This occupation is present in a variety of organisations, together with however not solely, chemical, main and secondary pharmaceutical, biotechnology, formulated merchandise, nuclear firms; and analytical science companies, dental laboratories and academic institutions.
The broad objective of the occupation is working on the forefront of know-how to hold out each routine and one-off laboratory testing (and manufacturing the place related) and carry out a wide range of technical help capabilities throughout the organisation.
Of their each day work, an worker on this occupation interacts with the laboratory supervisor and colleagues, inner departments corresponding to manufacturing, procurement and high quality, inner clients corresponding to medical employees, educating employees and college students, exterior suppliers and clients corresponding to service engineers, supply drivers, regulatory our bodies and inspection groups e.g. HSE.
An worker on this occupation will probably be answerable for proactively discovering options to issues and figuring out areas for enhancing the enterprise. Laboratory technicians are anticipated to work each individually and as a part of a laboratory crew. They’re able to work with minimal supervision, taking duty for the standard and accuracy of their very own work. In any context working safely and ethically is paramount and plenty of firms function below extremely regulated situations. Laboratory technicians due to this fact observe high quality procedures to satisfy the necessities of high quality requirements related to their work. It’s not a requirement, both to practise on this occupation or as a part of this apprenticeship, for apprentices to attain further {qualifications} (apart from the standard English and maths necessities for an apprenticeship at this stage) or skilled recognition. Nonetheless, this apprenticeship customary has been rigorously designed with a few of the necessities of sure related skilled our bodies in thoughts. Apprentices and employers ought to communicate to the skilled our bodies related to the business or sector inside which they’re working to establish the extra necessities that have to be met for skilled recognition by these organisations. Recognition by these organisations will probably be depending on the acquisition of studying as outlined by them.
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Information
K1: The standard procedures to satisfy the necessities of high quality requirements related to the office.
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K2: The right way to safely retailer and deal with information according to nationwide and worldwide information safety and cyber safety laws that apply to the function and employer processes.
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K3: The right way to apply statistical methods for information processing and presentation. e.g calculation of median, customary deviation, produce graphs
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K4: The right way to recognise issues and apply acceptable scientific strategies to determine causes and obtain options.
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K5: The enterprise setting during which the corporate operates together with private function inside the organisation, moral apply and codes of conduct.
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K6: The foundations of well being and security together with duty for well being and security below Well being & Security at Work Act(HASWA)
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K7: Threat evaluation & management together with Management of Substances Hazardous to Well being assessments (COSHH) and Security Information Sheets
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K8: Secure handbook dealing with procedures together with Show Display Tools (DSE)
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K9: Hazardous space classification & Harmful Substances and Explosive Environment Laws (DSEAR) rand how they apply inside space of duty
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K10: Website and native security (together with fireplace and electrical), first support and emergency administration methods and procedures.
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K11: Laboratory well being and security and compliance with authorized, regulatory, moral necessities together with the administration and management of laboratory waste and the dealing with and disposal of chemical substances
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K12: The right way to order and management shares of laboratory supplies the place required
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K13: The right way to apply the ideas of useful resource effectivity to vitality, water and waste within the office.
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K14: Inside laws pertinent to the sponsoring firm & relative specialism during which they function (eg. Good Laboratory Observe(GLP), Good Manufacturing Observe (GMP), Good Documentation Observe (GDP))
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K15: The exterior regulatory necessities pertinent to the sponsoring firm & relative specialism during which they function e.g. Medicines & Healthcare Regulation Authority (MHRA), Meals and Drug Administration (FDA), Workplace for Nuclear Regulation (ONR)
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K16: The rationale for laboratory investigations together with out of specification outcomes
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K17: Error reporting and correction methods e.g. for traceability
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K18: The rules of Laboratory Info Administration methods (digital or paper based mostly)
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K19: The rules of root trigger evaluation
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K20: The important thing rules of steady enchancment and the way office organisation methods could be utilized to enhance workflow.
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K21: Theoretical information of named / recognised scientific topic acceptable to the office and sector e.g. corresponding to discovered within the dental, pharmacology sectors.
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K22: Scientific gear administration together with upkeep e.g. cleansing, calibration, recognising gear faults and when to escalate.
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Expertise
S1: Adjust to well being and security insurance policies and procedures together with HASWA, COSHH, threat assessments, use of non-public protecting gear (PPE), handbook dealing with, emergency procedures.
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S2: Keep glorious housekeeping, in accordance with organisation Normal Procedures
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S3: Order and management shares of laboratory supplies the place required
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S4: Establish, organise and use assets successfully to finish duties making use of the ideas of useful resource effectivity e.g vitality, water and waste
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S5: Adhere to inner and exterior regulatory necessities e.g. GLP, GMP, GDP
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S6: Put together for, and carry out, laboratory experiments, exams or duties following any specified methodologies to supply dependable, correct information e.g. weighing, pipetting, filtering, spectroscopic methods, chromatography methods
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S7: Display technical competence in the usage of specified devices and gear
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S8: Report faults and search diagnostic recommendation to take care of gear in good working order, together with calibration the place required
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S9: Full documentation proficiently
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S10: Hold correct data of laboratory work undertaken and outcomes
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S11: Contribute to the preparation of stories.
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S12: Use easy statistical methods for information presentation and analysis e. g calculation of median and customary deviation, manufacturing of graphs
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S13: Display drawback fixing methods together with identification of sources of error and the way they are often diminished e.g. human error
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S14: Use customary software program packages and purposes e.g. Microsoft Workplace suite
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S15: Use Laboratory Info Administration methods to help their work
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S16: Handle non-routine issues with samples and instrumentation, inside outlined areas
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S17: Establish related data from scientific sources e.g. supervisors, literature and many others. with the intention to contribute to options
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S18: Take part in steady efficiency enchancment of methods and processes related to the work setting e.g. office organisation methods, accreditation (e.g. ISO, UKAS) and proficiency testing.
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S19: Consider information, recognise and name consideration to anomalous or uncommon outcomes
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Behaviours
B1: Efficient communication utilizing a spread of expertise
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B2: Efficient teamwork
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B3: Potential to work independently and take duty for initiating and finishing duties in compliance with high quality and security requirements, difficult unsafe working practices the place acceptable.
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B4: An understanding of affect of their work on others, particularly the place associated to range and equality
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B5: Time administration and skill to finish work to agreed schedule
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B6: Potential to adapt to alter
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B7: Persevering with Skilled Improvement (CPD): Accountability of personal improvement wants, endeavor CPD.
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B8: Display reliability, integrity & respect for confidentiality on work associated & private issues
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