Consultant Clinical Scientist

North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust; Middlesbrough; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Middlesbrough seeks a Clinical Biochemist to provide expert clinical advice and interpretation of laboratory results. This role involves developing services and leading quality standards in Clinical Chemistry across multiple sites. Ideal candidates will have a strong understanding of ISO standards and clinical best practices. This position requires flexibility, including participation in out-of-hours services.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing clinical advice regardless of care sector.
• Ability to develop and implement new policies and procedures.
• Understanding of ISO quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical advice and interpret biochemistry lab results.
• Assist in the development of the biochemistry service.
• Guide laboratory personnel to resolve technical issues.
• Maintain quality of service to ISO standards.
• Participate in a procurement exercise for a new LIMS.
• Participate in out-of-hours Clinical Chemistry service.

Skills

Clinical advice and interpretation

Technical problem resolution

Quality standards maintenance

LIMS involvement

Clinical Chemistry leadership

Job description

Overview

Advert may close early if sufficient volume of applications is reached.

North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Trust and South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust have collaborated to form a group structure known as University Hospital Tees. Within this structure the pathology departments have been working together to create the Tees Valley Pathology Service with the development of a central processing hub on the James Cook site and two Essential Service Labs (ESL) on the North Tees (NTH) and Friarage (FHN) hospital sites which will support acute and clinically urgent work as appropriate.

We are actively seeking suitable candidates who will complement and develop existing services, in conjunction with our established team of Chemical Pathologists and Consultant Clinical Scientists. We anticipate that this post will be primarily based at NTH once our future accommodation plans are completed later this year, but acknowledge that support will be required across all of our sites as appropriate.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kath Martin
Job title: Head of Pathology
Email address: [e-mail]
Telephone number: 07824 125090

Karl Hubbert
Pathology Director
Tees Valley Pathology
[e-mail]

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical advice and perform interpretation of biochemistry laboratory results and final authorisation of patient reports for both primary and secondary care users.
• Assist the consultant and clinical scientist team in the development of the biochemistry service across the trust, liaising with acute and primary care clinicians in the development of new policies and procedures which impact service users and patient care.
• Provide guidance to laboratory personnel to help resolve technical/analytical problems.
• Maintain and improve scientific standards within Clinical Chemistry across Tees Valley Pathology and maintain the quality of the service to the ISO standards set nationally by UKAS.
• Participate in a procurement exercise to replace the current LIMS with involvement from staff over the next 12–18 months.
• Participate in the on-call out-of-hours Clinical Chemistry service for Tees Valley Pathology.
• This role may involve clinically leading Point of Care Testing and may be rotated around Consultant staff members.
• The role may involve supporting consultant colleagues in the delivery of the Lipid service.
• You may be required to work at any site across both Trusts as South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust form University Hospitals Tees.