Clinical Scientist
| Posting date: | 09 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 January 2026 |
| Location: | London, SE5 9RS |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | U9206-26-0004 |
Summary
At Synnovis, we are currently shaping the future of pathology services by creating a world-leading Hub and Spoke pathology network with our NHS partners. A large part of this modernisation will involve moving 70% of our services to a purpose built, state of the art Hub laboratory in the heart of London. There may be the occasional need to work on the Denmark Hill site. Please do ask your recruiting manager if you wish to find out more. 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. CORE DUTIES: Participate in the authorisation and interpretation of Clinical Immunology laboratory reports. Contribute to the provision of the clinical advisory and interpretative service for Clinical Immunology by advising clinical teams on investigation, diagnosis, and monitoring of disease. Assist the Consultant Clinical Scientist in the Immunology aspects of research and development. Keep up to date with developments in Clinical Immunology and assess their potential in relation to our service. Assist in selection, verification and implementation of new methods or equipment, and the investigation of any poorly performing methods. Contribute to laboratory and clinical audit. Leadership and managerial Participate fully in Management, Quality Assurance and Clinical Governance Meetings as required. Contribute to the development of business cases, cost improvement plans, and service improvement plans, as required, in Clinical Immunology. Educational Undertake and maintain evidence of continuous professional development (CPD), ensuring compliance with Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) requirements. The post holder is expected to engage in their own further development. Clinical Immunology will provide support from senior staff and other sources; however, the post holder is expected to be highly motivated, and willing to undertake some self-directed learning. Contribute to the teaching of other healthcare professionals as appropriate. KCH 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 The Hub The hub is an eight-storey building, and we are working across 10 floors including the ground and lower ground floors. Synnovis corporate function operates from the hub on the 8th floor, above the laboratories underneath. This is a total net internal area of almost 10,000m squared across the 10 floors. Based in Blackfriars, its less than a 5 minute walk from Southwark Tube or Blackfriars station and nestled closely to a vast array of entertainment and fabulous places to dine, relax and meet people.