Senior Clinical Scientist

NHS; Redditch; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Redditch is seeking a Senior Clinical Scientist to deliver a range of complex scientific work. The role involves providing clinical advice to doctors and other healthcare workers, interpreting results, leading manual testing, and supporting the development of automated tests. Candidates should have a strong background in clinical biochemistry and hold relevant degrees. This is an excellent opportunity to join a dedicated team providing exceptional care within the healthcare sector.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Commitment to Continuing Medical Education

Qualifications

• Knowledge of routine and specialized analytical methods required.
• Experience in the delivery of Protein Electrophoresis.
• Ability to communicate effectively with various health professionals.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive clinical biochemical service including validation and interpretation of results.
• Lead manual testing and ensure quality of results.
• Assist in the implementation of automated tests.

Skills

Knowledge of clinical biochemistry

Analytical/technical skills

Good communication skills

Teamwork

Education

First or second class honours degree in Biochemistry

Masters degree in Clinical Biochemistry

PhD

Tools

HPLC Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Job description

Senior Clinical Scientist

The closing date is 27 January 2026.

The post holder will be required to deliver a range of complex scientific work requiring skilled performance with a degree of individual responsibility. This will involve interpreting results and providing clinical advice to hospital doctors, GPs, nurses, midwives and other healthcare workers. This includes recommendations on appropriateness of tests to be performed, production of clinical guidelines and the implementation of follow up tests and advice on how treatment may affect biochemical tests. They will assist the Consultant Chemical Pathologist and Consultant Clinical Scientists in the provision of a comprehensive Clinical Biochemistry service.

A key aspect will be leading on manual testing at the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch and rotating through the manual sections at WRH hospital including protein electrophoresis.

Main Duties of the Job

This role is backfill for maternity cover and will provide additional support to the duty biochemistry team. As a core role this will include interpreting results and advising hospital doctors, general practitioners, nurses, midwives and other health care professionals on all aspects of the laboratory service. This also includes recommendations on appropriateness of tests to be performed, production of clinical guidelines and the implementation of follow up tests and advice on how treatment may affect biochemical tests.

As an addition it will also involve leading on manual testing at the Alexandra Hospital as well as helping to support protein electrophoresis and POCT.

About us

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester with laboratories at the Worcester and Redditch sites.

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient‑centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Our values:

• Being open and honest
• Ensuring people feel cared for
• Showing respect to everyone

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation – this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex‑positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs – any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see the link in the Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

Job Responsibilities

1. To provide with the Consultant Chemical Pathologist and Consultant Clinical Scientist a comprehensive clinical biochemical service for all users of the WRH clinical biochemistry service including the Acute Trust, general practitioners and other hospitals. To include
   • Giving clinical advice to doctors, nurses, midwives and other health care professionals on all aspects of the laboratory service.
   • Validation and interpretation of results from all sections of the laboratory.
   • Advising on testing strategies where further tests are indicated from the results.
   • Input into the production of clinical guidelines.
2. To rotate in the Protein section of the laboratory. To include
   • Ensuring the quality of results over a wide range of analytes.

   Interpreting complex quantitative and qualitative results. Advising on follow up tests and being directly responsible for section outcomes.

3. To be responsible with the consultant biochemist for the running of the specialist testing section at AGH. To include

   Overseeing training of staff in the section

   Organising the specialised, complex scientific work that is undertaken

   Developing the implementation of MSMS technology and developing assays for this section

   Producing procedures for the safe use and maintenance of the equipment in this section

   Monitoring performance and troubleshooting any problems

   Development of new assays

   Interpreting highly complex results and advising on follow up tests.

4. To provide support, together with the Senior BMS and Consultant Clinical Scientist, for the development and provision of automated tests for the department. To include
   • Helping with the provision and updating of protocols appropriate to automation
   • Assisting in the implantation and validation/verification of new tests
   • Working with the lead BMS and Consultant Clinical Scientist in the evaluation and implementation of new equipment
5. To support the laboratory quality lead to maintain quality processes in a timely manner. To include
   • Keeping abreast of quality issues in the laboratory
   • Ensuring the Consultant Clinical Scientist and Laboratory Director are informed of any major problems.
   • Audit of practice where indicated
6. To assist the Consultant Clinical Scientist and IT department to perform data extractions. To include
   • Workload, TAT and error rate extractions
   • Working to document improvements to the system
7. To support IT leads on the implementation of IT changes in the biochemistry laboratory working with the Consultants, Pathology IT leads and Laboratory manager.
   • Includes implementation and validation of changes
8. To be involved in the planning and implementation of new developments in the service. This involves performing research and development work, speaking at clinical and scientific meetings both locally and nationally and writing scientific papers. Representing the department at these meetings.
9. To support other senior laboratory staff in the supervision of technical work so as to maintain the required high standards at all times.
10. To work within all accepted rules and procedures of the department and adhere to laboratory Health and Safety policies.
11. To present complex and sensitive information to clinical, nursing and other staff within the Trust and primary care.
12. To ensure that any problems related to the effectiveness of the service that are identified through the process of quality assurance and audit are resolved quickly, lessons learned and procedures changed to prevent recurrence.
13. To participate in continuing Professional Development (CPD). Attendance at local/regional/national meetings appropriate to responsibilities and interests as part of CPD is required.
14. To work towards the attainment of FRCPath, including undertaking a research project if necessary.

Person Specification

Experience

• To have a knowledge of clinical biochemistry. To have a good knowledge of routine and specialised analytical methods, quality assurance and problem solving. To have good all‑round analytical / technical skills. Able to use and manipulate laboratory computer systems and standard computer software packages. Able to maintain intense concentration despite frequent interruptions. Able to analyse complex information from outside the service as well as within and use it to evaluate differential diagnoses.
• Experience in the delivery of Protein Electrophoresis. Experience in HPLC Tandem Mass Spectrometry. Evidence of ability to conduct research and development. Experience in computer programming or LIMS management.

Qualifications

• First or second class honours degree in Biochemistry, Chemistry or a related subject. Masters degree (or assessed equivalent level of knowledge) in the speciality of Clinical Biochemistry or evidence of near completion. Complete or near completion of pre‑registration Clinical Scientist training programme.
• PhD. To have completed post graduate training approved as appropriate for HCPC registration as a clinical scientist, together with supervised in‑service experience totalling a minimum of 3 years.

Personal Qualities

• Ability to work in a team. Enquiring, critical approach to work. Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies as appropriate. Commitment to Continuing Medical Education.
• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels.

Knowledge and Skills

• Good oral and written communication skills. Good knowledge of, and ability to use, spoken and written English. Able to advise senior medical staff, nursing staff and other health professionals on investigations and interpretation of biochemical and metabolic processes in complex situations and using data from other specialties. Able to prepare and present complex scientific and clinical information at local, national or international conferences. Able to establish and maintain effective networks with professional, clinical and managerial colleagues within and beyond the Trust. Broad range of IT skills.
• Ability to use the evidence base and clinical audit to support decision making. Able to recognise patterns of abnormality and relate them to clinical situations and provide appropriate clinical advice. Able to write scientific papers.

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.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust