Job vacancy: Consultant Clinical Scientist H & I, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool

Job summary

Main area: Immunology / H&I
Grade: Band 8c
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Department is a 24/7 service)
Job ref: 287-LCL-7-25

Employer: Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Liverpool Clinical Laboratories
Town: Liverpool
Salary: £74,290 - £85,601 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 16/03/2025 23:59

Consultant Clinical Scientist H & I

Band 8c

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see JD & Person Specification for full details

Assist in providing strong and effective leadership and Direction to all teams and individuals within the Department of Histocompatibility &Immunogenetics

To be responsible for the performance, monitoring and evaluation of a broad range of complex activities within the sections of the department, particularly service delivery and acceptable turnaround times.

To be jointly responsible for monitoring and maintaining the quality of patient results produced. Jointly responsible for maintaining the UKAS and EFI accreditation of the Laboratory and support the standards therein.

To initiate and evaluate new techniques and methods, suitable for routine use. Assist in policy setting, development and implementation in the department.

To provide medical staff with a clinical technical and scientific service.

To participate in the Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics consultant clinical scientist rota, providing clinical interpretive and advisory services.

To initiate, design and execute funded research and development projects and support clinical trials.

To be involved in the training of regionally funded HSST (Higher Specialist Oct 2019 Trainees) and trainee clinical scientists and biomedical scientists within the department.

To actively seek external funding to facilitate departmental research and collaborative work with other centres both national and international.

To maintain links with industry through development of patentable products in conjunction with NHS Innovations.

To actively support the continuing education of all Directorate staff groups.

Assist in effective workforce planning and role development in line with service need and local and national trends.

Clinical

To provide all Consultants and junior medical staff, in this, other Trusts and Merseyside, North Wales, Chester and 12 dialysis centres, with high quality clinical support of renal and haematopoietic progenitor cell clinical services. This requires judgemental skills of a complex nature, to assist in the investigation, diagnosis, monitoring, treatment and understanding of disease, in individual patients. This may include recommendation for further action such as change of treatment or referral and frequently requires urgent advice regarding the management of patients.

To participate in the Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics consultant clinical scientist rota, assuming independent responsibility on such occasions for the clinical authorisation and issue of reports.

To present complex, sensitive or contentious clinical or scientific information to medical and nursing staff and managers within the Trust and other Trusts or PCTs when appropriate, using professional knowledge and experience.

To undertake the timely clinical authorisation and reporting of patient clinical test results to clinical staff, frequently requiring urgent interpretation and advice regarding the clinical management of patients, using verbal and/or written communication.

To offer specialist scientific and clinical advice concerning patient investigations and results, in highly complex cases when appropriate, using verbal and/or written communication.

To give appropriate help and advice to patients when required, concerning sample requirements, testing guidelines etc.

To authorise specimen referral to specialist laboratories for assays not performed within our laboratory, involving technical and clinical discussion with the reference laboratory, when required as per business continuity plan.

To deal with pathological specimens for analytical purposes, contained and uncontained, when necessary. This may require the use of hazardous chemicals and contact with contaminated equipment. Ensuring these samples are recorded and stored appropriately.

To deal with requests by HM Coroner for release of patient samples.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

First degree or assessed equivalent level of knowledge and expertise
Masters degree or assessed equivalent level of knowledge and expertise in the relevant speciality
Full fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists (MRCPath/FRCPath)
Demonstration of appropriate CPD
Registered as a clinical scientist with HCPC

Desirable criteria

Relevant PhD or DClinSci

Experience

Essential criteria

To have completed a substantial period in post as a Registered Clinical Scientist with a demonstrable period at advanced practitioner level
To have developed an expertise in one or more specialised analytical or clinical areas
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

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Good knowledge of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics
Good basic knowledge in other areas of Pathology

Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.

Posts advertised to ‘internal staff’ are open to employees of hospitals within University Hospitals of Liverpool Group and you should confirm your employment within your application form.

Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.

We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.

Candidates applying for the role of Healthcare Assistant on the staff bank should note that due to the nature of the role, workers must be aged 18 or above when commencing in post. Applicants are therefore welcome from those aged over 18 or within 3 months’ of their 18^th birthday.

The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working.

The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24.

Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £23 (standard disclosure) or £43 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment. DBS applications submitted from 2nd December will be subject to the new DBS fee of £26.50 (standard) and £54.50 (Enhanced).

From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years.

Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.

This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults’ policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures.

Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation.

All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action.

As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence.

If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on 0151 706 4666 at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post.

Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.