Healthcare Scientist - Principal/Senior Clinical Scientist

  • Department Biochemistry Department
  • Salary £46,148 - £60,504 per annum / pro rata
  • Closing Date 18/02/2025
  • Location The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
  • Grade Band 7 - Band 8A dependant on experience
  • Job ref 223-PCS-073
  • Pension NHS Pension
  • Holidays Generous Holiday Allowance
  • NHS discount Eligible for NHS Discounts
  • Contract 12 months fixed term (to cover maternity leave)
  • Hours 37.5 hours per week (Part time hours will also be considered. There may be opportunities for home-working.)

Job overview

The Pathology Laboratories at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust provide laboratory services to several Trusts and the primary care services for a rural population of over 500,000. The clinical biochemist team oversee clinical biochemistry sites at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, The Princess Royal Hospital Telford and the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital .

We are entering into a network partnership with our colleagues at North Midlands and Cheshire pathology service and look forward to the breadth of opportunities this will bring. In addition, the Trust has commenced its transformation programme which will see services re-modelled across its two main sites.

We are looking for a Clinical Biochemist to join our team and help us to deliver great care in a rapidly changing environment. Depending upon experience, participation in the Clinical Scientist out of hours support roster may be a requirement. The successful candidate will be expected to work across all sites, as the service requires.

The post is advertised for a Band 8a clinical scientist but applicants that do not meet essential criteria may be employed at Band 7 with progression to 8a on successful completion of RCPath Clinical Biochemistry part 1 written examination, and achievementof competency. Therefore, we welcome applicants with a range of experience and can tailor the job role and responsibilities accordingly.

Main duties of the job

This is a 12 month fixed term contract. You will perform a broad and demanding range of scientific and leadership roles in order to provide and develop Clinical Biochemistry Services for the Trust and service users. You will work with a considerable degree of autonomy and assume responsibility for individual patient outcomes within the overall responsibility of the Lead Clinical Scientist or Chemical Pathologist. You will take responsibility for directing and monitoring the outcome of medium-term service improvement schemes.

Working for your organisation

The Biochemistry Department has an annual workload of 6.5 million reported tests and its three sites are equipped with Roche Cobas automated systems. There is also a well equipped specialist section covering protein electrophoresis, coeliac screening, and specialist proteins and immunoassays. The department has full accreditation and is an approved training laboratory. Continuous professional development is actively encouraged.

The department provides services to the Trust, the local ICB, Powys Teaching Health Board, Powys Healthcare Trust, and the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, amongst others.

SaTH provides 2 acute hospital sites: The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital in Shrewsbury and The Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, both of which currently provide A&E, inpatient, outpatient and day-case facilities with 24hr blood science provision. The Trust also provides community and outreach services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

The well-being of our staff is of the upmost importance to us.  If you are offered a role at our Trust, and fall into the increased and higher risk categories as set out by Public Health England (PHE) and NHSI/E, your line manager will complete an risk assessment with you.  This will be completed in conjunction with the latest guidance from Public Health England in relation to Covid-19.

By submitting your application to Trac, you are giving your consent for parts of your application data to be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other secure, internal NHS Workforce systems. This is to support and manage your recruitment and employment within your employing organisation. 

If successful, by completing the NHS Jobs application form you authorise the Trust to obtain any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national ESR.

If the role requires a qualification/professional registration, you will need to provide proof during the recruitment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider.

In the event of a high response to this advertisement, this post will be closed. Early applications are advised.
 
Unfortunately we do not accept CVs or keep them on file. If you are unable to apply online please contact the person named in the advertisement for the post you are interested in.
 
We are committed to offering an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the above position and will support reasonable adjustments wherever possible.  In addition, whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are male, from black and minority ethnic backgrounds or who have a disability, as these are currently under-represented in our workforce.
 
We are committed to equal opportunities in employment. The policies and practices of the Trust aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly, flexibly and with dignity and respect.

Thank you for your interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we look forward to receiving your application for employment.

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