Total 9 Junior Executive level Education / Training job vacancies in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH1 3EG

Grade UE06: £33,882 to £39,105 per annum
School of Biological Sciences / Institute of Cell Biology
Full time: 35 hours per week
Fixed Term: for one year (1st March 2025 – 28th February 2026)

We are seeking a highly motivated and dedicated research assistant to join an innovative project investigating the novel roles of kinetochore proteins in brain development. This project builds on a pioneering discovery made by the Cheerambathur Lab, which revealed that kinetochore proteins, traditionally known for their role in chromosome segregation during cell division, also have a cell division-independent function during neurodevelopment.

The Opportunity:

As a member of our multidisciplinary research team, you will have the unique opportunity to work with a diverse range of model systems, including C. elegans and in vitro mammalian cell cultures, and employ cutting-edge techniques in genetics, fluorescence microscopy, quantitative image analysis and biochemistry. This is a fantastic opportunity for candidates who are eager to expand their expertise and to thrive in a stimulating and inclusive academic environment equipped with state-of-the-art facilities. You will have access to a wealth of resources, including training courses and conferences, to support your growth as a scientist and work on your own professional development.

Candidates with a degree in cell biology, biochemistry, genetics, or neuroscience and knowledge or experience in cell culture and/or biochemical techniques are strongly encouraged to apply.

The start date for this position is flexible and will be funded through a Wellcome Trust grant. Requests for informal enquiries should be sent to Dr. Dhanya Cheerambathur (dhanya.cheerambathur@ed.ac.uk).

Your skills and attributes for success:

Strong motivation to learn new skills and collaborate effectively within a team.
Excellent time management, communication, and organizational skills, with meticulous attention to detail.
Proficiency in standard molecular biology techniques.
Knowledge of biochemistry and/or experience with cell culture (mammalian cells) or model organisms is a plus.

Job overview

The North London Mental Health Partnership, [the Partnership of Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I)] have exciting opportunities for 3 x full time Band 5 Clinical Research Assistants, based within the Research & Development (R&D) team, C & I. The team works in collaboration with colleagues at BEH offering support across both trusts’ to the ongoing portfolio of clinical research studies. We are currently supporting a range of mental health, dementia, neurodegenerative, and other related studies, offering assistance with coordinating and delivering clinical research activity.

It’s expected that applicants will have some working knowledge and understanding of clinical research, but this post is an opportunity to build on their existing knowledge and experience within a research setting.

The post holder will be expected to take a proactive role in the research infrastructure to support commercial and non-commercial studies across C&I. This includes: working with clinical services, to identify, screen, and recruit potential study participants; Carrying out study baseline, follow up, and monitoring visits, with study participants, to collect study specific data and ensure that the research undertaken in the Trust is of the highest standard and in accordance with ICH Good Clinical Practice and other relevant guidelines.


Main duties of the job
• To recruit suitable participants to CRN: North Thames Portfolio of studies; in Mental Health, Dementia and Neurodegenerative disorder, and Neurological studies within a range of care settings.
• To adhere to defined processes for study set-up, delivery of the research and study closedown while striving to improve the performance of the division against national and local targets and objectives.
• To implement agreed courses of corrective action where deadlines and metrics are not being met or are at risk.
• To implement research protocols, under the supervision of the Research Consultants or R&D Director
• To identify good performance and good news stories for feedback and promotion to stakeholders
• To develop and maintain knowledge of partner organisations’ services and resources in order to identify potential recruitment sites for research.
• Work collaboratively as a member of the clinical research team across the region, liaising with other CRN delivery staff to problem solve and share ideas and best practice.
• The post holder will be required to travel across North London to meet the needs of the service.
• The ability or willingness to learn phlebotomy.
Working for your organisation

The partnership betweenBarnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) is going from strength to strength since it was originally established in 2021 forming the North London Mental Health Partnership.

