Consultant Clinical Scientist / Deputy Head of H&I

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 74,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job description

Job summary

NHS Blood and Transplant is an integral part of the NHS. Operating a network of centres across England and North Wales, we collect around 2 million units of blood and tissues per year, converting them into safe and effective blood components, blood, and tissue products for use in the treatments of patients. We also provide a range of Specialist Services supporting transfusion and transplantation.

We are seeking a Consultant Clinical Scientist - Deputy Head of Department in the Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics Laboratory, NHSBT Colindale. The successful applicant will work alongside the Head of Department to provide clinical services to hospitals across a wide area. The laboratory is UKAS and EFI accredited and provides services to support haematopoietic stem cell transplant, including registry typing for the NHS Stem Cell Donor Registry and NHS Cord Blood Bank, blood transfusion including HLA selected red cells and platelets, and providing a wide range of immunogenetic services. The Laboratory also supports the delivery of NHSBTs ambitious Genomics programme, playing a central role in bringing new methodologies to support patients and donors.

Main duties of the job

In this role, you will be analysing, interpreting, documenting and reporting routine and specialist/complex investigations and providing consultant advice to laboratory clinicians. Your duties will include:

• Contributing to the development of overall strategy and direction to ensure that H&I Colindale maintains and develops its position as a leader in the field.
• Ensuring that the overall output of the laboratory is of a high quality, appropriate, relevant, consistent, and reliable.
• Managing activities within the laboratory, responsible for the standard of work and deputising for the Head of Department as required.
• Taking a leading role in scientific training supporting STP, HSST, MSc, PhD and FRCPath. Being a lead participant in research and being accountable for the high standard of work.
• Leading and promoting NHSBTs Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity values.
• Providing theoretical and practical scientific and technical input for H&I.
• Managing operational activities within the laboratory.
• Managing a large team and a designated budget.

About us

It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, you'll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need. Our three core values are what set us apart. They guide and inspire everything we do. By being caring, expertly meeting the needs of our patients and our people, and accepting nothing less than the best quality, we can do extraordinary work and help our people to do something extraordinary in their career, too.

Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever. You will join us on our journey to create an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with, and we positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Date posted

17 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8c

Salary

£74,290 to £85,601 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

006351

Job locations

NHSBT - Colindale

Charcot Road

London

United Kingdom

NW9 5BG

Job description Job responsibilities

We welcome applications from those who are nearly qualified and will offer this at Band 8b.

To be considered for the Band 8b post, you will need to demonstrate that you are within 6 months of completing and gaining Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologist.

You will be paid in accordance with the role that does not require registration until you have received confirmation of this.

Please view the attached recruitment profile which is a summary of the detailed Job Description and Person Specification for the full personal attributes we require for the role. You will need to demonstrate these throughout the recruitment process.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• PhD / DClinSci or equivalent level in transfusion/transplantation or relevant science.
• Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists in H&I.
• Health and Care Professions Council (HPCP) registered (which must be maintained).
• Demonstrates commitment to own continued professional development (CPD).

Experience Essential

• In depth understanding of relevant policies, standards and guidelines e.g., Good Manufacturing Practice Good Laboratory Practice, Clinical Pathology Accreditation, European Federation for Immunogenetics Accreditation, EFI, UKBTS and BCSH and other relevant or statutory guidelines.
• Evidence of participation in professional activities at a national or international level e.g. committee membership of professional bodies, accreditation inspector, examiner.
• Experience of working with information technology using Microsoft Office packages (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams and PowerPoint).
• Experience of managing workload and staff to ensure effective service provision.
• Extensive experience in working in a diagnostic/testing laboratory.
• Experience in histocompatibility & immunogenetics.
• In depth knowledge of Transfusion/ Transplantation science.
• Demonstrable leadership and management skills.

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.

Employer details Employer name

NHS Blood and Transplant

NHSBT - Colindale

Charcot Road

London

United Kingdom

NW9 5BG

Employer's website

https://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/