Medical Technical Officer 1

15 hours per week.

That's either 2 full days or, if you need it, the flexibility to cover those hours over 3 days per week.

That leaves you the rest of the week for charity work, caring responsibilities, or to navigate childcare arrangements such as school drop offs, pick-ups! Not having to worry about fitting all the important stuff around work.

Or you might have part time job but are now looking to fill the rest of your week as time allows.

Here is an opportunity to return to the Genomics field or use existing skills and apply them in this life changing team.

This is a fixed term contract, so a review at the end of the period will take place and an opportunity for you to test the working arrangements out - but it's an arrangement for 12 months if you want it.

You'll be joining as a Medical Technical Officer 1 in the Preimplantation Genetic Testing of Monogenic disorders (PGT-M) team at Guy's Hospital, which provides testing of single gene disorders in embryos. The laboratory is part of Synnovis Genetics which is the hub laboratory of the South East GLH and the only hub in England that offers testing of embryos.

Main duties of the job

This role will give you the job satisfaction that comes from knowing that no two (or 3) days are the same. You will support the continued provision of service and will perform routine genetic diagnostic tests and associated administration duties, with minimal supervision.

Practical experience in a range of laboratory techniques as well as previous experience in a diagnostic laboratory is essential.

You will work as part of a technical team under the line management of a Medical Technical Officer 3 and will be expected to collaborate with clinical scientists and technicians from across the Genetics department.

As the nature of the job requires, you will be expected to maintain professional competency and dexterity in precision-based tasks, and maintain the levels of concentration required to maintain quality service.

Overall, you be involved and responsible for the following, non-exhaustive list:

- Testing samples using molecular biological techniques such as PCR- Checking the quality of extracted DNA- To file and retrieve samples- Undertake routine sample preparation with accuracy and precision- Preparation of reagents and solutions- Data entry onto laboratory computer system- Adherence to the laboratory standard operating procedures- Strict adherence to the laboratory and Departmental Health & Safety regulations and Codes of Practice.

You will have a suite of learning opportunities available through ACCE Competency framework and you'll develop a network and knowledge built on a solid foundation.

The Centre for Preimplantation Genetic Testing (PGT), Guy's Hospital is an integrated service provided alongside Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GSTfT) Clinical Genetics and the Assisted Conception Unit.

The PGT service has been offered at Guy's since 1997 and is the largest centre in the UK and one of the most successful in Europe. The lab currently tests for more than 300 genetic diseases.

The Department is made up of more than 120 staff and with close links to Clinical Services throughout Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GSTfT) and St George's Hospital Foundation Trust. With our partner laboratories, the GLH for the South London region provides a comprehensive genomics service for a population of 8 million which includes specialist germline and cancer tests and a class-leading whole exome sequencing service.

The Genetics laboratories work collaboratively with other pathology disciplines and research groups such as GSTfT Biomedical Research Centre and Genomics Innovation Unit.