Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8c
- Contract
- Permanent: Participate in the provision of an out-of-hours consultant clinical advice service
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 339-CCS8525-DAC
- Employer
- North Bristol NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Pathology Sciences - Southmead Hospital
- Town
- Bristol
- Salary
- £76,965 - £88,682 Per annum, pro rata for part time roles.
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Clinical Scientist - Clinical Biochemistry
NHS AfC: Band 8c
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Job overview
Applications are invited for a suitably qualified Clinical Scientist to join our committed and enthusiastic team in the department of Biochemistry at North Bristol NHS Trust as a Consultant Clinical Scientist. This is a replacement post for a forthcoming retirement and will be a key leadership role within the specialist areas of Newborn Screening and Metabolic Biochemistry.
We are looking to recruit a motivated and dynamic individual with excellent leadership skills and the experience required to deliver and develop the Newborn Screening Laboratory and the repertoire of metabolic testing that the department provides. As part of Blood Sciences at Southmead Hospital, the department of Biochemistry provides a comprehensive clinical diagnostic service to the North Bristol NHS Trust and local community, The department is committed to providing a high quality service for all its users and is a UKAS accredited medical laboratory.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will be expected to fulfil the role of Newborn Screening Laboratory Director having responsibility for the leadership, management and provision of the South West (SW) Newborn Screening Laboratory. The post holder will also provide clinical and scientific leadership for the South West Metabolic Biochemistry Laboratory.
The appointed individual will be expected to participate in all aspects of the Biochemistry service including clinical leadership, clinical liaison, strategic management, service and business development, teaching and training and to support the on-going development of Blood Sciences and Severn Pathology.
A broad range of experience in Biochemistry will be desirable together with detailed knowledge of analysis and interpretation in Metabolic Biochemistry and practical experience of the delivery and management of a Newborn Blood Spot Screening Programme.
Applicants must be HCPC registered as a Clinical Scientist in Biochemistry and be a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists.
Working for our organisation
North Bristol NHS Trust is the largest Trust in the South-West region and provides medical, surgical and maternity care for a population of approximately half a million people in the North Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset areas. It employs more than 9,500 staff, has approximately 1050 inpatient beds and revenue budget is excess of £540 million. In May 2014 the Trust relocated the majority of its acute services to the Brunel Building, one of the most advanced hospitals in Europe offering exemplary care in a beautiful and purpose built environment, designed with the patients privacy and dignity in mind.
Pathology at North Bristol NHS has undergone significant redevelopment in recent years with the development of Severn Pathology and the building of state of the art laboratories at Southmead Hospital. All pathology disciplines including a single Bristol Cellular Pathology Service, UK Health Security Agency and Genomics service are located within one facility. Severn Pathology's aim is to provide a best in class, high quality, innovative, value for money pathology service that serves the needs of the healthcare market in the South West region and beyond.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As a Consultant Clinical Scientist acting as an independent practitioner the post holder will:
Fulfil the role of Newborn Screening Laboratory Director having responsibility for the leadership, management and provision of the South West (SW) Newborn Screening Laboratory.
Be accountable for and provide clinical and scientific leadership for the South West Metabolic Biochemistry Laboratory.
With colleagues provide an effective scientific and clinical advisory service for the department of clinical biochemistry.
As part of the senior management team provide ongoing strategic direction and development of the service, in collaboration with clinicians, managers and users of the service.
Act in a consultant capacity for all aspects of the work of the Department, providing clinical liaison and a high level of scientific knowledge, skill and expertise
Person specification
Education/Training/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Master’s Degree (or assessed equivalent level of knowledge) in the speciality of Clinical Biochemistry.
- Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists
- State Registration as a Clinical Scientist with the Health and Care Professions Council
Work experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of analysis and interpretation in Metabolic Biochemistry such that the person can act as an expert in these areas within and outside the Trust
- Practical experience of the delivery and management and of a Newborn Blood Spot Screening Programme.
- To have appropriate experience in a management role e.g. leading a major section of a Department, or possessing a relevant management qualification with appropriate supporting practical experience
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in a Directorship role for the Newborn Blood Spot Screening Programme
Knowledge/Skills/Ability
Essential criteria
- To have a thorough knowledge of the causes and mechanisms of diseaseand how biochemical results are affected by disease with particular expertise in the areas of inherited metabolic disorders
- The ability to lead service development and delivery
- Good interpersonal skills, both verbal and written, to communicate effectively with managerial, professional and clinical colleagues within and beyond the Trust.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Michelle Young
- Job title
- Consultant Clinical Scientist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0117 4148424
- Additional information
Nathan Cantley
Consultant Chemical Pathologist
0117 4148432
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