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

For informal discussion about this role please contact Tilly Glenday