Job summary
- Main area
- Biochemistry
- Grade
- Band 8C/8D
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Supporting 24/7 on call)
- Job ref
- 208-C09B7C-25-1
- Employer
- Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Lincoln County Hospital
- Town
- Lincoln
- Salary
- £74,290 - £101,677 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Clinical Scientist
Band 8C/8D
Job overview
You will be suitably experienced, hold the Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists (or equivalent) with at least 5 years of post registration experience for appointment to 8D; must be on the Register of the Health and Care Professions Council and must be registered as a participant in the Royal College of Pathologists Continued Professional Development Scheme.
However, Path Links is passionate about recruiting and retaining the very best people. We therefore welcome applications from Consultant Clinical Biochemists with differing levels of experience. For those who share the same values as ourselves but who have only recently achieved FRCPath status, or are close to doing so, we offer the opportunity to join us, and through our support and your determination, quickly progress from 8C to band 8D level; assuming satisfactory development.
Path Links is a networked Pathology Service offering a wide range of diagnostic investigations on tissue, blood, and fluid samples to two acute NHS Trusts, Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trusts (NLAG) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULH), all General Practitioners throughout Greater Lincolnshire, and community based NHS healthcare providers.
Job Description is approved by the Royal College of Pathologists
AAC Date : TBC
Main duties of the job
Within the Blood Sciences Directorate, three Consultant Clinical Scientists work as a team led by the Blood Science Clinical Lead, although individually, they each act as the Professional Head of Department on their own site. They provide cross-cover for each other during periods of annual or study leave, including on-site visits to liaise with BMS staff and clinical users. The post holder practices autonomously as the single-handed Professional Head of Department for the Chemical Pathology service at Lincoln and Grantham.
To be a key member of the Blood Sciences Directorate committee and work within the Directorate to ensure the delivery of effective, high quality and responsive 24-hour Chemical Pathology services to patients, Clinicians and General Practitioners across Greater Lincolnshire.
To provide a consultant clinical advisory service on the diagnosis and treatment of patients to hospital Consultants, junior doctors, GPs, and nursing staff within the ULTH and NLAG hospitals and GPs and other health care workers across Greater Lincolnshire.
To provide expert advice in all clinical and analytical aspects of Chemical Pathology to the users of the service, including endocrinology, point of care testing.
All Path Links laboratories work to national UKAS accreditation quality standards (ISO 15189) and are fully accredited in all areas of operation.
Working for our organisation
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As a senior employee of the Trust the post-holder will work in close co-operation with, and support, other clinical, medical, professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Trust’s patients.
Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements:-
- To ensure the provision of a first class clinical service
- To provide effective leadership to junior doctors and medical students
- To undertake all work in accordance with the Trust’s procedures and operating policies
- To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust’s and Operational Group’s services plans
For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.
As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://join.humberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk/
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“We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers”.
Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- First Degree or assessed equivalent level of knowledge and expertise.
- Master’s Degree or assessed equivalent level of knowledge and expertise in the speciality of clinical biochemistry.
- Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists or to show evidence of equivalent.
- Demonstration of continuing professional development at agreed level of participation.
- Registered as a Clinical Scientist with Health Care Professions Council.
Experience
Essential criteria
- To have completed a minimum of 7 years in post as a registered Clinical Scientist of which 4 years should have been at Advanced Practitioner level.
- To have developed an expertise in one or more specialised analytical or clinical areas to a point of acting at an expert level within the Trust.
- To have attained a good record of achievement in research, development, and audit activities, through presentations at national or international conferences and publication in peer reviewed journals.
Desirable criteria
- To have attained status as a national or international expert or advisor.
- To have a specialist interest/experience in Andrology
- To have a specialist interest/experience in Point of Care Testing
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people 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 Lesley Buswell
- Job title
- Clinical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01205 446339
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