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Band

MRC - 6

Location

Salisbury

Salary

£25, 596 - £26,093 per annum, dependent on skills and experience

Contract Type

Permanent

Job Type

Technical & Scientific Professionals

Full Time / Part Time

Full Time

Job Description

Overall Purpose:

To work with scientific researchers in order to look after the health and welfare of a breeding colony of rhesus macaques. This work includes daily husbandry duties such as cleaning and feeding, as well as maintaining accurate records. All work is governed by the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act through the Home Office.

Main Duties/Key Responsibilities:

Checking the health and welfare of the animals
Addressing welfare needs including habituation and training of animals
Maintaining cleanliness in the animal rooms
Record keeping
Reading and adhering to standard operating procedures (SOPs) and risk assessments

Working Relationships:

Member of a team working under supervision of senior personnel.

Additional Information:

Must be able to work overtime to cover animal requirements.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications/Training Required:

Essential:

Five GCSEs at grade C or above

Desirable:

Computer literacy

Previous Work Experience Required:

Essential:

Working and adhering to instructions/protocols/processes

Desirable:

Basic animal husbandry

Knowledge and Experience:

Essential:

Good communication skills
Attention to detail
Genuine interest in the welfare of animals
Basic computer skills

Desirable:

Experience of working to SOPs
Experience of computerised record keeping
Ideally, experience of working as part of a team

Personal skills/Behaviours/Qualities:

Essential:

The applicant should be able to work as part of a team and work under the supervision of senior personnel

Further Information

The post-holder will be required to have the appropriate level of security screening/vetting (Disclosure and Barring Service) required for the role. UKRI reserves the right to run or re-run security clearance as required during the course of employment.

In addition, this post also attracts a National Security Vetting clearance and so there are further eligibility requirements.

To meet national security vetting requirements for this role, you will normally need to have been resident in the UK for at least 5 years prior to the date of application.

You may still be considered if, for example:

You’ve been serving overseas with HM Forces or in some other official capacity as a representative of HM Government
You were studying abroad
You were living overseas with a parent

Equality & Diversity:

The MRC values the diverse skills and experience of its employees and is committed to achieving equality of treatment for all. Our objectives are that all individuals shall have equal opportunities for employment and advancement on the basis of their skills, aptitudes, and abilities. The MRC is committed to the engagement and retention of the best possible talent and to creating an environment that encourages excellence in scientific research through good equality and diversity leadership and management.

Corporate/Local Responsibilities & Requirements:

The post-holder must at all times carry out their responsibilities with due regard to the MRC’s:

Code of Conduct
Equality and Diversity policy
Health and Safety policy
Data Protection and Security policy

All employees are required to act professionally, co-operatively, and flexibly in line with the requirements of the post and the MRC.

The MRC is a great place to work and progress your career, be it in scientific research or the support functions.The MRC is a unique working environment where our researchers are rewarded by world class innovation and collaboration opportunities that the MRC name brings. The MRC is an excellent place to develop yourself further and a range of training & development opportunities will be available to you, including professional registration with the Science Council.

Choosing to come to work at the MRC (part of UKRI) means that you will have access to a whole host of benefits from a defined benefit pension scheme and excellent holiday entitlement to access to employee shopping/travel discounts and salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme, as well as the chance to put the MRC and UKRI on your CV in the future.

Our success is dependent upon our ability to embrace diversity and draw on the skills, understanding and experience of all our people. We welcome applications from all sections of the community irrespective of gender, race, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sexual orientation, disability or age. As "Disability Confident" employers, we guarantee to interview all applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

UKRI supports research in areas that include animal health, agriculture and food security, and bioscience for health which includes research on animals, genetic modification and stem cell research. Whilst you may not have direct involvement in this type of research, you should consider whether this conflicts with your personal values or beliefs.

We will conduct a full and comprehensive pre-employment check as an essential part of the recruitment process on all individuals that are offered a position with UKRI. This will include a security check and an extreme organisations affiliation check. The role holder will be required to have the appropriate level of security screening/vetting required for the role. UKRI reserves the right to run or re-run security clearance as required during the course of employment.