Employer: University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Stoke University Hospital
Town: Stoke-on-Trent
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 20/12/2024 23:59
Senior Clinical Scientist-Biochemistry
Band 7
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time Band 7 Senior Clinical Scientist to join the Clinical Biochemistry team at North Midlands and Cheshire Pathology Services (NMCPS). We are looking for someone with a passion for laboratory medicine and an ability to contribute to a progressive and highly patient-focused laboratory service for the healthcare providers and patients we serve.
The NMCPS Network is based at 4 hospital sites across Staffordshire and Cheshire. The post holder will be required to work on the Duty Biochemist rota and Protein Electrophoresis reporting rota at the Royal Stoke University Hospital and will be expected to work at all sites within the network, as required. Although a primary base, that enables a healthy work/life balance, can be discussed on appointment.
For appointment at AfC Band 7 applicants must be HCPC registered. Candidates who are not HCPC registered, but expect to be within a year of appointment will be considered. Initial appointment would be at AfC Band 6, with uplift to Band 7 on attainment of registration. Applications from final year STP trainees are encouraged. Support will be given for working towards FRCPath examinations.
Main duties of the job
Working alongside an established and friendly team of ten Clinical Scientists and one Consultant Chemical Pathologist, the successful candidate will contribute to all areas of service provision to ensure a high quality analytical and interpretive service.
The post holder will participate in the Duty Biochemist rota, report protein electrophoresis, oversee EQA report review for a section of the service, support the verification of new assays, undertake audit and service improvement projects, and contribute to the departmental training and education programme. The Department has a strong track record in applied clinical research and innovation and there will be opportunities for involvement in current and new research/quality improvement projects. We would encourage staff to develop specialist areas of interest, initiate their own projects and translate ideas into practice.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
NMCPS provides services to primary and secondary care across East Cheshire and Staffordshire, serving a population of approximately 1.2 million. University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is the host organisation, with laboratories located at Royal Stoke University Hospital (Stoke-on-Trent), County Hospital (Stafford), Leighton Hospital (Crewe), and Macclesfield District General Hospital (Macclesfield). All sites have UKAS accreditation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see Job Description.
Person specification
Education
* 1st or 2nd Class Hons Science Degree
* Completed a formal ‘Grade A’/STP post graduate training programme OR to have undertaken alternative training and supervised in-service experience assessed to be to an equivalent level.
* MSc in relevant discipline
* HCPC Registration as a Clinical Scientist
* FRCPath Part 1 (or equivalent)
* PhD in a relevant subject
Experience
* Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in Clinical Biochemistry
* Experience of Clinical Audit, quality improvement and service development projects
* Ability to prepare and present highly complex scientific and clinical information at local, national and international meetings to large audiences
* Experience of reviewing external quality assurance reports and acting on the results
* Experience of working independently on a duty biochemist rota
* Experience of analysis and interpretation of specialist biochemistry e.g. Mass Spectrometer, protein electrophoresis traces, molecular genetics techniques
Important information about your application
* All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
* References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.
* We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
* Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies.
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At UHNM we are fortunate to receive a high volume of applications for many of our roles, on this occasion we would reserve the right to close any advert early, therefore please apply without delay!
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