To provide all Consultants, junior medical staff, in this and other Trusts and General Practitioners within Liverpool with a timely, highly specialist, clinical, technical and scientific service. To participate in the duty biochemist rotas in the general clinical chemistry and endocrine sections assuming independent responsibility on such occasions for the clinical authorisation and issue of reports.
To undertake the timely clinical authorisation and reporting of clinical biochemistry test results to clinical staff, frequently requiring urgent interpretation and advice regarding the clinical management of patients, using verbal and/or written communication. To offer specialist scientific and clinical advice concerning patient investigations and clinical biochemistry results, in highly complex cases when appropriate, using verbal and/or written communication.
To present complex, sensitive or contentious clinical or scientific information to medical and nursing staff and managers within the Trust and other Trusts or Primary Care when appropriate, using professional knowledge and experience. To have responsibilities within the automated and general chemistry sections, including the ability to perform novel and/or complex assays within the section, and specifically to implement, maintain and monitor quality assurance procedures and take corrective action where the need is identified to ensure accurate and precise patient results.
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