Senior Clinical Scientist

Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in the West Midlands is seeking a Senior Clinical Scientist in Clinical Biochemistry. The role involves providing clinical activity across multiple sites, training, and participating in professional development. Responsibilities include maintaining HCPC registration, conducting complex scientific work, and offering clinical interpretation of pathology results. The trust is committed to diversity, quality care, and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Supportive work environment

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Must be HCPC registered as a Clinical Scientist.
• Ability to conduct complex scientific work independently.
• Fellowship training and continuous professional development required.

Responsibilities

• Undergo training to attain Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists.
• Provide clinical advice and interpretation of laboratory results.
• Participate in the clinical team and contribute to patient-centred care.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Strong scientific performance

Clinical advice and interpretation

Education

HCPC registration

Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists

Job description

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, self-motivated individual with excellent interpersonal skills who is, or will shortly be HCPC registered as a Clinical Scientist working in Clinical Biochemistry. The Black Country Pathology Service (BCPS) provides Pathology Services for The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust. Clinical Biochemistry delivers a wide range of routine and specialist services locally and nationally. The post holder will provide Senior Clinical Scientist-level clinical activity for these services, rotating across sites to fulfil the service needs of the department and the training needs of the individual.

Key Responsibilities and Development

• Undergo training leading to satisfactory attainment of Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists qualification
• Maintain registration with the Healthcare Professions Council.
• Participate in the continuous professional development programme.
• Participate in the annual appraisal programme and work towards achieving objectives set at annual reviews. Work as a member of the BCPS clinical team with colleagues, clinicians, and other stakeholders to provide a patient-centred, safe, clinically, operationally and financially effective, equitable, resilient and future-proof Clinical Biochemistry service to all users.
• Participate in clinical advice and interpretation of results and take part in duty biochemist rota. This includes clinical advice that requires collaboration with other BCPS colleagues (Chemical Pathologists, Clinical Scientists or Biomedical Scientists) or the service users. For this task the postholder will be supported by Principal and Consultant Clinical Scientists and Consultant Chemical Pathologists as required.
• Be expected to deliver on their own responsibility a range of complex scientific work demanding skilled performance.
• With Principal or Consultant-level guidance, support or undertake method development which may require dexterity and use of complex laboratory equipment.
• Proactively support the Clinical Biochemistry compliance with the nationally accepted standards (UKAS: ISO 15189 or equivalent). This includes supporting activities that link into quality management system such as Clinical Audit, External Quality Assurance (EQA) and Internal Quality Control (IQC).
• When required, provide professional support for one or more projects in Clinical Biochemistry and other BCPS services. The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients. We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020. The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.