Employer Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type NHS
Site City Campus
Town Nottingham
Salary Annex 21 will be considered
Closing 27/03/2025 23:59
Consultant Clinical Scientist
Band 8c
Job overview
The Genomic and Molecular Medicine Service is part of the Pathology Directorate based at City Hospital campus of Nottingham University Hospitals Trust and forms part of the East Genomic Laboratory Hub (GLH) as a Local Genomics Laboratory, alongside University Hospitals Leicester and Cambridge University Hospital as the lead laboratory.
The Department delivers a wide array of genetic testing and interpretative services, incorporating both molecular and cytogenetic techniques, to provide a comprehensive service for both germ line and malignancy testing.
We are seeking a highly experienced Clinical Scientist to join the Senior Management team as a Consultant Clinical Scientist. The successful candidate will possess significant leadership and change management experience, be highly conscientious, innovative, have a broad understanding of the national genomics agenda and be passionate about the future of Genomics.
Working alongside the Senior Management team and East GLH colleagues, you will use your clinical, scientific and managerial knowledge to help shape and develop the department and ensure successful delivery of genomic testing locally and as part of the wider East Genomics region.
Applications are invited from candidates with HCPC registration, with an extensive background in Molecular Genomics or Acquired Cancer. The ideal candidate will be an experienced Senior Clinical Scientist with FRCPath. Candidates working towards FRCPath part 2 will be considered at annex 21.
Main duties of the job
You will be a highly motivated individual with a positive attitude to change and a proven record of resource management and team building, as well as evidence of leadership. The candidate should have excellent organisation, interpersonal and communication skills. Duties include but are not limited to:
1. Providing strong visible leadership and taking a lead role in supporting the service annual plan and delivering the trust strategical genomics plan.
2. Operationally, advise on appropriate investigative strategies in complex clinical situations. Lead on the operational implementation of new policies across the service and genomic laboratory hub. Ensure quality and safety is in line with ISO 15189:2022 standards, Human Tissue Act and Care Quality Commission regulatory arrangements for diagnostic services.
3. Be responsible for managing the workforce effectively in line with Trust policies, procedures and legislative requirements. Take responsibility for managing training of new and existing staff, ensuring a high-quality workforce is maintained. Support a developmental culture where staff are empowered and accountable for service improvement at a local level.
4. Strategically, advise the senior management team of appropriate genomic scientific strategies, including latest research and developments opportunities whilst working closely with the wider GLH team in devising and implementing these strategies in accordance with NHSE national directives.
Working for our organisation
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For main responsibilities and job description please refer to the job description and person specification.
The ability to be innovative, work well as part of a team and communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders is of paramount importance. The role is full time and flexible working arrangements will be considered.
Person specification
Experience
* To have developed an expertise in one or more specialised clinical areas.
* To have a thorough knowledge of laboratory genetic technologies and medicine, quality assurance and quality management.
* Able to perform risk assessments and resolve issues or investigate complaints relating to the service as part of Clinical Governance.
* Fully conversant with COSHH regulations and their application to laboratories.
* To have a thorough knowledge of PC packages for word processing, presentations, spreadsheets and databases.
* To have a good knowledge of managerial processes within the Trust and NHS.
* Experience of membership of committees within department.
* Experience of leadership of small groups.
* Involvement in service planning and development and knowledge of quality management and accreditation systems.
* Experience of teaching students, laboratory and medical staff in formal and informal settings.
* Experience of line management of groups of scientific areas.
* Experience of working with patient groups.
* Evidence of participation in National scientific or research working groups or forums.
* Sound knowledge of Health and Safety issues.
* To have sound basic knowledge in other areas of Pathology.
* Experience of committees at directorate or Trust level.
* Good knowledge of financial management and procurement.
* Experience of delivering programmes of change within an acute NHS setting including role redesign.
Communication and relationship skills
* Excellent communication skills, written and oral.
* Ability to build successful teams.
* Able to work collaboratively with partner organisations.
* Ability to influence and motivate staff to deliver challenging targets.
* Ability to deal with distressing and confrontational situations.
* Able to advise clinical colleagues or other health professionals on investigations and interpretation of results in, complex situations also utilising data from other specialities.
* Able to recognise patterns of abnormality and relate them to clinical situations and provide appropriate clinical advice.
* Able to analyse highly complex information from out with the service as well as within and use to evaluate differential diagnoses.
* Able to provide leadership to small teams within the department and provide professional leadership on a wider scale. Able to prepare and present complex scientific and clinical information at local and national meetings to large audiences.
* Able to challenge with confidence established scientific and clinical views using reasoned argument, personal knowledge and research findings.
Analytical and Judgement skills
* Able to advise clinical colleagues or other health professionals on investigations and interpretation of results in, complex situations also utilising data from other specialities.
* Able to recognise patterns of abnormality and relate them to clinical situations and provide appropriate clinical advice.
* Able to analyse highly complex information from out with the service as well as within and use to evaluate differential diagnoses.
* Excellent problem solving skills using teams as appropriate.
* Business focused.
* Sensitive to clinical and political demands.
Planning and organisation skills
* Exceptional organisation skills.
* Able to organise, prioritise and manage activities effectively.
* Able to maintain intense concentration on important tasks despite interruption.
* Able to supervise other staff undertaking service work/project.
* Experience of validating new services and technologies and implementing into practice.
* Strategic vision.
* Knowledge of Bioinformatics.
Physical skills
* IT skills to manage and report on complex performance management information.
* Excellent specialist technical, analysis and interpretative skills at Genomic level.
* Expert knowledge of the principles of Genetics including up-to-date knowledge of diagnostic test.
Other requirements specific to the role
* Must have a flexible approach to meet the demands of the service including working outside of core hours if required.
* Able to maintain self control in difficult and challenging situations and to take control of situations where more junior staff are in difficulty.
* Self-confidence with good interpersonal skills.
Training and Qualification
* Registered HCPC qualified clinical or biomedical scientist.
* First Degree in science subject with higher specialist training.
* PhD or equivalent experience.
* Up to date awareness of national policies affecting the NHS and Genetic Testing.
* In-depth knowledge of governance and risk management.
* Fellowship by Examination of the Royal College of Pathologists (FRCPath).
* Demonstration of Continuing Professional Development.
* Management Qualification or equivalent level of experience.
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