The postholder will need to be comfortable working in an environment of complex matrix management arrangements and will at all times behave and align with our Trusts’ values and cultural pillars:
• We are kind
• We are respectful
• We work together
• We keep things simple
• We empower
• We are proudly diverse

In order to meet the needs of the new Partnership services you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Enfield and Harringay Trust and Camden and Islington Trust. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Please can you refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for main responsibilities of the role.


This advert closes on Monday 23 Sep 2024

Job Description

Children, Education and Justice Services

Pupil Support Assistant (Enhanced Support Base)
Murrayburn Primary School

Salary: £23,651 - £23,857 (pro rata for part time and sessional)
Hours: 27.5 per week, 39 weeks sessional

“Murrayburn Primary School Enhanced Support Base (ESB) comprises of three classes (within a mainstream primary school) supporting pupils aged 5-12 who have a range of diagnosed additional support needs (ASNs). Almost all pupils have a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder and many have additional co-existing conditions (e.g. Intellectual Disability; ADHD; Developmental Co-ordination Disorder etc.), which can result in complex learning and behavioural profiles.

We are looking to recruit full-time permanent Pupil Support Assistants to work as part of our ESB team. The role would require the successful candidate to work alongside class teachers and nursery nurses to support pupils in their learning, play and general development. Several pupils can present with dysregulated behaviour and require support with toileting and transitions throughout the school day.

The candidates for this position will ideally have had experience working with children with similar ASN profiles in an educational setting. Knowledge of strategies and interventions to support pupils with additional needs and an ability to communicate well and work as part of a class staff team are desirable attributes for applicants. The ability to think creatively and be flexible in your approach to supporting young people are also important qualities when working towards positive outcomes for pupils.

We value joint-working with parents, carers, extended family and local community. We pride ourselves on our positive school ethos where we celebrate every individual’s success and we place a strong emphasis on a whole team approach to meeting the needs of our learners.

We are looking for two candidates to work as part of the Enhanced Support Base staff team.

Experience working in the school environment is preferential.

For more information please visit the website https://murrayburnprimaryschool.com. Alternatively call our ESB Principal Teacher - Ms Ridland 0131 453 5339.

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

Requirements

To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

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Grade UE04 - £24,533 - £27,181 per annum
College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine - Clinical Sciences
Full time - 35 hours per week
Fixed terrm contract - 2 years

The Opportunity:

We are seeking an Administrative Assistant to join the MND-SMART clinical trial management team. The post-holder will provide administrative support to the trial management team to ensure that the study runs efficiently and vital documents are prepared and stored according to strict governance requirements.

Duties will include filing, photocopying, scanning and document organisation; meeting organisation; travel booking; dealing with email and phone enquiries; maintaining stocks of consumables; data entry. The post-holder will gain experience in clinical trial management.

MND-SMART is the largest-ever clinical drugs trial for motor neuron disease in the UK. It is open at 22 sites across the UK and has recruited over 850 people.

This post is full-time (35 hours per week) and based on-campus at Edinburgh BioQuarter.

Your skills and attributes for success:

Previous experience working in an office or data management environment
Experience with Microsoft 365 software and confidence to learn new IT systems
Organised and able to prioritise tasks effectively
Excellent attention to detail; able and willing to work in accordance with strictly defined procedures
Informal enquiries should be sent to Judith Newton, Anne Rowling Clinic Deputy Director, on Judith.Newton@ed.ac.uk.

UE06: £32,982.00 - £38,205.00 Per Annum.

CMVM / MGPHS / USHER Institute.

Fixed Term - available from from 1st October 2024 - for 12 months in the first instance.

Full Time - 35 hours per week.

