Example job roles: Laboratory Support Staff
Level: Developing/SkilledÌý
Experiences
Activities and responsibilities likely to be required when working at this level
Health & Safety responsibilities
- Report faults or damage to equipment and assist with simple maintenance tasks
- Promote and follow safe working practices
- Understand and follow safety paperwork, with the ability to identify and report hazards
- Conduct routine compliance tasks
- Maintain good housekeeping, assisting with waste disposal procedures and cleaning activities
Core responsibilities
- Contribute to meetings
- Make suggestions to improve the service
- Contribute to and support change
- Assist with stock control and stores operations
- Assist with record keeping, inventory and asset managementÌý
- Conduct portering/manual handling duties
- Operate simple equipment following instruction or standard operating procedures
- Organise laboratory spaces in preparation of scheduled activities
- Report faults or damage to infrastructure
- Set up and operate equipment following well-established procedures
- Set up lab coats and laundry
Personal and professional development
Development options to consider when working towards this level
Learning on the job
- Gain awareness of how to use basic IT applications
- Conduct lab inductions for PhDs students and staff (to consider size of the lab and hazard level)
Learning from othersÌýÌý
- Work shadow colleagues to gain an understanding of new or different work practices
- Join a Community of Practice
- Access mentoring support from a colleague or local mentoring scheme
Formal learning
- Manual handling training
- First Aid training
- Fire Warden training
Transferable skills and competencies
Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ uses the Universal Competency Framework (UCF) to discuss transferable skills. Find out moreÌýdetails on the framework.
Planning and Organising
- Setting objectives
- Planning
- Managing time
- Managing resources
- Monitoring progress.
Developing results and setting customer expectations
- Focusing on customer needs and satisfaction
- Setting high standards for quality
- Monitoring and maintaining quality
- Working systematically
- Managing quality processes
- Maintaining productivity levels
- Driving projects to success
Following instructions and procedures
- Following directions
- Following procedures
- Time keeping and attending
- Demonstrating commitment
- Showing awareness of safety issues
- Complying with legal obligations.
Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Ways of Working
These describe expected behaviours in line with Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ culture and values.Ìý For Ways of Working indicators and steps to development please refer to theÌýWays of Working website.Ìý
“Career Pathway roles are indicative and are not intended to be a description of the role in terms of responsibilty and duties.