Anatomy Laboratory Technician

The Division of Biosciences at UCL is one of the world's foremost centres for research and teaching in the biological sciences. We have an outstanding international reputation and a community of over 500 staff and more than 300 PhD students engaged in cutting edge research and collaboration.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Anatomy Laboratory team.

You will become part of our small, collaborative, and dedicated team, providing essential teaching resources and a core facility that significantly contributes to the education of medical and science students throughout their academic years at UCL.

About the role

The main purpose of this job is to provide administrative and technical support for the running of the Anatomy Laboratory, including monitoring and completion of audit documentation in line with HTA and Health and Safety requirements, creation and collation of register documentation, protocol paperwork and basic finance. It will also involve, under supervision, setting up practical class material for teaching courses and surgical workshops; assisting with the receipt, preservation and disposal of prepared cadaveric material; as well as the maintenance of other teaching equipment and material.

The post holder will be responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of the Anatomy Laboratory, ensuring that students entering the Anatomy Laboratory have permission to be there, and conducting regular audits of human material used to teach anatomy in the Anatomy Laboratory.

The post holder will acquire the skills necessary to carry out these tasks and, in so doing, provide support for the fundamental daily operations within the Anatomy Laboratory.

The salary is £30,4461 (including London Allowance) per annum.

This role does not meet the eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa certificate of sponsorship under UK Visas and Immigration legislation. Therefore, UCL will not be able to sponsor individuals who require a right to work in the UK to carry out this role.

About you

You must have GCSE level (English and Maths) or equivalent, with some basic biological science background.

You must have experience working in an anatomy laboratory or a mortuary setting.

Ability to perform repetitive routine work reliably and with high levels of accuracy and consistency.

You must have the ability and disposition to handle cadavers.

You must have a good level of computer literacy and working experience in the use of MS Office (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook and Teams).

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

• 41 days holiday (27 days annual leave, 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days). Annual leave must be taken out of term time. Two weeks of annual leave should be taken in a two week block.
• Additional 5 days' annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service

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We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce.

These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

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