Clerical Officer - Microbiology, Band 2

This is an excellent opportunity for a suitably qualified and experienced person to join the Microbiology Department as a Clerical Officer. The Microbiology laboratory is located on the Gloucestershire Royal Hospital site and provides an extensive service to the two acute hospitals, smaller local hospitals and to GPs in Gloucestershire and South Worcestershire. The current laboratory workload is approximately 380,000 specimens a year., The successful candidate will be reliable, enthusiastic, motivated and forward thinking. They will demonstrate good interpersonal skills and must be a team player.

The secretarial team provides support for the Consultant Microbiologists and senior laboratory staff, with offices on both hospital sites.

Key duties for the clerical role include dealing with telephone enquiries, organising patient appointments and general clerical tasks.

The Department of Microbiology is based on the GRH hospital site in Gloucester, but also includes offices on the CGH site. The laboratory provides an extensive service to the two hospitals and GP surgeries in Gloucestershire. The laboratory has a staff team of about 60 people, including scientific and medical roles. The core working hours are 0830 to 1700, Monday to Friday.

The department has a long history of training and developing staff in different roles. It is approved as a training laboratory by the Institute of Biomedical Science, and has been accredited by UKAS to the ISO15189 standards.