Senior Clinical Embryologist
Guy'S And St Thomas' Nhs Foundation Trust
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Job summary
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust invites two experienced Senior Clinical Embryologists to join the Assisted Conception Unit. The role combines advanced embryology practice with senior scientific leadership and service development.
You will oversee specialist areas such as andrology and specialist services (fertility preservation and PGT), contribute to quality and safety, and work within a multidisciplinary team to deliver excellent patient care.
Qualifications
- BSc/ Degree in Life Sciences.
- Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
- Familiar with HFEA Code of Practice and other relevant legislation and clinical governance.
- Postgraduate specialist training/qualification in Clinical Embryology, Reproductive Science or Andrology.
- Substantial experience in Clinical Embryology, Reproductive Science and/or Andrology within a fertility service.
- ICSI practitioner (not applicable for Andrologist).
Responsibilities
- Ensure compliance with licence conditions and standards and participate in HFEA inspections.
- Provide senior scientific leadership and oversee embryology service performance.
- Lead service planning, transformation initiatives and adoption of new technologies.
- Supervise junior staff, oversee KPIs, audits and quality improvement.
- Hands-on laboratory work ~30% to maintain skills and credibility.
Education
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for two experienced Senior Clinical Embryologist to join the Assisted Conception Unit at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust. We are seeking experienced, motivated and collaborative Clinical Embryologists/Reproductive Scientists with strong clinical and scientific expertise, a commitment to quality and patient safety, and a keen interest in senior leadership and the continued development of our service
The successful candidates will join a large, highly specialised multidisciplinary fertility service, delivering a comprehensive range of fertility, andrology, fertility preservation and PGT services.
Both posts will combine advanced clinical embryology practice with senior scientific leadership, supervision and service development, alongside the delivery of general embryology duties.
Each post will have responsibility for overseeing a specialist area:
- Andrology: Providing scientific oversight and leadership of the andrology service, alongside general embryology responsibilities.
- Specialist Services: Overseeing specialised services, including fertility preservation and PGT, alongside general embryology responsibilities.
Both successful candidates will contribute to the day-to-day delivery, quality and development of laboratory services, ensuring high standards of clinical practice, patient safety and service delivery.
The post holder will support monitoring and assurance of embryology laboratory performance through key performance indicators and audit programmes, and continuous quality improvement initiatives. They will oversee performance monitoring, ensure compliance with HFEA requirements, and implement corrective and preventative actions to maintain high standards of safety, quality, effectiveness, and regulatory compliance. The role will support preparation for and participation in HFEA inspections, ensuring ongoing readiness and adherence to licence conditions and standards.
Working closely with the Embryology Team, the post holder will contribute to the strategic development of the fertility service, including service planning, transformation initiatives, and introduction of new technologies and laboratory practices. They will also contribute to business planning and service development proposals aimed at improving patient outcomes, efficiency, and service sustainability.
The post holder will maintain advanced clinical and technical competence in embryology, undertaking laboratory procedures for approximately 30% of their working time to ensure continued hands-on expertise and clinical credibility. As a member of the Embryology Senior Leadership Team, they will provide specialist advice to support strategic and operational decision-making and contribute to service planning, governance, audit, and risk management, ensuring safe, effective, and compliant service delivery.
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.
Please refer to the full job description and person specification at the end of the advertisement for details.
- BSc/ Degree in Life Sciences
- Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Familiar HFEA Code of Practice and other relevant legislation and clinical governance
- Relevant postgraduate specialist training/qualification in Clinical Embryology, Reproductive Science or Andrology
- Substantial experience in Clinical Embryology, Reproductive Science and/or Andrology within a fertility service
- ICSI practitioner ( not applicable for Andrologist)
- Certificate/Diploma in Clinical Embryology or equivalent relevant specialist qualification
- FRCPath by examination in Reproductive Science/Medicine, or evidence of equivalent qualification, experience and achievement
- Relevant professional certification, e.g. ACE/ESHRE or equivalent
- Proven Clinical Embryology experience
- Experience of supervising, training and assessing competency of junior staff
- Experience of clinical risk management
- Experience of working within a regulated clinical laboratory and applying relevant quality and governance requirements
- Experience of monitoring laboratory performance/KPIs and contributing to service improvement
- Experience of HFEA and/or HTA inspection preparation
- Experience of evaluating, validating and implementing new laboratory techniques, equipment or technologies
- Experience of research, publication or presentation within reproductive science
- Good knowledge of relevant HFEA/HTA requirements, consent, traceability and clinical governance
- Ability to provide senior scientific leadership and exercise sound professional judgement
- Ability to interpret KPIs, audit and quality data and implement improvement actions
- Demonstrate leadership and people management skills, including workforce planning and performance management
- Knowledge of UKAS/ISO requirements where relevant
- Evidence of leadership or people management training
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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