Whitechapel, London
£45068 - £52838 PA (includes London weighting)
Grade: 8a
Hours per week: 37.5
The Health Protection Agency exists to help protect the health of everyone in the United Kingdom; our ambition is to lead the way by identifying, preparing for and responding to health threats and setting standards for health protection.
The Agency was established as a special health authority in 2003. On 1 April 2005, the Agency was established as a non-departmental public body with radiation protection as part of health protection incorporated in its remit.
About dept
The National Mycobacterium Reference Laboratory is the Health Protection Agency's (HPA) national centre for tuberculosis and mycobacterium diseases within the HPA Centre for Infections. It is based in the Institute of Cell and Molecular Science, Barts and the London School of Medicine, Queen Mary College, University of London and is associated with Barts and the London NHS Trust. In addition to its reference, diagnostic and clinical activities, the MRU carries out research projects in the UK, Europe and Africa.
Job duties
The post holder provides the principal expert bacteriological input to the mycobacterial reference service. S/he will lead, implement and co-ordinate the provision of TB and other mycobacterial reference services especially identification and drug susceptibility testing. The successful candidate will have extensive experience of the microbiological handling of tuberculosis cultures and patient specimens for TB, and mycobacterial analyses including drug susceptibility testing. They will have a PhD (or equivalent), have an excellent command of written and spoken English and be able to work in the UK without a work permit. State registration is a requirement. Appropriate candidates from the EU are welcome to apply.
Individuals whose experience is limited to handling patient specimens only are unlikely to have sufficient experience for this post. The post holder will be expected to provide practical training to others at the NMRL as well as visitors; and supporting Quality Control Assessment activities and contribute to the internal and external audit programmes and corrective actions.
For further details Prof. F.Drobniewski 020 7377 5895 f.drobniewski@qmul.ac.uk
To apply for this vacancy please visit www.hpa.org.uk/careers.
For a full job description and person specification please click here.
The Health Protection Agency promotes diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunities employer
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