Job summary
A 2 day (0.4WTE) job share vacancy has arisen in the Neurometabolic Unit at UCLH due to retirement . The successful candidate will, in a job share, be operational lead for the Neurometabolic Unit. The days of work for the job share will be Monday and Tuesday.
This is an exciting opportunity for a HCPC registered healthcare scientist with an interest in inherited metabolic disease and experience in laboratory leadership and resource management (staff, equipment and consumables).
Main duties of the job
The Neurometabolic Unit is a highly specialised UKAS accredited medical laboratory No 8341 based at Queen Square. It provides a unique range of investigations and clinical laboratory advice encompassing mitochondrial, neurotransmitter, pterin and amino acid disorders.
Set up in 1995, it has evolved from an academic translational research laboratory to becoming a UKAS accredited clinical laboratory service, which also provides the pathology specimen reception for National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN). On-going research programmes supplement and enhance the service provision
About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- First Degree or assessed equivalent of knowledge and expertise.
- Masters Degree or assessed equivalent of knowledge and expertise in speciality of Clinical Biochemistry Demonstration of Continuing Professional Development.
- Registration with the Health Professions Council as a Biomedical or Clinical Scientist
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in clinical metabolic biochemistry.
- To have developed an expertise in one or more specialised analytical or clinical areas.
- To have experience in chromatography techniques
- To have experience in mass spectrometry.
- To have undertaken Research, Development and Audit activities.
- To have an extensive knowledge of routine and specialised analytical methods, quality assurance and problem solving.
- Able to perform risk assessments on a variety of laboratory situations.
- Fully conversant with COSHH regulations and their application to laboratories.
- To have a good knowledge of managerial processes within the Trust and NHS.
- Good awareness of trust policies and procedures and how they relate to the staff and service of the department.
- Experience of leadership of small groups
- Involvement in service planning and development.
- Knowledge of quality management and accreditation systems
- To have expert knowledge in a specialised area.
Desirable
- Experience of membership of committees within department.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Well-developed analytical (technical) skills
- Good hand eye co-ordination for fine manipulation of instrumentation.
- Well-developed deductive and intuitive abilities.
- Able to lead on service development/delivery in a specialised area.
- Able to initiate, direct and co-ordinate R & D activities.
- Able to conduct audit of services and take corrective action.
- Able to recognise patterns of abnormality and relate them to clinical activities
- Able to challenge with confidence established scientific and clinical views using reasoned argument, personal knowledge and research findings.
- Able to maintain intense concentration despite frequent interruptions
- Able to analyse highly complex information from out with the service as well as within and use to evaluate differential diagnoses.
- Able to advise on broad service development and strategic plans.
- Good knowledge of financial management and procurement.
- Experience in research projects.
Desirable
- Audit and evaluation skills.
- Writing Scientific papers
- Publication of peer reviewed scientific papers
Communication
Essential
- Good oral and written communication skills.
- Awareness of current and developing NHS and healthcare issues.
- Able to prepare and present complex scientific and clinical information at meetings.
Desirable
- Experience of committees at directorate or Trust level.
Personal and People Development
Essential
- Able to supervise and lead the activities of staff at lower grades.
- Able to teach students, laboratory, nursing, allied healthcare and medical staff.
- Able to provide leadership to small teams within the department and provide professional
- Approachable.
- Capable of working with all levels of staff.
- Able to maintain self control in difficult and challenging situations and to take control of situations where more junior staff are in difficulty.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- First Degree or assessed equivalent of knowledge and expertise.
- Masters Degree or assessed equivalent of knowledge and expertise in speciality of Clinical Biochemistry Demonstration of Continuing Professional Development.
- Registration with the Health Professions Council as a Biomedical or Clinical Scientist
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in clinical metabolic biochemistry.
- To have developed an expertise in one or more specialised analytical or clinical areas.
- To have experience in chromatography techniques
- To have experience in mass spectrometry.
- To have undertaken Research, Development and Audit activities.
- To have an extensive knowledge of routine and specialised analytical methods, quality assurance and problem solving.
- Able to perform risk assessments on a variety of laboratory situations.
- Fully conversant with COSHH regulations and their application to laboratories.
- To have a good knowledge of managerial processes within the Trust and NHS.
- Good awareness of trust policies and procedures and how they relate to the staff and service of the department.
- Experience of leadership of small groups
- Involvement in service planning and development.
- Knowledge of quality management and accreditation systems
- To have expert knowledge in a specialised area.
Desirable
- Experience of membership of committees within department.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Well-developed analytical (technical) skills
- Good hand eye co-ordination for fine manipulation of instrumentation.
- Well-developed deductive and intuitive abilities.
- Able to lead on service development/delivery in a specialised area.
- Able to initiate, direct and co-ordinate R & D activities.
- Able to conduct audit of services and take corrective action.
- Able to recognise patterns of abnormality and relate them to clinical activities
- Able to challenge with confidence established scientific and clinical views using reasoned argument, personal knowledge and research findings.
- Able to maintain intense concentration despite frequent interruptions
- Able to analyse highly complex information from out with the service as well as within and use to evaluate differential diagnoses.
- Able to advise on broad service development and strategic plans.
- Good knowledge of financial management and procurement.
- Experience in research projects.
Desirable
- Audit and evaluation skills.
- Writing Scientific papers
- Publication of peer reviewed scientific papers
Communication
Essential
- Good oral and written communication skills.
- Awareness of current and developing NHS and healthcare issues.
- Able to prepare and present complex scientific and clinical information at meetings.
Desirable
- Experience of committees at directorate or Trust level.
Personal and People Development
Essential
- Able to supervise and lead the activities of staff at lower grades.
- Able to teach students, laboratory, nursing, allied healthcare and medical staff.
- Able to provide leadership to small teams within the department and provide professional
- Approachable.
- Capable of working with all levels of staff.
- Able to maintain self control in difficult and challenging situations and to take control of situations where more junior staff are in difficulty.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery, UCLH
Queen Square
London
WC1N 3BG
Employer's website
https://www.uclh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
