Preclinical Senior Technical Officer

Contribution

to the operational management of imaging facilities (e.g. bookings, finance,

radionuclide deliveries/waste management, equipment servicing).

Undertaking

• routine maintenance, calibration, quality control checks, inspections and
• running of equipment related to imaging of small animals.
• Designing,
• developing and executing experiments to test imaging equipment limitations and
• properties.

Showing

initiative in developing novel imaging and quantification methods in response

to the needs of colleagues and under own initiative leading to collaboration

and authorship in publications.

Ensuring

compliance with all Home Office licences, Environment Agency Permits, Health

and Safety Executive, Biosecurity, Local Rules and internal procedures with

associated auditing, documentation and updating of SOPs.

Assessing

experimental design, adherence to the 3Rs with critical and thoughtful feedback.

Assisting

in image interpretation, analysis, quantification and preparation of images and

data for publication in support of colleagues in a variety of research areas.

Provide

teaching and training on all aspects of: operation of scanners; animal handling

and regulated procedures; data reconstruction and image analysis as required.

Performing

• the above tasks will also entail assisting with day-to-day care of animals
• (mice and rats mainly) undergoing research protocols within the School and
• helping to ensure highest ethical standards of users of the animal imaging
• facility, including; monitoring animals undergoing procedures; carrying out
• routine animal procedures including anaesthesia and intravenous injection;
• assisting with maintaining disease models (such as tumours, atherosclerosis
• etc.); with appropriate training, performing additional procedures to model
• disease states, including implanting and maintaining tumour xenografts,
• surgical procedures; assisting colleagues with animal dissection and
• histological preparation of vessels and organs.
• Storing,
• archiving and retrieving of imaging data and liaising with the Schools IT team.

Assisting

with collation and submission of animal records of all procedures for return of

Home Office statistics.

The post holder

is required to have a solid understanding and experience in disaster recovery

planning and implementation techniques to rapidly and efficiently resolve

unexpected issues with preclinical imaging projects. This includes:

Use

of initiative to proactively help researchers resolve and reconcile complex and

conflicting requests as they emerge to ensure smooth planning and successful imaging

research.

Liaise

with other stakeholders to ensure equipment preventative maintenance, servicing

and other lab specific works are done in compliance with regulations/contracts,

in a timely and productive manner.

Deputise

for the Preclinical Imaging Operations Manager in certain duties including

budget and project management, enforcing compliance with risk assessment,

safety and regulatory affairs.

Any

other duties appropriate to the job as requested by the Head of

Department/School or the Preclinical Operations Manager.

Establish

and maintain close working relationships with other technical imaging experts

in the School and related departments, in particular from the PET Centre and

Medical Physics.

Additional

training will be provided where required, with the potential of the post holder

being trained to become a Radiation Protection Supervisor.

The above

list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be

required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be

expected within the scope and grading of the post.