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Main area Genomics Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Part-time hours may be considered) Job ref 321-CSS-7048047-B7
Site Churchill Hospital Town Oxford Salary £46,148 - £52,809 per annum/ pro-rata Salary period Yearly Closing 07/04/2025 23:59 Interview date 15/04/2025
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
Job overview
3 x BAND 7 CLINICAL SCIENTIST POSTS IN CANCER GENOMICS, RARE DISEASES AND BIOINFORMATICS. We have an exciting opportunity to join our department as a Clinical Scientist within the rare disease, cancer, or bioinformatics team, as appropriate to the candidates experience and service needs. We are seeking enthusiastic, self-motivated individuals with strengths in analysing complex data and/or interpreting the significance of results, who wish to broaden their experience and develop new skills. STPs nearing completion of their training are also encouraged to apply. HCPC registration is required for appointment to band 7; STPs nearing completion of training will be appointed at band 6 until registration is attained.
Main duties of the job
Main purpose of the post:
To undertake clinical, scientific, technical and managerial duties with a considerable degree of autonomy within a designated section(s) providing a range of highly specialised or complex investigations.
To communicate complex scientific and technical information and provide highly specialised advice to other health care professionals.
To undertake research and service development relevant to the aims of the department and acquire new scientific skills and expertise to maintain the laboratory at the forefront of scientific developments.
To participate in the teaching and training of pre-registration clinical scientists and genetic technologists as well as Specialist Registrars and other visitors within the limits of their experience.
To supervise junior scientific and technical staff in their day to day activities.
To rotate between sections to obtain the breadth and depth of experience required at this level and undertake further training and CPD.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Person specification
Education/Qualifications, Experience, Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
* Good first degree in Genetics or Biological Science with a genetics component
* Post graduate professional qualification (Certificate of Competence in Clinical Cytogenetics/STP) or equivalent experience
* Registration - Clinical Scientist (Clinical Cytogenetics or Genetics)
* FRCPath part 1
* PhD /DPhil in a relevant subject area
Experience
* Proven, extensive experience of Clinical Molecular Genetics in a diagnostic laboratory or similar if combined with relevant research experience
* Good working knowledge of the majority of analytical methodologies used in the laboratory achieved through training and experience
* Experience of providing clinical technical services for a range of inherited conditions
* Result evaluation and interpretation
* Writing complex clinical reports
* Teaching and Training
* Bioinformatics, handling and manipulating large data sets
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
* Thorough in depth knowledge of human genetics and clinical cytogenetics
* To have developed analytical skills in all major areas of the work of the laboratory
* Able to conduct research and development activities
* Able to advise medical and other health care professions on investigations and clinical interpretation of own area of work
* Good written and verbal communication skills
Personal attributes
* Ability to assimilate information quickly
* Able to work as part of a team
* Methodical approach to work
* Able to work under pressure and demonstrate resilience
* Desire to learn and develop further
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Next Steps: Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification, and that your supporting statement reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria.
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