinary, pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.
Moredun Scientific are involved in the conduct of safety and efficacy studies evaluating a range of veterinary and human health products. The company has two divisions, Animal Health and Bisoafety.
Pentlands Science Park, is the bioscience centre developed by the Moredun Foundation and is home to Moredun Research and Moredun Scientific.The park extends to 22 acres and provides around 160,000 square feet of high quality offices and laboratories for the Moredun Group and the other site tenants.
Pentlands Science Park is the service company which runs and administers all the parks property, facilities and management services in such areas as security, engineering, IT, catering and conferencing.
Pentlands Science Park is committed to providing high quality services and is active in encouraging collaboration between tenants as part of its commitment to the biotechnology sector.
ABOUT OUR TERMS & CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
Salary
The salary for this post isbetween£20,700-£32,400. Placement on the scale is dependent on qualifications and experience.
Pension
On appointment, you are eligible to join the Group Personal Pension Scheme.
- Our contribution is three times the employee contribution up to 15%.
- You do not have to contribute if you do not wish to but, if you do, the minimum contribution is 3% of your salary.
Hours of work
Full-time employees work 37 hours per week. Standard working hours Monday to Thursday 8:30 -17:30 and Friday 8:30-16:00, with a one hour unpaid lunch.
A flexi-time system is in operation for the majority of positions within the organisation.
Annual Leave
On appointment the annual leave entitlement is 6 weeks per annum.
Public Holidays & Privilege Day
The public holiday entitlement is 7 days per annum pro rata, 5 days taken over Christmas and New Year when the Group is closed with the exception of on-call staff, the remaining 2 days will be allocated at Easter or in negotiation with your line manager, in accordance with the requirement of the business.
A privilege day, is allocated the last day of the Year and is granted when annual leave is taken the previous day.
Retirement
The Moredun Group recognises that employees are no longer required to retire at a specific date.
Training & Development
The Moredun Group is committed to providing the development and training necessary to ensure that all employees have the knowledge and skills required to fulfil their job roles effectively. The Moredun Group was awarded Investors in People status in 1999. Staff development is of major importance to us we try to provide every opportunity for future career development.
Equal Opportunities
The Moredun Group is committed to creating a positive and inclusive environment, respecting equality and diversity and encouraging good relations. We welcome applications from people irrespective of their age, sex, religion or belief, race, disability or sexual orientation.
Family Friendly & Flexibility Policies
The Moredun Group operates a number of policies including a childcare voucher scheme, access to a family Healthcare scheme and flexible working arrangements.
Technical Officer (In-vivo Biosafety)
The Moredun Group are seeking an enthusiastic and conscientious individual to join a small team working within Moredun Scientific.
You will join a team involved in the conduct of safety and efficacy studies evaluating a range of veterinary and human health products. The Biosafety In-vivo Division is involved in testing for adventitious agents and require fast turnaround testing to guarantee the timely release of medicinal products.
You will have knowledge of and ability to comply with, GMP and GLP regulations, working within standard operating procedures, risk assessments and study plans.
You will participate in weekend rota, for which additional payment is made.
Salary:£20,700-32,400 Ref: 04-04-18
Closing Date: 23 April 2018
APPLICATION FORMS AND FURTHER PARTICULARS:
Full details of this role including the job description and person specification are included in our application pack on our website
Please complete the declaration and equal opportunities forms within the pack and return them with your application.
Email: CV, covering letter, completed declaration and equal opportunities to
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job title: / Technical OfficerPay Band / Band 4
Department: / Biosafety In-Vivo
Reporting Structure: /
Staff reporting to postholder: / None
Main purpose of job: / Responsible for routine animal husbandry and welfare to support In-vivo Biosafety group. Assist in initiating in-vivo studies. Knowledge of and ability to comply with the GLP/GMP regulations, SOPs and Study Plans/Protocols. Initiate and assist in In-vivo testing to GLP/GMP regulatory requirements.
