Apprentice Laboratory And Facilities Assistant
University of Oxford · South East · OX3 9DU
About the role
Apprentice Laboratory and Facilities Assistant 🔬✨
📍 RDM Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, OX3 9DU
💰 £26,686 per year
Ready to kickstart your career in cutting-edge medical research? 🚀 Join the University of Oxford as an Apprentice Laboratory and Facilities Assistant in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine (CVMed). You'll be a vital part of our team, working alongside Laboratory/Operations Managers and Facilities Teams to keep our scientific and clinical research areas running smoothly and safely. 🧪
What You'll Do:
- Keep our labs clean, tidy, and super safe by following all Health and Safety procedures. 🧼
- Keep an eye out for any issues and report them ASAP! 👀
- Help out with important safety checks, fire alarm tests, and evacuation drills. 🔥➡️🚶♀️
Your Apprenticeship Journey:
- Embark on a Level 3 Laboratory Technician Apprenticeship with CSR Scientific Training. 🎓
- Learn on-site at the John Radcliffe Hospital, with occasional trips to the Centre for Human Genetics. 🗺️
- Most of your learning will be online, once a week. 💻
- This awesome opportunity takes 2 years to complete, with loads of support from the Department, University, and College. 🙌
Who You Are:
- You're super passionate about getting into scientific and medical research and excited about this Oxford apprenticeship! 🤩
- You've got passes at 9-4 or A*-C in GCSE Maths, English, and a science subject (or equivalent). 📚
- No worries if your qualifications aren't exactly right, CSR Scientific Training will assess you. ✅
What We Offer:
- An amazing, supportive team environment where you're never alone. 🤗
- Support from the central apprenticeship team and a growing network of apprentices. 🤝
- The chance to become an apprenticeship ambassador! 🌟
- A welcoming and inclusive workplace that values diversity and offers growth opportunities. 🌱
- A massive 80%+ of our apprentices stay on in their trained roles after completing their apprenticeship! 📈
- 38 days annual leave (including bank holidays!), discounted travel, a great pension scheme, and student discount. ✈️💰
- Plus, you'll be part of the University's annual apprenticeship awards! 🏆
Ready to Apply?
- Applications close midday on October 13th 2026. ⏰
- Interviews will be held on October 26th 2026. 🗓️
For more info or help with your application, contact Georgia Broom (HR) or Lottie Morgan (CSR Scientific Training).
Apply via the Find an Apprenticeship website! ➡️ [Link will be provided on the website]
Key responsibilities
- Following relevant Health and Safety procedures
- Maintaining a clean, tidy and safe working environment within laboratories
- Conducting regular visual inspections
- Reporting identified faults and hazards
- Assisting with safety inspections, fire alarm tests, and evacuation drills