Assistant Scientific Officer (FSNI) – Carrickfergus
- Carrickfergus
- Please see job description
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Posted
April 16, 2026
Position: Assistant Scientific Officer
Pay Rate: £13.75 per hour
Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday – flexible hours working with Core hours 10.00-12.00 and 14.00-16.00.
Duration: 4/10/26 with possibility of extension
Start Date: ASAP
Location: FSNI, Seapark, 151 Belfast Road, Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim. BT38 8PL
Job Duties:
- Working with, supporting and providing cover for other team members to achieve results.
- Ensuring relevant staff are kept fully informed of developments.
- Carrying out recovery and examinations.
- Carrying out analytical tests.
- Delivering results against instructions accurately and in line with expected deadlines.
- Exhibit storage and retrieval.
- Preparation of laboratory reagents and solvents.
- Making appropriate records as work proceeds, ensuring results are accurately recorded and Sample Manager and Casebook Management System are updated.
- Attending court/case conferences, as appropriate.
- Attending and assisting in the forensic examination of scenes of crime.
- May be required to undertake other duties as required e.g. sectional finance support.
- May be required to work an on-call rota operation.
- Ensuring results are validated through carrying out appropriate quality checks.
- Completing all work in line with FSNI accepted quality standards and technical operating procedures
- Adhering to all policies and procedures in relation to Health and Safety and Equality e.g. COSHH.
- Identifying and managing risks reporting any issues to their manager.
- Establish the needs and expectations of customers and deal with them appropriately.
Essential Criteria:
- 5 GCSE or equivalent including English, mathematics and 2 sciences. (e.g. biology, chemistry or double award science)
- MUST SHOW EVIDENCE
Desired Experience:
- 2 x science subjects at A level
- MUST SHOW EVIDENCE
*The successful applicant will be required to complete an Access NI and CTC during registration*
- A criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining a position.
- The UK Recruitment Co. Ltd has policies on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders and the Secure Handling, Use, Storage, and Retention of Disclosure Information, copies of which can be made available upon request.
If interested, please send across your CV to anna.quinn@therecruitmentco.uk
