Job summary
Applications are invited for a temporary band 7 Clinical
Scientist to join our Blood Sciences clinical team at Queen Alexandra Hospital (QAH) in the seafront city of Portsmouth. We
are lucky to be situated close to both the seaside and also beautiful
countryside in the shape of the South Downs.
The QA is the largest district general in the UK with a
specialist renal unit. We are very
fortunate to work in a lab that is housed in a state of the art purpose built
building which brings together all of the Pathology disciplines into one area
and allows free flow of samples and ideas between them.
Portsmouth Hospitals Blood Sciences Department has a
well-equipped and highly automated laboratory, currently using Roche analysers
for the routine biochemistry work. We
also provide the regional screening programme for Fetal Anomaly and Newborn
Bloodspot Screening .
We are looking for a highly motivated individual who can
help us to deliver accurate and timely Biochemistry services for patients and
the staff caring for them.The
successful candidate will be expected to contribute to authorisation of general
biochemistry and endocrinology results, delivery of the regional screening
services, audit, training of junior staff and to participate in a duty
biochemist rota that will involve provision of clinical advice out of
hours. Applicants will be expected to
work towards FRCPath. This post is for
maternity cover and we have 12 months of funding.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities:
- To comment and advise clinical staff on wards, outpatients and general practice on the utility, interpretation and diagnostic value of assays performed within Blood Sciences.
- Participate in the Duty Biochemist within hours and out of hours duty roster.
- Support verification and validation of new laboratory methods.
- Be actively involved with the in-service training and general education of the trainee Clinical Scientists.
- To assist in the ongoing achievement of departmental quality standards.
About us
The Trust is committed to driving excellence in care for our patients and communities and was rated good by the Care Quality Commission report published 2020 and became a University Hospital. We are ranked as the third in the country for research; embedding education and training across the organisation and we continuously strive to achieve our core values which are at the heart of everything we do. The Trusts main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, starting life as a military hospital over a century ago and now one of the largest hospitals on the south coast and you may have seen us on the TV series Nurses on the Ward. The Trust provides comprehensive secondary care and specialist services to a local population of 675,000 people across South East Hampshire. The Trust employs over 8,000 staff and are #ProudtobePHU; our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because its the right thing to do, but because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for providing outstanding care and support for patients, colleagues and our community you will find a home at PHU. In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in
terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender
identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veterans
status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
To comment and advise clinical staff on wards, outpatients and general practice on the utility, interpretation and diagnostic value of assays performed within Blood Sciences. This is complex information which requires specialist knowledge as it is not well understood by other clinicians.
The post holder will attend relevant ward rounds and MDT meetings when necessary to advise on results of specialist interest.
- Contribute to the clinical validation of general clinical biochemistry results from the laboratory computer and to provide appropriate clinical interpretative comments via data entry.
- Telephone abnormal results on your own initiative and clinically urgent results that are brought to your attention.
- Participate in the Duty Biochemist within hours duty roster.
- After any necessary training, participate, as a Duty Biochemist, in the out of hours Clinical Biochemist duty roster giving advice to the Out of Hours Doctors service on referral of patients to the Emergency Corridor (with back up from Consultant Clinical Biochemists).
- Support verification and validation of new laboratory methods.
- Adapt the existing information systems to allow the collection of audit, research, statistical and financial costing data from the laboratory databases.
- Monitor the quality of performance of the analyses in an area of specialist interest and to implement policies such that performance is maintained and improved where appropriate. Be responsible for the safe use of complex equipment when used.
- Provide initiative and support for clinical audit within the department and develop links externally to enhance multi-disciplinary clinical audits.
- Support change control for new projects and service changes within the department.
- Be actively involved in the initiation, planning and implementation of research and development projects of the department.
- Be actively involved with the in-service training and general education of the trainee Clinical Scientists.
- Participate in the in-house education programme of the department.
- Participate in continuing professional development and keep a record to reflect this.
- Attend courses/seminars/lectures to update knowledge of clinical biochemistry.
- Work towards Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists.
- There is little or no exposure to distressing or emotional circumstances, little requirement for physical effort and occasional exposure to infectious body fluids.
Other
Job Holders are required to:
1. Maintain personal and professional development to meet the changing demands of the job, participate in appropriate training activities and encourage and support staff development and training.
2. Always keep requirements in mind and seek out to improve, including achieving customer service performance targets.
3. Adhere to Trust policies and procedures, e.g. Health and Safety at Work, Equal Opportunities, and No Smoking.
4. Act in such a way that at all times the health and well being of children and vulnerable adults is safeguarded. Familiarisation with and adherence tothe Safeguarding Policiesof the Trust is an essential requirementfor all employees. In addition all staff are expected to complete essential/mandatory training in this area.
