Senior Clinical Scientist

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will have a specific responsibility for management of the clinical and scientific aspects of the KCH Biochemistry sendaway test process, including liaison with requesting clinical teams. As part of the ongoing transformation of core services across Synnovis, the post holder will be encouraged to build on and improve existing relationships in the Blood Sciences Laboratories across Kings sites and Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will oversee the quality management within the sendaways service, including document control, audits, training and IT. In addition, the post holder will be required to assist with the teaching and training of staff, both clinical and scientific, and method evaluations within the Biochemistry Laboratories at both sites.

The post holder will be required to work with the Strategic Clinical Lead, Consultant Clinical Scientist and Operations Managers to provide a comprehensive scientific service including participation in the departmental Duty Biochemist rota, as well as providing expertise and input for queries relating to the Biochemistry Laboratories at Kings College Hospital sites.

The post holder must be able to work autonomously within professional guidelines to help to deliver a quality service to nationally accepted standards (ISO 15189). To achieve this, you will be expected to participate in audits and contribute towards the day-to-day operational

management of the departmental quality management and governance systems. The post holder will also be expected to contribute to the investigation of clinical incidents and initiate and participate in clinical audits pertinent to Clinical Biochemistry.The post holder is expected to spend a proportion of their time dedicated to UKAS-orientated activities and service development.

The Clinical Biochemistry department at KCH is comprised of a Consultant Chemical Pathologist, three Consultant Clinical Scientists, four Principal Clinical Scientists and three Senior Clinical Scientists (including this post). KCH is also an STP training centre.

You should possess an MSc and/or PhD in Clinical Biochemistry and have completed, or be close to completion of the STP (or equivalent) training programme. Ideally you will have registration as a Clinical Scientist with the HCPC. Support will be given for personal and professional development, including FRCPath tutorials, case and journal discussions and conference attendances.

Please note we would consider applicants in their final year of the STP programme who are not currently HCPC registered.

Synnovis is a pathology partnership between SYNLAB UK and Ireland, and the NHS, including sites, Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust and Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, to deliver and transform pathology services across South East London.

The partnership provides services to 1.7 million people living in South East London, as well as to hundreds of thousands of patients from outside the region who use local healthcare services.

The partnership provides diagnostics, testing and digital pathology for hospital trusts, GP services and other healthcare providers.

Kings College Hospital Foundation Trust is one of the UKs leading NHS Foundation Trusts in specialist teaching. Kings has various divisions including Neurosciences, Haematology, Cancer and Cardiovascular sciences, where there are unlimited opportunities to develop and perfect your career.

Over the last 170 years, Kings has delivered nothing but world class service to all its patients from deprived communities as well as some of the wealthiest in London.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• First or second class BSc degree in Clinical Biochemistry (or a related subject).
• MSc degree or equivalent in Clinical Biochemistry (or related subject).

Desirable

• Registration as a Clinical Scientist with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• PhD in a relevant subject.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of Clinical Biochemistry in all aspects of a routine service setting including result authorisation, clinical liaison and audit.
• Completed an appropriate post-graduate training programme with demonstrable experience in Clinical Biochemistry.
• Broad experience of both automated and manual analytical techniques used in Clinical Biochemistry.
• Working as a member of a team.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.

Desirable

• Research and development.
• Teaching and training.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to undertake technical validation of results.
• Well-developed interpersonal skills, able to organise and manage own work.
• Ability to communicate technical information and results with other health professionals, offering clinical advice where appropriate.
• Understanding of Quality Control and Assurance procedures.
• Able to use and manipulate laboratory computer systems and standard computer software packages

Desirable

• Adapt to changes in workload and solve problems with the minimum of help.
• Able to communicate scientific and organisational information instructions.
• Experience of presenting complex scientific and clinical information at local and national meetings
• Method evaluation experience.
• Ability to lead and motivate a team.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Synnovis Analytics

Address

King's College Hospital

Denmark Hill

London

SE5 9RS

Employer's website

http://www.synnovis.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)