Preclinical Senior Technical Officer


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£45,031 to £52,514 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, SE1 7EH
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	6 Oct 2026
Closing date:	18 Oct 2026

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Summary

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.

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