Laboratory Technician
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Job Title: Laboratory Technician
Salary: £21,780 to £23,877 plus £2,623 location allowance. You will receive £21,780 the band minimum. Progress to the band maximum of £23,877 will be via incremental progression.
Location: Lambeth
This is an exciting time to be working as a Laboratory Technician for the Metropolitan Police Service. In addition to large-scale transformation, there's the unique and ever-evolving challenge of policing London. This means that as a Laboratory Technician, there are more opportunities for you to get involved with making London the safest global city in a time of unprecedented change within the UK's largest Police Service.
As an integral part of the Metropolitan Police Service, Forensic Services contributes significantly to making London safer through a wide range of technical and scientific expertise in order to investigate, detect and reduce crimes. Forensic Services is the largest multi-faceted forensic organisation within Policing within England and Wales, providing technical and scientific expertise in crime scene management and examination, specialist imaging, evidence recovery, exhibit analysis, fingerprint comparison and digital examination
Forensic Services – Science delivers forensic science casework across a number of disciplines (including Biology and Trace, Firearms, Specialist Imaging and Fingerprint Enhancement) to the MPS in support of policing objectives to address investigative requirements and provide forensic evidence to the criminal justice system. The range of forensic services includes the recovery and enhancement of fingerprints and footwear marks, the identification and recovery of body fluid stains, blood pattern analysis (both within the laboratory and at scenes of crime) and submission for DNA profiling.
Biology and Trace Scientists and Fingerprint Enhancement Laboratory Practitioners provide specialist examinations of both exhibits at the Laboratory and crime scenes across London. Our Laboratory Technicians play an integral role within both the Biology and Trace and Fingerprint Enhancement teams. Being responsible for the control and maintenance of chemicals, equipment and consumables, undertaking audits and providing some administrative support to the teams. They provide key support services to Forensic Scientists, Forensic Practitioners and Forensic Examiners ensuring that the state of the art laboratories, and scene going teams, are available and equipped to respond to a wide range of examination requirements.
Laboratory Technicians are expected to work within Forensic Services Quality Management System and actively participate in the continuous improvement of the system, to support working within an ISO17025 accredited laboratory.
In providing these functions, the role directly supports one of the MPS operational priorities to achieve best outcomes in the pursuit of justice and in the support of victims.
This role could suit someone who already has experience of working within a laboratory environment, or a school leaver who has studied science to GCSE level or equivalent. It is not necessary to have studied Forensic Science and a degree is not required as full training will be provided.
To apply, please visit our website to download a role specific information pack and click on the link to complete and submit the online application form. You will also be required to submit a detailed CV.
Completed applications must be submitted by 23.55pm on 20th December 2019.
Failure to supply all the relevant documents will result in your application being terminated.
We view diversity as fundamental to our success. To tackle today’s complex policing challenges, we need a workforce made up from all of London’s communities. Applications from across the community are therefore essential.
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer the Met have committed to ensuring that disabled people and those with long term health conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations
Desirable Criteria:
- An understanding of the principles of Forensic Science.
Disability Confident Statement
The Met is committed to being an inclusive employer with a diverse and representative workforce at all levels. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences. We particularly welcome applications from ethnic minority groups and females.
As a Disability Confident employer, the Met has committed to making disability equality part of our everyday practice. We ensure that people with disabilities and those with long term health conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations. If you consider yourself to have access, workplace or reasonable adjustment requirements that need to be accommodated, we ask that you include this information within your application form. All matters will be treated in strict confidence and will not affect any recruitment decisions.
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This opportunity is closed to applications.