Job summary
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 fiona.jenkinson@nhs.net
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS 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 description
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.
Job description
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
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification
- Full GMC registration or eligibility to obtain this within 3 months
- Hold FRCPath
Clinical Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- 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.
Desirable
- 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
Essential
- 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
Desirable
- Proven management and administration ability
- Understanding of management goals.
- Experience with audit
- Evidence of leadership / project management
- Evidence of having implemented change
Teaching
Essential
- Experience teaching of colleagues and other health professionals
Desirable
- Ability to teach clinical skills
Clinical Governance, Audit and Research
Essential
- Experience of audit projects
Communication, Relationships and Working with Colleagues
Essential
- 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
Essential
- Alignment with the Trust's Values.
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development.
- A commitment to personal / unit CPD
- Time management skills
- Honesty, integrity, awareness of ethical dilemmas, respect for confidentiality.
Desirable
- Evidence of leadership skills.
- IT literate.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification
- Full GMC registration or eligibility to obtain this within 3 months
- Hold FRCPath
Clinical Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- 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.
Desirable
- 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
Essential
- 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
Desirable
- Proven management and administration ability
- Understanding of management goals.
- Experience with audit
- Evidence of leadership / project management
- Evidence of having implemented change
Teaching
Essential
- Experience teaching of colleagues and other health professionals
Desirable
- Ability to teach clinical skills
Clinical Governance, Audit and Research
Essential
- Experience of audit projects
Communication, Relationships and Working with Colleagues
Essential
- 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
Essential
- Alignment with the Trust's Values.
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development.
- A commitment to personal / unit CPD
- Time management skills
- Honesty, integrity, awareness of ethical dilemmas, respect for confidentiality.
Desirable
- 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.
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).
