Principal Clinical Scientist | St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 26 Awst 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £64,156 - £71,148 p.a. pro rata inclusive of HCAS (Inner) |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 25 Medi 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Tooting, SW17 0QT |
| Cwmni: | st georges nhs trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7439343/200-STG-713117-7345915-DKA |
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We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic individual to join our team in the Clinical Biochemistry Department at St George's University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The role will enable your continued development as a Clinical Scientist and require you to have knowledge and experience in LC-MS/MS and/or HPLC. You will build on your broad range of experience in Clinical Biochemistry and provide scientific input into both the automated and the specialist laboratories of the Biochemistry department.
The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to service improvement, to develop as part of the wider Blood Sciences team, and to provide leadership and direction across the department. You will also be expected to support the professional scientific staff and service managers in delivering the analytical services and to carry out general laboratory duties.
Across the SWLP network, all Clinical Scientists participate in regular meetings and educational sessions which allow for training opportunities. Full support will also be provided for the attainment of FRCPath examinations.
The successful candidate will join our existing friendly team at St George’s Hospital, comprising a Consultant Chemical Pathologist, a Consultant Clinical Scientist, two Principal Clinical Scientists, and two Senior Clinical Scientists. You will participate in the clinical advisory and authorisation rota and will be encouraged to develop an area of specialised knowledge. In addition, you will contribute to research, development, and audit relevant to the Clinical Biochemistry service. It is an exciting time to join SWLP with the introduction of new automated equipment and the expansion of the specialist chemistry services with the procurement of additional specialist equipment. The successful candidate will have opportunities for involvement in a number of network projects related to these service developments.
The Biochemistry Department at St George’s Hospital comprises a large, automated laboratory, which currently functions as the GP hub for the South West London Pathology network, and the specialist chemistry laboratories, which perform renal stone analysis, Apo E genotyping, ALP isoenzymes and an increasing repertoire of HPLC and LC-MS/MS assays.
South West London Pathology (SWLP) is an award-winning pathology partnership between four leading Hospital Trusts – St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Croydon Health Services NHS Trust and Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals. The network is designed to provide an integrated, high-quality pathology service for hospitals and GPs across South West London, by bringing together the best of each Trust’s service and providing them within a single organisation.
St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the regional specialist care provider for South West London, Surrey and beyond. The trust provides a high-quality, comprehensive range of health services from leading-edge tertiary and trauma care to community services. With national and regional referrals added to our local 3.5m catchment, we serve a population of around 5m. We also provide services at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Roehampton. These include outpatient rapid diagnostic and treatment facilities, a minor injuries unit, limb fitting services and 70 elderly, intermediate care and rehabilitation beds.
1. To work autonomously as an HCPC Registered Clinical Scientist within both professional and departmental guidelines.
2. To have knowledge of clinical conditions and how they may affect biochemical analyses and results.
3. To participate regularly in the Duty Biochemist rota, to undertake detailed interpretation, authorisation and reporting of patient results and advising clinical colleagues on the appropriate selection and timing of tests, differential diagnosis, monitoring and guidance on therapeutic drug monitoring. To be the bleep holder for the department during this time and to resolve any problems/queries that may arise both within the laboratory and from other departments, referring to the consultant staff when necessary.
4. To use a high level of skills to interpret and communicate the clinical significance of results of scientific investigations to other clinicians and healthcare professionals, including senior medical staff. To instigate additional investigations in his/her speciality that may be appropriate to an individual patient.
*Please refer to the attached detailed job description.
This advert closes on Sunday 31 Aug 2025
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