Clinical Skills Laboratory Technician

Queen Mary University of London; City Of London; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution is seeking a Clinical Skills Laboratory Technician to support the Laboratory manager in providing educational and technical assistance in the Institute of Dentistry. The role requires strong interpersonal and communication skills, as well as organizational abilities. The position offers a competitive salary between £29,818 and £32,515 per annum, along with various benefits including professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary

30 days’ leave per annum

Pension scheme

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
• Flexible and professional attitude is essential.
• Desirable: experience of health and safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Laboratory manager in providing teaching and technical support.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Computer literacy

Education

Academic/vocational qualification (GCSE, NVQ, City & Guilds)

Job description

Overview

The Institute seeks to appoint a Clinical Skills Laboratory Technician to assist the Laboratory manager in providing teaching and technical support to staff and students within the Institute of Dentistry to contribute to an outstanding student learning experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Laboratory manager in providing teaching and technical support to staff and students within the Institute of Dentistry.

About You

• Academic/vocational qualification (GCSE, NVQ, City & Guilds) OR the equivalent in experience.
• Able to relate to and provide courteous assistance to academics, researchers, students and other technicians.
• Excellent interpersonal skills including written and oral communication.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team; flexible and professional attitude.
• Good organisational, planning, numerical skills and computer literacy are essential.
• Desirable: experience of health and safety regulations, working in a dental team or lab, with knowledge of set up and consumables an advantage.

This post is subject to criminal records check and the UK ‘right to work’ requirements.

About the School/Department/Institute/Project

The Institute of Dentistry is based in the thriving and diverse area of Whitechapel. In 2014, we moved into brand new state-of-the-art premises, The Royal London Dental Hospital. The new Dental School and Hospital houses the most modern and technologically advanced equipment in the UK, following more than a decade of planning and work.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries, pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum, season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities.
• A range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, campus facilities and flexible working arrangements.

The post is located on the Whitechapel Campus in London. It is a permanent, full time (35 hours per week) appointment, with an expected start date of November 2025. The starting salary is Grade 2, (£29,818 - £32,515 per annum), inclusive of London Allowance.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

The Faculty of Medicine and Athena SWAN Charter for Women in Science

The Faculty of Medicine holds a Silver Athena SWAN Award. We are committed to equality of opportunities and advancing women’s careers. We have policies to support staff returning from long-term absence, for flexible arrangements for staff with parental responsibilities and for childcare support. As part of the School’s commitment to the Athena SWAN principles we strongly encourage applications from women.

£29,818 to £32,515 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance.