Senior Clinical Scientist | St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 29 October 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £53,751 - £60,651 p.a. pr Inclusive of HCAS (outer) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 November 2025 |
| Location: | Kingston-Upon-Thames, KT2 7QB |
| Company: | st georges nhs trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7549717/200-KHT-713113-7549717-DK |
Summary
We are looking to appoint a band 7 Clinical Scientist to join our team in the Clinical Biochemistry Department at Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The role will enable your continued development as a Clinical Scientist, build on your broad range of experience in Clinical Biochemistry and provide scientific input into our busy automated laboratory as well as opportunities to work on projects within our wider SWLP network.
Ideally, the post is suitable for a registered Clinical Scientist but we would also welcome applications from candidates who are due to finish STP training by September 2025.
The successful candidate will join our existing friendly team at Kingston Hospital comprising a Consultant Chemical Pathologist, a Consultant Clinical Scientist, one Principal Clinical Scientist, and one Senior Clinical Scientist. 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 at the St. Georges' site. The successful candidate will have opportunities for involvement in a number of network projects related to these service developments.
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.
1. To discuss and advise clinicians and other healthcare workers, including senior medical staff, on the interpretation of clinical biochemistry results eg. advice on differential diagnosis, appropriate test selection, monitoring and guidance on therapeutic drug monitoring. This may involve the instigation of additional tests that may be appropriate for an individual patient. In more complex and challenging cases to seek advice of consultant staff in Clinical Biochemistry.
2. To participate 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. To deal with all clinical queries arising during this time, referring to Consultant staff when necessary.
3. To attend clinical meetings with other departments and relevant MDTs to provide advice on availability of laboratory investigations and their interpretation.
4. To use knowledge and skills gained to determine the validity of sending samples to external laboratories for analysis where requirements are outside the scope of the laboratory repertoire. To liaise with such laboratories as to the suitability of such samples for analysis.
5. To contribute to the determination of appropriate strategies and guidelines for laboratory investigations in conjunction with laboratory colleagues and after consultation with users of the service.
*Please refer to the attached detailed job description.
This advert closes on Wednesday 12 Nov 2025
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