Laboratory Aide

About us

The mission of the UCL GOS Institute of Child Health is to improve the health and well-being of children, and the adults they will become, through world-class research, education and public engagement. The UCL GOS ICH, together with its clinical partner Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, forms the largest concentration of children’s health research outside North America. GOS ICH’s activities include active engagement with children and families, to ensure that our work is relevant and appropriate to their needs. GOS ICH generates the funding for our research by setting out our proposals in high quality applications to public, charitable and industrial funding bodies and disseminates the results of our research by publication in the medical and scientific literature, to clinicians, policy makers and the wider public. The Institute offers world-class education and training across a wide range of teaching and life learning programmes which address the needs of st udents and professional groups who are interested in and undertaking work relevant to child health. GOS ICH holds an Athena SWAN Charter Gold Award.

About the role

The Institute of Child Health (ICH) is a world class centre for the study and treatment of childhood disease. The successful applicants will support the day-to-day operations of the research laboratories within the Institute. Duties will include maintaining levels of a variety of general stocks and consumables, daily maintenance of equipment, processing laboratory waste and distributing deliveries.

About you

Applicants must have 5 GCSE’s at grade A-C including Maths and English. Experience of laboratory support work is highly desirable although training will be given in all aspects of the role. Applicants must have a reasonable amount of manual dexterity to complete this role as it involves lifting and moving items between floors of the institute.

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