Trust Doctor in Chemical Pathology (ST6 - 8 equivalent)

Integrated Care System; North East; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK seeks a Trust Doctor in Chemical Pathology to join their clinical biochemistry team. You will be involved in the lipid and inherited metabolic disorders clinics, supporting laboratory services for various medical teams. Candidates must possess full GMC registration and FRCPath. This position offers a 24-month contract with opportunities for flexible work arrangements and professional development.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Continued Professional Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience managing adults with inherited metabolic disorders.
• Participation in duty biochemist role.
• Good history and examination skills.

Responsibilities

• Support for laboratory diagnostic services.
• Participate in outpatient services.
• Assist in the adult metabolic disorders clinic.

Skills

Clinical skills

Good communication

Analytical method validation

Experience with lipid disorders

Leadership skills

Education

Primary Medical Qualification

Full GMC registration

FRCPath

Tools

Laboratory information systems (APEX)

Job description

Go back The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Trust Doctor in Chemical Pathology (ST6 - 8 equivalent)

The closing date is 14 August 2025

We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team.

The candidate will be expected to work in the clinical biochemistry team supporting clinical leaders within a variety of specialist laboratory sections. The role will include working in both the lipid and adult inherited metabolic disorders clinic and providing support for laboratory diagnostic services for Trust inpatient, outpatient, primary care and community care services and for clinical teams based at both Royal Victoria Infirmary and Freeman Hospital. Candidates must be on the Full General Medical Council register with a licence to practice and possess FRCPath part 2. Candidates must be able to demonstrate experience of working in both lipid and adult inherited metabolic disorders clinics.

This post is to commence as soon as possible for a period of 24 months. This post is basic hours only, no on-call.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Main duties of the job

Support for laboratory diagnostic services

Advice and support for clinical teams based at Freeman Hospital and Royal Victoria Infirmary

Support the clinical lead for the Adult Inherited Metabolic Disorders regional service

Provide support as required for other appropriate outpatient clinics

Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.

For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact: Dr Fiona Jenkinson on 0191 2139244 or via email [e-mail]

About us

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teachingNHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion. We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Job responsibilities

Clinical:

To participate in the Adult Inherited Metabolic Disorders outpatient service and to support provision of an advice service regionally for adults of this service admitted to hospital.

To participate in the lipid outpatient clinic

To provide support for the diagnosis and management of biochemical clinical problems, advise on appropriate investigations on an individual patient basis and participate in the duty biochemist rota for general validation of results and advice.

You will be expected to participate in all aspects of clinical governance and contribute to multidisciplinary audit and risk management activities and actively participate in clinical liaison and audit.

Administrative:

The post holder will undertake Continued Professional Development in accordance with the guidelines stipulated by the Royal College of Pathologists

You will be responsible for the undertaking of administrative duties associated with the care of patients under the supervision of a consultant

You will be expected to take on a roles in management suitable to your level of experience

Research:

The post holder will be expected to facilitate translational research particularly that which encompasses their area of clinical practice, but also with regard to the specialist biochemical investigations that are available within the NHS Clinical Biochemistry Service

There may be opportunities to become involved in clinical research to support the consultants in the team who are principle/sub investigators for a variety of clinical trials.

Teaching:

The post holder will be expected to take part in under graduate and post graduate teaching activities for medical students and resident doctors and students within other disciplines if appropriate

The post holder will have an active involvement in the teaching of biomedical scientists/clinical scientists and speciality registrars

Flexibility:

In line with the Trusts core value of placing patients at the heart of everything we do, we are developing our service provision to be responsive to the needs of our patients. To meet those needs some staff groups will be increasingly asked to work a more flexible work pattern so that they can offer services in the evening or weekend. As a result any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to work a new more flexible pattern or working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work.

Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

• Primary Medical Qualification
• Full GMC registration or eligibility to obtain this within 3 months
• Hold FRCPath

Clinical Skills and Knowledge

• Good history & examination skills.
• Evidence of specific experience in the management of adults with inherited metabolic disorders
• Experience/participation in the role of duty biochemist
• Knows when to appropriately seek assistance from a senior colleague.
• Experience in the management of adults with a variety of lipid disorders and use of specialised lipid medications
• Experience of using laboratory information systems ideally APEX.
• Experience of analytical method validation/verification and the development of reference intervals

Management and Administration Experience

• Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce
• Able to communicate well with patients and colleagues
• An understanding of Clinical Governance
• Proven management and administration ability
• Understanding of management goals.
• Experience with audit
• Evidence of leadership / project management
• Evidence of having implemented change

Teaching

• Experience teaching of colleagues and other health professionals
• Ability to teach clinical skills

Clinical Governance, Audit and Research

• Experience of audit projects

Communication, Relationships and Working with Colleagues

• Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and other people within a team
• Ability to work as a team with professional colleagues in all disciplines.

Personal Attributes

• Alignment with the Trust's Values.
• Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development.
• A commitment to personal / unit CPD
• Honesty, integrity, awareness of ethical dilemmas, respect for confidentiality.
• Evidence of leadership skills.
• IT literate.

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.

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