Medical Technical Officer

The post holder will work as part of the PreRep technical team, line managed by a senior Medical Technical Officer. They will support the PreRep Clinical Scientists and Operational Leads in providing a comprehensive, high quality and responsive laboratory service. As a member of the PreRep team, they may be required to work with technical and scientific staff from other teams across the Genomics Laboratory Hub and Synnovis, according to service needs. Excellent communication skills are required to work effectively. The successful candidate will also be expected to develop a sound understanding of departmental resources available to address any arising issues.

Applications are invited from enthusiastic and motivated candidates for the post of Medical Technical Officer 2 / Genetic Technologist position (AFC equivalent band 5) to join our Prenatal and Reproductive (PreRep) Genetics Team within the South East Genomic Laboratory Hub (SEGLH), based at Guy's Hospital.

The successful applicant will be required to work as part of a team and undertake scientific and technical duties coveringanalytical techniques,analysis of genomic and cytogenetic data and reporting under the supervision of senior scientific and technical staff.Preference will be given to those candidates with experience of working in a genetics laboratory. Attention to detail, excellent communication skills and the ability to prioritise work in a busy environment are all essential qualities for recruitment to this post.

The Synnovis Genetics Laboratory has been designated the hub laboratory for the SEGLH Network led by Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GSTfT) to provide the new National Genomic Medicine Service for NHS England. This network of laboratory providers is responsible for delivering genomic testing to a population of 8.6 million across South London, Kent, Surrey and Sussex.

The SEGLH provides a wide range of tests for detection of germline and somatic variants using state of the art technologies including whole exome sequencing, long-read sequencing and SNP array. The department has a number of ongoing R&D projects involving the application of NIPD and nanopore sequencing and works collaboratively with other groups such as GSTfT Biomedical Research Centre, GSTfT Genomics Innovation Unit and the GSTfT Assisted Conception Unit for Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis.