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Laboratory Technician

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1119690


UCL


14/12/2026


1 Month


Part-time; 24 hours per week


Not Applicable

Pay


£16.76


£3.14

Description

Role

Unitemps are recruiting for a Laboratory Technician. This role is for a December 14th start date and has a projected end date of January 15th 2027. This is a part-time role at 24 hours per week. Payment is set at £16.76 per hour + £3.14 holiday pay. This role is UCL campus based working.
 

The Sainsbury Wellcome Centre (SWC) is a neuroscience research centre with twelve research groups working across eleven laboratories. The laboratories are supported by specialist facilities and equipment that enable a wide range of scientific research.

The Laboratory Management Team is responsible for supporting the safe, clean and efficient running of the laboratories. Led by the Laboratory Operations Manager, the team works closely with researchers and other support teams to ensure that the laboratories are well maintained, organised and supplied with the equipment and materials they need.

Duties and responsibilities

The role will provide day-to-day support to the Laboratory Operations Team, helping to keep the laboratories clean, safe, organised and well supplied.

Main duties will include:

  • Laboratory glassware washing: Collect, wash and return clean glassware to the SWC laboratories.
  • Autoclave: Operate the autoclave to safely clean and sterilise glassware, fabrics and other laboratory supplies.
  • Laundry: Collect, wash and restock lab coats, scrubs, hairnets and surgical gowns.
  • Stock: Check supplies of laboratory and surgical items and personal protective equipment (PPE), and replenish these from SWC Stores when needed.
  • Waste: Collect and replace laboratory waste bags and bins, and safely decontaminate biohazardous waste. 
  • Cleaning: Clean the floors in the perfusion room and regularly clean the specialist clean-room mats used in the laboratories.

General support: 

  • Carry out other routine laboratory support and cleaning duties as required.

The role will work under the direction of the Laboratory Operations Team and will receive appropriate training for all duties.

Skills and experience

  • Previous experience in a laboratory, cleaning, facilities, healthcare or similar environment would be useful but is not essential.
  • Ability to follow instructions and work safely, including following cleaning and safety procedures.
  • Good attention to detail and a tidy, organised approach to work.
  • Ability to work independently when carrying out routine tasks, while knowing when to ask for help.
  • Good communication skills and the ability to work well with others.
  • Reliable and able to complete regular tasks to a consistent standard.
  • Comfortable carrying out physical, practical tasks, including lifting and moving items such as bags of waste, laundry and boxes of supplies.
  • Willingness to learn how to use laboratory equipment and follow the required procedures.

Location
UCL; campus based working

Additional information

This job will close for applications at 11.59pm on Wednesday October 7th. Interviews will be held shortly after.

*Please note to be eligible to work within this role, you must have the right to work in the UK, be physically based in the UK and be able to travel to our London based office for a RTW check (if required).

*If you have a full-time contract of employment with UCL, you are not able to work through UCL Unitemps at the same time.

Unitemps reserves the right to close this advert for applications prior to the date specified above, if a high volume of suitable applications are received so pleased don't delay applying.

Unitemps payroll is monthly, one month in arrears, please see the payroll dates here.

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