12 Month Fixed Term/Secondment Opportunity
EPA Microbiology is the only Microbiology laboratory in the county! We provide clinical diagnostic services to help doctors understand what is making their patients sick and how best to treat them. This busy, exciting and essential service is run by an efficient and closely knit team, and the laboratory is very focused on staff wellbeing and teamwork. We would love to get someone recruited who will integrate well into this dynamic, with previous lab experience to help you hit the ground running and also contribute to improving the service.
Staff will be expected to participate in the departmental rota. We work Monday to Friday on 3 shifts – early (8am-4pm), core (9am-5pm) and late (1pm-9pm), and on 8am-4pm on Saturdays and Sundays and Bank Holidays.
The Microbiology (Bacteriology) department will consider suitably qualified applicants for Band 5 level working for interview.
* Performing routine laboratory procedures in all areas of the Bacteriology Laboratory according to laboratory policies and Standard Operating Procedures.
* Performing plate reading to identify significant isolates, set up and interpret antibiotic sensitivity testing.
* Perform a range of automated techniques throughout the department including MS and automated MIC determination.
* Be able to work both autonomously and as part of the Bacteriology team.
* Participate in the Microbiology on-call service following appropriate training.
* Support trainees and BMSWs within the department.
* Complete ongoing service training including CPD, mandatory training and competencies.
* Work with other team members to plan workload and achieve collective goals.
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first‑class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state‑of‑the‑art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
* Flexible working hours
* Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
* Multi Faith prayer room
* Discounted gym memberships
* Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
* Wagestream – access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
* Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
* Free 24‑hours confidential counselling support
* On‑site Nursery
* On‑site cafes offering staff discounts
* Support in career development
* Flexible staff bank
* Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
1. Handles dangerous pathogens on a daily basis including containment level 3 organisms.
2. Communicates complex clinical technical service related test information to managers, consultants, nurses and other health care colleagues.
3. Answers telephone inquiries from Pathology users about test results and provide information about methodologies and service requirements.
4. Explains results when results do not agree with clinical presentation and investigate and problem solve situations as required.
5. Manages own work and day to day routine work in specialised services. Responsible for processing both urgent and routine work to maintain routine turnaround times in line with Trust and Departmental policies.
Please view the attached job description for full details of the role and use your supporting statement to confirm how you meet the essential and desirable criteria on the job specification.
Please note due to high volume of applications for some posts, this post may close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role asap.
If you are considering applying for this post on a secondment basis, please discuss with your Line Manager prior to applying to ascertain whether this could be supported.
This advert closes on Monday 4 May 2026
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