Consultant Clinical Scientist

Integrated Care System; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in Cambridge is seeking a Consultant Clinical Scientist to lead its Haematopathology and Oncology Diagnostic Service. This role requires significant expertise in diagnostics, particularly in haematological malignancies, and entails high levels of responsibility, including budget management and team leadership. Candidates should have a relevant biological science degree and be HCPC registered. The position offers excellent benefits and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

On-site leisure facilities

Flexible working arrangements

Subsidised parking

Qualifications

• Significant experience in haematopathology and oncology diagnostics.
• Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Experience in managing laboratory teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Haematopathology and Oncology Diagnostic Service.
• Ensure accurate diagnostic reports for multidisciplinary meetings.
• Manage departmental budget effectively.

Skills

Technical expertise in flow cytometry

Analytical skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Education

First degree in biological science

State registered Clinical/Biomedical Scientist

Postgraduate degree related to specialty

Tools

Flow cytometry equipment

Lab analysis software

Job description

Go back Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Clinical Scientist

The closing date is 17 August 2025

The CUH Hematopathology & Oncology Diagnostic Service (HODS) are looking to appoint a Consultant Clinical Scientist.

HODS provides the NICE IOG NG47 compliant Specialist Integrated Haematological Malignancy Diagnostic Service (SIHMDS) for 9 NHS trusts within the East of England; including morphology, immunophenotyping and histopathology for the diagnosis, classification and disease monitoring of haematological malignancies for paediatric and adult patients.

Applications for this excellent opportunity are invited from suitably qualified individuals with significant experience.

The team would like to hear from individuals who are ready to make a significant contribution to clinical and operational aspects of the service in the long term.

Main duties of the job

Act as the scientific and operational lead for the Haematopathology and Oncology Diagnostic Service (HODS) providing a regional specialist integrated haematological malignancy diagnostic service (SIHMDS) to the East of England

Act as an expert resource/diagnostician for aspects of haematological malignancy diagnosis and disease monitoring to include microscopy, flow cytometry and complex laboratory defined assay development.

The role requires frequent communication and close working with members of the haemato-oncology multidisciplinary team, including consultants in diagnostic and clinical Haematology, Haematopathology, Paediatric Haematology, Histopathology, Surgery and Radiology, as well as scientific staff in other CUH and regional laboratories

Participate and actively promote operational interactions and collaboration with co-dependent laboratories (currently the genomics and histopathology labs) and their senior scientific and clinical leadership to deliver effective and coordinated haematopathology diagnostics

Ensure that diagnostic/disease monitoring reports of complex assays are accurate and clinically relevant for MDT discussion

Plan and maintain the service delivery and laboratory activities to comply with all contractual obligations and necessary accreditation bodies including but not limited to UKAS ISO 15189 2022

*Cont. below

About us

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Job responsibilities

*Initiate continual service improvement and delivery through technological, IT and digital innovations

Collaborate with other NHS providers, academic and commercial organisations for the benefit of patient care

Be responsible/accountable for the departmental budget

Participate in teaching/training of medical and scientific staff

This post carries a very high level of individual responsibility and freedom to act with or without scientific and technical support.

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:- applied for a Graduate visa- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employmentFor NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.

This vacancy will close at midnight on 17th August 2025

Interviews are due to be held on 10th September 2025

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• First degree or equivalent in a biological science.
• State registered Clinical/Biomedical Scientist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Postgraduate degree (MSc, MPhil or PhD) directly related to the specialty.
• Completion of Higher Specialist Scientific Training (HSST) or management training
• Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists (FRCPath) Part 1 and Part 2

Experience

• Significant previous experience in the specialism
• Experience of managing a laboratory team of scientific/administrative staff
• Experience of budgetary control within a laboratory setting
• Experience of service development projects including business planning, change control and implementation monitoring relating to the specialism
• Evidence of creating/introducing laboratory defined assays according to clinical needs
• Experience of peer review of laboratory services to ISO15189 2012 & 2022 standards.
• Experience of sharing professional/scientific knowledge and learning through presentations, written communication and demonstration at local, national and international forums
• Evidence of a body of peer reviewed published literature in the field
• Possess the experience and expertise to contribute to the field at a national level.
• Collaboration with industrial partners including product development and evaluation

Knowledge

• Extensive knowledge of the application of clinical flow cytometry in an SIHMDS setting
• Extensive knowledge of assay development including laboratory defined assays, validation and verification and generation of laboratory protocols.
• Extensive knowledge of the characterization, diagnosis and classification of haematological malignancy
• Evidence of contribution to individual patient's care through multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meetings.
• Evidence of responsibility for a budget, being involved in budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes
• Knowledge of the tender/procurement process for high-cost complex analytical equipment
• Team building, staff selection and recruitment Health and safety within the laboratory
• Evidence of ongoing continued professional Development (CPD)
• Knowledge of the application of clinical flow cytometry in non-SIHMDS Pathology
• Knowledge of complimentary Pathology disciplines/processes.
• Knowledge of application of statistical methods in the clinical laboratory
• Knowledge of process mapping, lean processes and other service improvement methodologies to develop the service

Skills

• Demonstrate a high level of technical expertise including flow cytometric methodology, complex data analysis in the context of a SIHMDS service
• Demonstrate high level technical and analytical expertise for microscopical assessment of blood, bone marrow, fluids and tissue samples in the context of a SIHMDS service
• To be able to review results from other disciplines and incorporate the findings into a cohesive clinical interpretation, and feed this interpretation back to patients, clinicians and scientific staff
• The ability to effectively communicate the results of highly specialised and complex haematology tests that may include unexpected results to clinical and scientific staff
• Evidence of service evaluation, development and implementing new test methodologies to improve efficiency and patient services
• Strong leadership skills to provide effective mentoring and coaching of staff at all levels
• High level analytical skills and the ability to extract and analyse qualitative and quantitative data from a wide range of sources and present in a clear concise manner
• Ability to analyse numerical and written data, assess options and draw appropriate conclusions
• High level critical thinking skills
• Ability to develop, maintain and monitor information systems to support innovation initiatives
• Ability to generate summary reports for dissemination to board level
• Numeracy skills to permit advanced analysis of workload, Key performance Indicators and additional quality metrics as required for dissemination to board level
• IT skills, including using advanced statistical software to generate analysis for local projects, research activities and quality management roles
• To present the results of his/her own research at national and international level through written and oral communication.

Additional Requirements

• The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.
• Actively promote and value equality, diversity and inclusion, treating others with dignity and respect
• Compliance with all Trust policies and procedures

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust