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The Microbiology Technical Manager at GRI Microbiology is responsible for a sub-division of the department under the direction of the Operational Manager (OM). The post holder will perform as lead specialist in designated areas of responsibility. The post holder will provide direction to staff and provide highly specialist advice to service users (clinicians, GPs, nurses etc.), colleagues and other senior staff such as department consultants and laboratory managers. The Diagnostic Clinical Microbiology/Virology Service for NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde (NHS GG&C) is delivered from two sites: Glasgow Royal Infirmary and Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. The laboratories provide a full and comprehensive Microbiology / Virology service to the population of NHS GG&C including Hospital based users, General Practice users, Private Sector users and to colleagues in the university and teaching sectors. Applicants must be registered with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Biomedical Scientist and require a Masters degree (MSc) in Biomedical Science or hold the Fellowship of the Institute of Biomedical Science (F.I.B.M.S.) or have an equivalent educational qualification. The post is based at the Microbiology Laboratory at Glasgow Royal Infirmary which is a state of the art facility which contains extensive microbiology equipment such as Vitek 2, Vitek MS, Virtuo Blood Culture System, WASP / WASPLab and MGiT TB Analysers. The laboratory processes around 400,000 specimens per annum and in addition to routine microbiology sections, also includes Environmental (air and water) testing and a Mycology section. The laboratory holds UKAS accreditation for ISO 15189 and ISO 17025 standards. A laboratory out of hours / shift service operates whereby the post holder will be required to work 37.5 hours over 7 days including evenings, weekends and public holidays as a contractual requirement. This involves the post holder carrying out, without supervision or the immediate on site availability of medical or technical advice, any of the tasks for which they are trained. It is the nature of this 24/7 service that the work is of an urgent or emergency nature and often involves the more complex diagnostic tasks e.g. those used in the diagnosis of meningitis or septicaemia.
Informal Contact: William Ennis, Microbiology Service Manager, Tel No: 0141 956 0428
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs
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