Position Overview & Specifications

We are looking for a Healthcare Scientist Support Worker to work as part of the UKHSA employed team based in the Leeds Regional Laboratory, providing microbiology support for the laboratory-based surveillance activities, they will also be available to support the emergency response capability of the Leeds Laboratory should this be required.

UKHSA services delivered by the Leeds Regional Laboratory are normally only provided within core office hours (Monday-Friday 8.30am - 5pm). You will not usually be required to work outside of these hours. However, there may be occasions (e.g., outbreaks, pandemics) when UKHSA requires you to work outside these hours (e.g., evenings, weekends, bank holidays) to deliver the required response. Payment and time off for any such work required will be in accordance with the national provisions.

UKHSA has commissioned its Public Health Microbiology service for the Yorkshire & the Humber region from Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT). The LTHT Microbiology Department is one of the largest in the country and provides comprehensive microbiology, mycology and virology services to the health communities of Leeds and Bradford. It provides a number of highly specialised services on a regional and national basis. The Leeds Regional Laboratory is also the national laboratory for the Clostridium difficile Ribotyping Network (CDRN) and UKHSA funds this service.