Licenced Animal Technician - Cambridge, United Kingdom - Agenda Resource Management

Agenda Resource Management

Verified Company

Cambridge, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

We are seeking both experienced licenced technicians and those who do not yet hold a licence but are looking to progress.

Full training will be given and will be fully funded.

Essential Requirements:

Experience in working in a designated establishment with laboratory rodents
Natural empathy towards animals and a passion for animal care and welfare
Can work in as part of a team and independently when required
A good communicator
A drive to progress and develop

Desirable requirements:

Experience in supporting transgenic breeding colonies

Duties and Responsibilities:

Provide care and husbandry of research rodents
Monitor and report clinical observations, phenotypes and breeding performance
Support transgenic breeding strategies under the guidance of researchers and senior staff
Perform oestrus checks, plug checks and weaning
Perform or support regulated procedures, including but not limited to IP injections, sample collection, micro injections and embryo transfer.
Support surgical technicians during surgical procedures, monitoring animal anaesthesia and recovery
Ensuring best standards of animal welfare and researchers' requirements are met.
Support weekend work, typically in a 1 in 3 rota.

Agenda and its clients only recruit people who are passionate about animal care and welfare, people with integrity who are honest and trustworthy and who have a great work ethic.

To enable us to hire the very best people, we will conduct a comprehensivebackground and pre-employment screening, an essential part of Agenda's recruitment process.