Consultant Clinical Scientist

NHS; Stockton-on-Tees; On-site; GBP 76,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking a Consultant Clinical Scientist to provide clinical advice and oversee biochemical laboratory results at its various sites. The role emphasizes leadership in service development and maintaining quality standards according to national regulations. Candidates should possess advanced clinical knowledge, relevant qualifications, and the ability to work collaboratively with healthcare professionals. Salary ranges from £76,965 to £105,337 annually.

Benefits

Health and well-being initiatives

Support for personal and professional development

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge in clinical chemistry and laboratory processes.
• Ability to conduct clinical audits and present findings.
• Expertise in leading service development initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical advice on laboratory results and authorise reports.
• Collaborate on service development with primary care clinicians.
• Ensure quality standards in Clinical Chemistry to ISO standards.
• Participate in on-call Clinical Chemistry services.

Skills

Advanced clinical scientific knowledge

Negotiating skills

Leadership in clinical chemistry

Problem-solving in laboratory context

Education

Doctorate level clinical scientific knowledge

Fellowship of Royal College of Pathologists

Registered Clinical Scientist

Job description

*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

Main duties of the job

The post holder will 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

Will be responsible for maintaining and improving scientific standards within Clinical Chemistry across Tees Valley Pathology and maintain the quality of the service to the (ISO) standards set nationally by UKAS.

A procurement exercise to replace the current LIMS is currently underway with other neighbouring trusts within the region and it is envisaged all staff will have a role as we replace this over the next 12 - 18 months

Participation in the on call out of hours Clinical Chemistry service for Tees Valley Pathology

This role may involve work clinically leading Point of Care Testing. This role may be rotated around Consultant staff members.

The role may involve supporting consultant colleagues in the delivery of the the Lipid service

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust now form University Hospitals Tees and as such you may be required to work at any site across both Trusts.

At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, we want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.

We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development.

We recruit for values and "Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool"

Job responsibilities

• Provide and receive highly complex, highly sensitive or highly contentious information, using developed persuasive, motivational or negotiating skills.
• Challenge with confidence established scientific and clinical views using reasoned argument, personal knowledge, research finding and evidence from the literature to continually improve the clinical care of patients
• Participate in and chair meetings within Clinical Chemistry and maintain effective two way communications with all staff members.
• The post holder is expected to establish and maintain networks with professional, clinical and managerial colleagues within this Trust and beyond it, both locally and nationally.
• Develop and maintain links with all users of the service e.g. GPs and community based staff regarding quality and service issues.
• Participate in multidisciplinary clinical teams discussing highly complex information.
• Constant communication with clinical colleagues about investigations required, explaining results and advising on further action.
• To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

Person Specification

• oAdvanced, in-depth, clinical scientific knowledge to doctorate level or equivalent
• oFellowship of Royal College of Pathologists (FRCPath) as required for Medical Consultant posts within Pathology
• oRegistered as a Clinical Scientist with Health Professions Council.
• Demonstration of Continuing Professional Develop-ment by participation in the Royal College of Pathologists' scheme or equivalent.
• Able to conduct clinical audit and present reports
• To have expert knowledge in a highly specialised area.
• Able to lead on service development beyond department
• Able to initiate, direct and co--ordinate R&D activities

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.

£76,965 to £105,337 a yearpro rata per annum