Main duties of postholder: / Inoculation of eggs and small animals for in-vivo adventitious agents and
routine animal husbandry as required
Recording data to GLP/GMP compliance levels
Maintenance of equipment and facilities to GLP/GMP compliance levels
Preparing/maintaining stocks of laboratory consumables and reagents
Incoming goods management, Test Article receipt and general
administrative support
Provide training to other MSL personnel when required
Encourage and show flexibility in workplace
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential / DesirableAttainments: / Degree in Biological Science or related discipline
Full Driving Licence
Personnel Licence Holder
Experience: / Recording and collation of data
Inoculating small animals
Sample collection
Euthanasia and necropsy
Skills: / Communication - excellent interpersonal and communication skills when dealing with a wide range of managers, staff and other contacts.
Ability to provide verbal communications to staff, visitors, collaborators or clientsface to face and by phone.
Ability to produce accurate written communications.
Managing relationships – ability to deal with a wide range of people with tact and diplomacy
Able to build and maintain effective working relationships with a range of people.
Ability to supervise others in study specific tasks.
Able to coach, mentor and training others where appropriate.
Ability to deal with difficult people in a calm manner.
Team working - ability to work flexibly
and effectively as part of the team.
Skills:
continued / Resilience - strong ability to work with ambiguity and constantly changing set of circumstances and issues.
Ability to work alone and with risk of infection.
Ability to deal with sick or injured animals.
Planning and organisation - able to work on own initiative, prioritise, plan activities taking into account deadlines and resources.
Ability to manage increased workloads at short notice.
Able to plan and organize to optimize use of resources.
Decision making – able to take independent action where necessary in line with policies and procedures
Ability to use judgment to solve a variety of problems in a way which minimizes impact.
Flexibility – ability to adapt and work effectively with a variety of situations, individuals or groups.
Able to understand and appreciate different and opposing perspectives on an issue and to adapt an approach as the situation changes
Ability to work flexibility including out of hours.
Other skills (pleasespecify)
Other requirements (please specify) / Physically fit to undertake some strenuous tasks.
In Confidence -This form must be completed in full
Please complete the form and return it with your application. It will be removed from your application and the information you have provided will be used for statistical monitoring purposes only.
This form will not be seen by those who are responsible for making selection decisions.
Vacancy DetailsPost Reference Number 04-04-18 / Post Applied For Technical Officer – In-vivo Bio-safety
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Do you require sponsorship to work in the UK? / Yes / No / The Moredun Group are not licenced to sponsor individuals to work in the UK.
Declaration
I declare that the information given on all parts of this application form, and in any other forms or documentation which accompanies it, is, to the best of my knowledge, correct. I understand that giving false information will make my application unacceptable and, if I am appointed, lead to my dismissal.
I accept that:
- If I am appointed, the information of this form may be used, in accordance with Schedule 2 of the Data Protection Act 1998, to form a part of my permanent personal record.
- The information in the Equal Opportunities Monitoring form which accompanies the application form, will be used in accordance with Schedule 3 of the Data Protection Act 1998 to identify and review the equality of treatment between individuals with a view to enabling such equality to be promoted and maintained. It will not be seen by those who are responsible for making selection decisions.
- An offer of employment will not be made until I provide proof of my legal right to work in the UK in the job for which I have applied.
- Any offer of appointment will be subject to there being no restriction by the Home Office or by the UK Border Agency to my entry and/or continued stay in the UK for the duration of my appointment with The Moredun Group.
The Moredun Group operates a policy of equality of opportunity and fair treatment in employment.
We aim to ensure that unfair discrimination does not occur. To help us achieve this aim, we ask you to complete this confidential monitoring form. Statutory codes of practice issued by Equal Opportunities bodies recommend that employers monitor their recruitment and employment practices to ensure that their policies are working effectively.
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It is said by some that what you do or don’t believe is a private matter that should have no effect on your job. It is indeed a private matter but it would be disingenuous to say that it had no effect on your employment. For example, running training events or promotion panels during periods of religious fasting for some colleagues may well place them at a disadvantage in these instances.
Moredun is committed to ensuring fairness and equal access to all employees whatever their faith or beliefs.
The list of religions below, are of the most commonly found in the UK They are listed in alphabetical order and not intended to signify rank in terms of importance, furthermore we acknowledge that the list is not exhaustive and if your religion is not specifically listed then we ask you not to take offence as none was intended.
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