Assistant Technician

Job Description

  • To provide a comprehensive technical support service for PII 2nd/3rd floor Borough wing (Primary location) and across the School, to support the daily operations associated with the School?s Research activities, working closely with the School Leadership Team and the School Technical Manager.
  • To provide the operation and basic maintenance of autoclaves, glass washing machines and drying ovens for the School (Guy?s campus primarily/ for PII 2nd/3rd floor Borough wing) ensuring continuous service
  • Performing weekly validation of School Autoclaves, using spore testing
  • Training new starters on the operation of the Autoclaves
  • Maintenance of autoclave room consumable stocks
  • Sterilisation of laboratory waste and research consumables
  • Washing scientific glassware, ensuring high standards of cleanliness
  • Removal of clinical waste from all laboratory areas Borough Wing (2nd/3rd Floor) on a twice weekly basis or as necessary
  • Maintenance and replacement of shared laboratory glassware stocks.
  • Lab coat laundry management
  • Regularly updating Local technical team and STM (School Technical Manager) regarding the performance and mechanical failure of the equipment
  • Assessing and ordering shared lab consumables such as sharps containers, yellow clinical waste bags, autoclavable waste bags, red tags, dish washer reagents, IMS/Ethanol supplies, printer paper, blue roll etc.
  • Deliveries for for PII 2nd/3rd floor Borough wing Lab and providing cover for the School (Guy?s campus primarily).
  • To support the School Technical Manager, School Manager and Head of School in providing operational leadership for Technical staff within the School.
  • To support the School Technical Manager in coordinating the School?s compliance with all regulations and guidelines for Health and Safety, ensuring that all relevant safety related Posts are filled.
  • To support the wider School Leadership Team in fostering a stimulating, innovative and inclusive cultural environment across the School enabling students and staff to thrive and develop, ensuring that technical staff experiences are actively considered and represented in the ongoing development and implementation of the diversity and inclusion agenda.
  • To forge relationships with colleagues in the School, Faculty, and University, to contribute to process development and adoption of best practice.

 

The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post. 



Qualifications

Minimum level 3 qualification, e.g. A levels, AS levels, International Baccalaureate diploma or other Level 3 qualification, plus work experience in a relevant technical/scientific post(s) OR Knowledge and skills gained through work experience in relevant technical or scientific posts.



Skills
  1. Evidence of an active commitment to skills and knowledge development through vocational training and on-the-job experience.
  2. Competent basic computer skills including Microsoft Office packages.
  3. Knowledge of a range of technical or practical skills and procedures and their impact on the environment.
  4. Ability to apply learnt techniques to the work context.
  5. Clear spoken and written communication skills, along with strong interpersonal and influencing/behavioral skills.
  6. Flexible team-worker who is responsive to colleagues.
  7. An understanding of Health & Safety regulations governing area of work, particularly relating to laboratory waste disposal and recycling.
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THIS ROLE IS NOT SUITABLE FOR CURRENT STUDENTS. Please note that start dates are prospective and subject to change depending on recruitment timeline. 

 

To provide a high level of service to both internal and external customers dealing with a wide range of post-award administration duties. To monitor income and expenditure transactions in order to achieve accuracy of data paramount to providing accurate management information to departments and senior officers. To produce invoices and claims in a timely manner to a wide variety of Research sponsors e.g. Charities, Industry, Government and Research Councils to meet pre-determined deadlines to avoid financial sanctions.

To carry out responsibilities with due regard to the College?s Equal Opportunities & Health & Safety Policies. 

To undertake any other duties as may be reasonable expected by the line manager of Head of Department. 

 

Main duties and responsibilities

 

  • To support the Financial Compliance & Management Officers with the daily running of the section, ensuring that an efficient service to both internal and external customers is maintained. Duties will involve a diverse range of activities dealing with specific sponsor types e.g. Charities, Research Councils, Industry and Government Offices. 
  • The preparation of claims and invoices in a frequency determined by the sponsor, ensuring accuracy of information and reconciling the total value of the claim to the general ledger and making any necessary adjustments in agreement with other central service sections and academic departments. 
  • Responsible for ensuring the daily milestone tasks are completed on Worktribe in order of priority to meet the needs of the sponsor. The efficient timing of invoice and claim submissions is essential to facilitate the College?s cash flow.
  • The continuous process of checking the information held in Agresso in order to ensure the accuracy of the data produced, for both routine and management information reports which are regularly presented to academics, Heads of Department, Senior Officers, and the relevant committees.
  • To produce routine reports as required, from the general ledger and PCB modules in Agresso, for data analysis and the compilation of information to meet departmental and external sponsor requirements.
  • Responsible for dealing with customer enquiries to the Helpdesk promptly to ensure a quick response time and efficient levels of service.
  • To initiate and enter journals onto Agresso relating to internal expenditure transfers and salary re-charges, paying careful attention to accuracy to avoid the misrepresentation of data. 
  • To work closely with the Finance Department to ensure accuracy of research grant expenditure and liaison with the Credit Control Section to assist with the collection of income on research grants and contracts.
  • Ensuring that regular budget/expenditure reports are sent to departments in a timely manner. Monitoring budget control and alerting the relevant departmental administrators and grant holders to significant variances for appropriate action.
  • Maintaining document repository on Worktribe to satisfy both internal and external audit requirements, liaising with departments where necessary to complete this process

 



Qualifications

GCE or equivalent in Maths and English



Skills
AAT or relevant experience
Experience/Knowledge
Knowledge of good accountancy practice
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Solid account office experience
Numerate skills to appropriate level
Knowledge of computerised finance systems
Experience of excel and word
Experience of working with all levels of staff including senior officers
Skills/Abilities
Ability to work under pressure and to meet predetermined deadlines
Ability to work on own initiative in a challenging environment
Ability to liaise credibly and articulately with colleagues at all levels including Sponsors, Funders and Sr. Management.
Ability to build and maintain close working relationships with other administration offices and departmental Research Manager, including Human Resources, Procurement, finance and service departments within QMUL and Barts Health NHS Trust
Other
Flexible and professional approach to work
*The ability to meet UK ?right to work? requirements.

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Qualifications

MSc in Health Psychology



Skills

Experience in CBT therapy

Library Student Ambassadors - six roles available to work 15 hours between February and June 2025 

We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated students - at all levels- to become Library Student Ambassadors to help improve the student experience in the Library. We want to increase the student voice and focus on library developments and improvements that are most important to students.  We need you to tell us!

Library Student Ambassadors will be actively involved in a number of library projects, take part in user experience research or focus groups, attend some Library Working Group meeting, and take forward suggestions for improving and developing library services and help promote library services and resources.

The hours will be worked between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday and we will try to be flexible around your studies and other commitments.  Some weeks it will be 2 or 3 hours and other weeks, no hours - making a total of 15 hours worked between Feb and June 2025



Qualifications

Current London Met student 



Skills

Excellent communication skills in order to act as a sounding board for ideas, talk to other students, and give suggestions for improvements in Library Services and Special Collections

How to apply - PLEASE send letter of interest

Email Laura Simmons (l.simmons@londonmet.ac.uk), Head of Library Operations, with heading LIBRARY STUDENT AMBASSADOR detailing your course and School and what year you are in and no more than 300 words outlining why you think you would make a good Library Student Ambassador in terms of your skills and interests and a suggestion of one thing you would like to see improved or developed in the library either online or in the physical library.  Thank you!

 

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