5. Proactively, meaningfully and consistently demonstrate the Trust Values (Working Together For Patients with Compassion as One Team Always Improving) in your every day practice, decision making and interactions with patients and colleagues.
6. Respect the confidentiality of all matters that they may learn relating to their employment and other members of staff. All staff are expected to respect conform to the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998, including the responsibility to ensure that personal data is accurate and kept up to date
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
To comment and advise clinical staff on wards, outpatients and general practice on the utility, interpretation and diagnostic value of assays performed within Blood Sciences. This is complex information which requires specialist knowledge as it is not well understood by other clinicians.
The post holder will attend relevant ward rounds and MDT meetings when necessary to advise on results of specialist interest.
- Contribute to the clinical validation of general clinical biochemistry results from the laboratory computer and to provide appropriate clinical interpretative comments via data entry.
- Telephone abnormal results on your own initiative and clinically urgent results that are brought to your attention.
- Participate in the Duty Biochemist within hours duty roster.
- After any necessary training, participate, as a Duty Biochemist, in the out of hours Clinical Biochemist duty roster giving advice to the Out of Hours Doctors service on referral of patients to the Emergency Corridor (with back up from Consultant Clinical Biochemists).
- Support verification and validation of new laboratory methods.
- Adapt the existing information systems to allow the collection of audit, research, statistical and financial costing data from the laboratory databases.
- Monitor the quality of performance of the analyses in an area of specialist interest and to implement policies such that performance is maintained and improved where appropriate. Be responsible for the safe use of complex equipment when used.
- Provide initiative and support for clinical audit within the department and develop links externally to enhance multi-disciplinary clinical audits.
- Support change control for new projects and service changes within the department.
- Be actively involved in the initiation, planning and implementation of research and development projects of the department.
- Be actively involved with the in-service training and general education of the trainee Clinical Scientists.
- Participate in the in-house education programme of the department.
- Participate in continuing professional development and keep a record to reflect this.
- Attend courses/seminars/lectures to update knowledge of clinical biochemistry.
- Work towards Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists.
- There is little or no exposure to distressing or emotional circumstances, little requirement for physical effort and occasional exposure to infectious body fluids.
Other
Job Holders are required to:
1. Maintain personal and professional development to meet the changing demands of the job, participate in appropriate training activities and encourage and support staff development and training.
2. Always keep requirements in mind and seek out to improve, including achieving customer service performance targets.
3. Adhere to Trust policies and procedures, e.g. Health and Safety at Work, Equal Opportunities, and No Smoking.
4. Act in such a way that at all times the health and well being of children and vulnerable adults is safeguarded. Familiarisation with and adherence tothe Safeguarding Policiesof the Trust is an essential requirementfor all employees. In addition all staff are expected to complete essential/mandatory training in this area.
5. Proactively, meaningfully and consistently demonstrate the Trust Values (Working Together For Patients with Compassion as One Team Always Improving) in your every day practice, decision making and interactions with patients and colleagues.
6. Respect the confidentiality of all matters that they may learn relating to their employment and other members of staff. All staff are expected to respect conform to the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998, including the responsibility to ensure that personal data is accurate and kept up to date
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Broad experience of Clinical Biochemistry
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc in a relevant science (e.g. Biochemistry) , MSc in a relevant science.
- State registered Clinical Scientist in Clinical Biochemistry
Desirable
- Further research qualifications
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Effective communication skills, both written and spoken
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to prioritise work based on clinical need
- Sound knowledge base
- Autonomy of decision making for individual patient outcomes
- Selective clinical problem solving within the out of hours Biochemistry service with backup from Consultant clinical colleagues within the Department
- Pathology computer and programmes experience.
- Database query, spreadsheet design
Desirable
- Ability to serve on task forces and/or committees
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Broad experience of Clinical Biochemistry
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc in a relevant science (e.g. Biochemistry) , MSc in a relevant science.
- State registered Clinical Scientist in Clinical Biochemistry
Desirable
- Further research qualifications
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Effective communication skills, both written and spoken
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to prioritise work based on clinical need
- Sound knowledge base
- Autonomy of decision making for individual patient outcomes
- Selective clinical problem solving within the out of hours Biochemistry service with backup from Consultant clinical colleagues within the Department
- Pathology computer and programmes experience.
- Database query, spreadsheet design
Desirable
- Ability to serve on task forces and/or committees
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
