Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 153-SP04428-A
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Bournemouth Hospital
- Town
- Bournemouth
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Clinical Scientist (Biochemist)
NHS AfC: Band 7
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
Job overview
We are looking for a passionate and motivated individual to join our Clinical Biochemistry Department at University Hospitals Dorset. We are seeking someone either with HCPC registration as a Clinical Scientist or close to obtaining registration.
It is an exciting time to join the University Hospitals Dorset as there are several new developments including the recent opening of a new state-of-the-art clinical laboratory - the One Dorset Pathology (ODP) hub and future alignment with laboratories within the Southern Counties Pathology Network.
You will be joining a One Dorset Pathology (ODP) Clinical Biochemistry team comprising of one medical consultant, two consultant clinical scientists and two principal clinical scientists.
Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Poole Hospital - cross site working required
Main duties of the job
This full-time role includes participation in the Duty Biochemist rota and protein electrophoresis reporting rota. As Senior Clinical Scientist you will work with the Consultant and Principal Clinical Scientists in supporting and further developing a quality Clinical Biochemistry Service. We offer flexible working in line with service needs.
Our expanding service means you will be taking part in service development, clinical audits, and quality management. Opportunities to develop a specialist interest (e.g. point of care (POC), special proteins) will be encouraged in line with service requirements as well as attendance at ward rounds and multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meetings.
There is also potential to undertake research and development projects along with full support in working towards fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists (FRCPath).
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Please note that trainees nearing completion of the Scientist Training Programme (STP) will be appointed at band 6 and then transitioned to band 7 upon completion and registration with the HCPC.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- First or second-class degree in Science or related subject.
- Completed clinical scientist training (STP or Grade A) or due to complete within 6-months.
- Registration as a Clinical Scientist in Biochemistry with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) (or expected within next 6-months).
Desirable criteria
- Additional appropriate postgraduate qualification eg PhD, MSc, MRSC, CChem
Experience
Essential criteria
- Participation in a pre-registration training scheme in Clinical Biochemistry.
- Experience of working within a healthcare laboratory environment.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of UKAS accreditation.
- Experience of reporting serum protein electrophoresis.
Technical Skills Competencies
Essential criteria
- To be able to initiate and carry out research and development projects.
- To have good oral and written communication skills.
- To be computer literate.
- To have a good knowledge of statistical techniques.
Desirable criteria
- Teaching and training ability.
- Ability to develop clinical laboratory skills in a specialist area.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- To have a thorough knowledge and experience of general clinical biochemistry.
- Recognise patterns of abnormality and relate them to clinical situations.
- To have analytical skills relevant to the practice of clinical biochemistry.
Desirable criteria
- Thorough knowledge of chemical, immunoassay, and other techniques routinely employed in healthcare laboratories.
Other requirements specific to the role
Essential criteria
- Prepared to rotate as specified between laboratories if required by the service.
- Able to work as a team in a multidisciplinary service.
- Good oral and written communication skills in English.
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies.
- Research/critical review of literature.
Desirable criteria
- Able to prepare and present scientific information at meetings or as part of a teaching session.
- Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings.
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Self-motivation: able to identify and pursue own educational development.
- Ability to form constructive and effective professional relationships with patients and staff.
- Honest, reliable and trustworthy
- Supportive, tolerant and able to work within a multidisciplinary team.
- Evidence of satisfactory CPD and a commitment to personal / unit CPD.
Desirable criteria
- Enthusiasm and ability to work under pressure.
Language requirement
Essential criteria
- Able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role
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
- Dr Rebecca Stead
- Job title
- Consultant Clinical Scientist - Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 019 4900
- Additional information
Ryan Cooper
Consultant Clinical Scientist
0300 019 8140
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