Senior Clinical Scientist

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Flexible working

Wellbeing program

Staff recognition scheme

Job summary

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in London invites applications for a Clinical Biochemist in the NWLP partnership. The post is based in a large, automated service spanning seven sites with specialist leadership and a commitment to clinical excellence.

State registration is required, with active pursuit of FRCPath Part 1 and post-registration experience across routine biochemistry. Interest in renal calculi (FTIR) and HPLC is welcomed.

Qualifications

• State registration as a clinical scientist and progression toward FRCPath Part 1.
• Experience in routine biochemistry; interest in renal calculi, FTIR and HPLC welcomed.
• Ability to provide clinical advice and supervise analytical work.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to delivery of specialist assays in collaboration with staff.
• Provide clinical interpretation of results under supervision.
• Offer analytical expertise to support service development.
• Authorise reports and contribute to advisory services.
• Assist in development, validation, and implementation of new methods.
• Evaluate laboratory equipment and technologies.
• Engage in clinical liaison, audits, teaching, and QA activities.
• Support performance monitoring and quality assurance processes.

Skills

Clinical biochemistry expertise

Clinical advice & interpretation

Quality assurance & audit

Team collaboration

Education

State registered clinical scientist

FRCPath Part 1 in progress

Tools

FTIR

HPLC

Job description

NWLP is a partnership between Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Chelsea & Westminster NHS Trust and The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Trust. The partnership delivers pathology testing in a modern, efficient operation that manages 65 million tests per year. Our services are delivered at seven hospital sites across North West London.

The Clinical Biochemistry Service, one of the largest in the UK, provides core services in automated laboratories on each site with specialist services centralised at Charing Cross Hospital. Specialist services, including a number of SAS centres, are Endocrinology (including LC-MSMS), Trace Elements, Tumour Markers, Metabolic Biochemistry, Special Proteins and the DEQAS vitamin D EQA programme; all have strong Clinical Scientist leadership.

Our 8a clinical scientists are based at Charing Cross hospital and typically spend one day each week as Duty Biochemist dividing their remaining time between two or more of our specialist services where they will receive full training, develop their expertise and contribute to service development.

The successful applicant should be state registered and actively working towards FRCPath part 1 (if not already obtained) with post registration experience in all areas of routine biochemistry. We would particularly like to encourage applications from candidates with experience or a specialist interest in renal calculi (FTIR) and HPLC analysis. The post will also cover porphyrin and reducing substances screening.

• Contribute to the delivery of specialist assays in collaboration with laboratory staff.
• Provide clinical advice and interpretation of results, under appropriate supervision, working alongside senior clinical and scientific staff, including participation in the Clinical Authoriser rota.
• Provide specialist analytical expertise to support the delivery and ongoing development of specialist services.
• Authorise reports and contribute to an advisory and interpretative service within the specialist area, under appropriate supervision.
• Assist in the development, validation, and implementation of new analytical methods.
• Contribute to the evaluation and selection of laboratory equipment.
• Participate in clinical liaison, clinical audit, teaching, research and development, performance monitoring, and quality assurance activities within the department.
• Support ongoing performance monitoring and actively contribute to Quality Assurance processes.

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Environmental sustainability

Climate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people's health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environment www.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/our-strategy/green-plan.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sophie Barnes Job title: Consultant Clinical Scientist Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 020 3311 5183

Dr Emma Walker

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020 3313 5921