Nicholas Howard Limited are delighted to be recruiting for a new and exciting role as a Microbiologist.
Based in Winchester, responsibilities will include but not be limited to: -
Baseline Monitoring:
- Working to existing protocol, take samples throughout the facility, prepare and incubate isolates.
- Train a small team in sample collecting, incubation, basic morphology, and gram staining.
- Carry out morphology tests and identification and subsequent gram staining.
- Carry out preparation of pure samples for external speciation.
- Assist with writing the final report, likely taking the lion’s share of the work as the client is not experienced in the appropriate contents required.
Disinfectant Validation:
- Prepare and incubate as required pure cultures from those purchased, standard compendials.
- Prepare and incubate as required any specific cultures (as yet not speciated due to time constraints) that appear in the baseline monitoring and are not covered by the compendial isolates.
- Carry out the coupon testing against three disinfectants including all dilutions etc. A protocol exists.
- Revisit parts of the exercise if failures occur.
- Write the final report.
In Operation / At Rest Monitoring:
- As part of the cleaning validation and ongoing.
- Check the SOP for active air sampling, use of machine and post-processing.
- Incubate and isolate samples as with the baseline monitoring.
Growth Promotion Testing of any Batches of Agar Plates:
- Preparation of pure cultures or use existing (from Biomerieux Bioballs) to test plates and any broths. Protocol exists.
To be considered for this position please apply below.