Location: Usher Building, 5-7 Little France Road, Edinburgh BioQuarter - Gate 3, Edinburgh, EH16 4UX

The Centre for Population Health Sciences at the Usher Institute, within The University of Edinburgh, is looking for a Research Assistant to work on a range of high impact and innovative research projects. The main project this post will support is an MRC PHIND (Medical Research Council, Public Health Intervention Development Study) study to prevent vaping in young people. In addition to this, the post holder will support other projects which are part of the research team’s portfolio. Currently this includes: a process evaluation of a paracetamol overdose study; prevention of gambling harm in secondary schools; and a feasibility study to support people in recovery from problematic drug or alcohol use to cut down or stop smoking.

The Opportunity:

This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated and pro-active individual to gain research, project management, and topic expertise in applied public health research. Working with a highly experienced team of academics and third sector colleagues, the successful candidate will gain applied experience in complex health behaviour change intervention design and evaluation, particularly process evaluation. The successful candidate will require research skills in conducting and analysing qualitative or quantitative research and report writing. In addition to this, they will also have strong organisational skills to set up and co-ordinate team members to assist with fieldwork. You will have a Masters degree in a relevant area and be able to demonstrate initiative, resourcefulness and a proactive approach to help plan and conduct original research with a range of stakeholders.

Informal enquiries may be directed to Dr Fiona Dobbie, Senior Lecturer and Director of Research for the Usher Institute, fiona.dobbie@ed.ac.uk

We will consider requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular (weekly) on-campus working. The Usher Institute expects a minimum of 40% on-campus working.

Your skills and attributes for success:
• Ability to work as part of multidisciplinary team
• Ability to work alongside people from marginalized or underserved groups
• Ability to work independently but to know when to ask for help and support
• To have a genuine interest in applied public health research and willingness to develop skills in research, analysis and dissemination.

Job Description

Children, Education and Justice Services

Pupil Support Assistant - Additional Support for Learning Service
Portobello High School

Salary: £24,064 - £26,468 (Pro-rata for part time and sessional)
Hours: 31 per week, 39 weeks sessional

This post is to work specifically with children with visual impairments. As such, the successful candidate will be expected to undertake the Contracted Braille course, fully funded by the City of Edinburgh Council. The Contracted Braille course takes 18 months to complete; the time to undertake the course is included in the contracted hours, and support will be provided from the VI Team Service Leader.

The Additional Support for Learning service is a peripatetic service and applicants must be willing to work anywhere in the city; however, this post is linked with a pupil who will be attending Portobello High School full time.

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

Follow us on Twitter at @edincounciljobs

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Junior Coordinator/Wellbeing Personal Trainer

Edinburgh Fountain FWC | Fitness | Permanent | Full Time

From £26,732.16 up to £38,663.04 OTE depending on experience

24 hours per week

If you're a Junior Coordinator/Wellbeing Personal Trainer who's ambitious and caring, you'll love being a part of Nuffield Health. As the UK's largest Healthcare Charity, we offer somewhere you can grow while you're making a lasting difference to people's lives. Plus, we'll give you paid holiday and you won't have to pay a fee to train clients at our facilities.

As a Junior Fitness Coordinator/Wellbeing Personal Trainer at our Edinburgh Fountain Park club, you're confident, outgoing, fantastic with juniors as well as adults and very approachable. Whether you've been training for a while or just recently qualified, it's important that you've achieved REPs Level 3 or CIMSPA Practitioner (or above). A natural communicator, especially with the younger generation, you're great at listening, understanding and explaining things.

As a Junior Coordinator/Wellbeing Personal Trainer, you will:

• Have full access to Nuffield Health's incredible range of services

• Connect with and motivate junior and and adult members to reach their fitness goals and maintain a healthier lifestyle

• Be confident about delivering a range of junior and adult sessions and consultations

• Carry out high-quality junior and adult inductions, junior group and personal training sessions, and general gym duties

• Enjoy clear career progression with unrivalled opportunities to move onwards and upwards

• Explore opportunities to progress into a Wellbeing Lead and management roles

Salary is based on 40 hours a week, made up of 32 Hours gym floor with 8 hours of PT sessions. As your client base grows, you will drop your gym floor hours to maximise your PT earning potential of up to £38,663.04 OTE. Whilst on probation all contracts will be a minimum of 24 gym floor hours, this is to ensure you earn a guaranteed minimum salary. Your earning will increase as you establish your PT clients and improve your earning potential. PT sessions have a sliding scale, the more you deliver the more your take home earning potential is.

Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. From free gym membership to physiotherapy, private healthcare, financial wellbeing advice and more. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you.

Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.

If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role.

It starts with you.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Junior Coordinator/Wellbeing Personal Trainer

Edinburgh Fountain FWC | Fitness | Permanent | Full Time

From £26,732.16 up to £38,663.04 OTE depending on experience

24 hours per week

If you're a Junior Fitness Coordinator/Wellbeing Personal Trainer who's ambitious and caring, you'll love being a part of Nuffield Health. As the UK's largest Healthcare Charity, we offer somewhere you can grow while you're making a lasting difference to people's lives. Plus, we'll give you paid holiday and you won't have to pay a fee to train clients at our facilities.

As a Junior Fitness Coordinator/Wellbeing Personal Trainer at our Edinburgh Fountain Park club, you're confident, outgoing, fantastic with juniors as well as adults and very approachable. Whether you've been training for a while or just recently qualified, it's important that you've achieved REPs Level 3 or CIMSPA Practitioner (or above). A natural communicator, especially with the younger generation, you're great at listening, understanding and explaining things.

As a Junior Coordinator/Wellbeing Personal Trainer, you will:

• Have full access to Nuffield Health's incredible range of services

• Connect with and motivate junior and and adult members to reach their fitness goals and maintain a healthier lifestyle

• Be confident about delivering a range of junior and adult sessions and consultations

• Carry out high-quality junior and adult inductions, junior group and personal training sessions, and general gym duties

• Enjoy clear career progression with unrivalled opportunities to move onwards and upwards

• Explore opportunities to progress into a Wellbeing Lead and management roles

Salary is based on 40 hours a week, made up of 32 Hours gym floor with 8 hours of PT sessions. As your client base grows, you will drop your gym floor hours to maximise your PT earning potential of up to £38,663.04 OTE. Whilst on probation all contracts will be a minimum of 24 gym floor hours, this is to ensure you earn a guaranteed minimum salary. Your earning will increase as you establish your PT clients and improve your earning potential. PT sessions have a sliding scale, the more you deliver the more your take home earning potential is.

Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. From free gym membership to physiotherapy, private healthcare, financial wellbeing advice and more. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you.

Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.

If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role.

It starts with you.

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Grade UE06: £31,396 to £36,024 per annum (A revised salary range for this grade of £32,982 to £38,205 is planned to take effect from Spring 2024)
College of Science and Engineering/School of Biological Sciences/Institute of Cell Biology
Full-time: 35 hours per week
Fixed-term: for 12 months



We are looking for a research assistant for a period of 12 months to work on the structural biology of the synaptonemal complex in Dr Owen Davies’ laboratory in the University of Edinburgh.



The Opportunity:

The synaptonemal complex is a supramolecular protein structure that assembles during meiosis to facilitate homologous chromosome synapsis and crossover formation. This position will study the integrative structural and cellular biology of the human synaptonemal complex, using techniques that include cryo-EM, X-ray crystallography, biophysics, computation, mammalian cell culture and cellular imaging. The successful candidate will establish new projects, individually and in collaboration with other members of the laboratory. This position provides a unique opportunity for a highly enthusiastic graduate to develop their skills and gain experience in structural and cellular biology prior to undertaking a doctoral research programme.

Please contact Dr Owen Davies (owen.davies@ed.ac.uk) for further details and informal discussions about the role.

Your skills and attributes for success:

Interest in the structure of the synaptonemal complex
Interest in using structural approaches to solve fundamental problems of cell biology
Motivation to adopt integrative research approaches
Clear desire to undertake a PhD in a related area
Drive to learn new research techniques