Post-Mortem Technician

Reference: 379494

Salary: £32,220

APHA Weybridge, Surrey, UK

Closing date: Wednesday 15 January.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic role as part of the high disease containment post-mortem team within the Pathology and Animal Sciences Department.

You will be underpinning the crucial work of a dedicated agency that is tackling disease and ensuring the health of animals throughout the UK.

About the role

In this role, you will provide support for the ante and post-mortem examination of large animals and poultry through the sampling, and humane euthanasia of livestock using appropriate methods. You will also assist with the location/sampling of tissues as required by experimental protocols and the safe transfer and submission of samples from the post-mortem room to the relevant laboratory facilities, following Good Laboratory Practices.

About you

Together with experience in working in a scientific environment and dissection/anatomy skills, you will need to be a good communicator, team player, motivated, able to use common software applications and have a BTEC HNC/BSc degree or equivalent technical qualifications in biological/biomedical/bioveterinary science.

We offer:

• Excellent mentoring and CPD opportunities, including degree opportunities up to PhD level

• Long-term job security, a great work-life balance with 37 hours per week and Civil Service benefit package

• Employee Assistance Programme, access to Civil Service Benevolent Fund

• Civil Service Pension

• 25 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays), rising to 30 days with length of service.

Where to go from here

To apply, please visit the Civil Service Jobs website and search using the reference number.

For informal discussion about this role please contact Tilly Glenday ( ).