Clinical Scientist

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Provide highly specialist scientific input the clinical services in Clinical Engineering
• Interpret complex data and troubleshoot issues with specialised equipment
• Ensure that the complex systems are used safely and accurately
• Contribute to writing standard operating procedures, revising appropriately to ensure that they remain current
• Work with the Lead Clinical Scientists in the day-to-day routine scientific clinical service activities to ensure the smooth running of services
• Work with the clinical expert in interpreting measured data and provide scientific reports on clinical investigations
• Work with the Lead Clinical Scientists and Section Head to develop clinical research profiles in accordance with the directorate objectives
• Make and record accurate clinical measurements for both routine, clinical audit and research purposes
• Good working knowledge of all relevant clinical equipment used in the Section, ensuring appropriate calibration procedures are followed where necessary
• Provide scientific support to other sites as requested by the Section Head
• Ensure that all clinical protocols are evidence based
• Ensure the ongoing quality and compliance with Legislation of any software utilised clinically (i.e. fully evaluated and validated, and registered appropriately)
• Maintain high diagnostic accuracy through appropriate quality assurance and audit procedures with regard to local and national standards where appropriate
• Provide high quality and reliable data collection and analysis
• Carry out patient management and assessment independently in line with departmental and recommended national protocols and with support from other professional colleagues
• Assist the Section Head with service development by inputting to the development of evidence based clinical and other protocols

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• BSc degree at a minimum of 2:1 in an appropriate subject (e.g. Neurosensory Science/ Healthcare Science/ Clinical Engineering/ Physics)
• Master's degree or equivalent in Neurosensory Science/ Medical Physics/Clinical Engineering
• Registration with the Health Professions Council as a Clinical Scientist
• Participating in a programme for continuing professional development

Desirable

• PhD or equivalent level of knowledge/expertise in health related science
• Evidence of completion of STP Neurosensory Science / Clinical Engineering

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable experience of working to relevant legislation, standards and guidance
• An understanding of clinical governance and its relevance to the clinical services provided by Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering (specifically Engineering)
• Experience of developing standard operating procedures and protocols
• Evidence of effective service development (e.g. completed projects) and implementation of innovative ideas in the clinical environment

Desirable

• Experience in the innovative design and development of devices / systems
• Experience of developing and implementing quality assurance programmes
• Experience of providing direct scientific clinical services and taking high quality scientific measurements from patients
• Experience of working within a Quality Management System
• Experience in contributing to research, leading to publication in peer-reviewed scientific journals and/or oral presentation at approved scientific meetings
• Awareness of the wider profession, regionally, nationally and internationally

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Hallamshire Hospital

Sheffield

S10 2JF

Employer's website

https://www.sth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)