Job summary
Are you an experienced Principal Clinical Scientist, passionate about enhancing patient care through advanced Point of Care Testing (POCT) and Biochemistry services? We have an exciting full-time opportunity awaiting you!
As a Principal Clinical Scientist specialising in POCT, your pivotal role involves:
? Providing top-quality POCT services to clinical staff at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and its associated contracts.? Supporting the delivery and upkeep of UKAS accredited Point of Care Testing Service across all hospitals.? Acting as a stand-in for the Consultant Clinical Scientist POCT lead to ensure smooth operations.? Training and overseeing the POCT team under the guidance of the Consultant Clinical Scientist.? Actively engaging in delivering, resolving issues, and ensuring compliance with Quality Management systems for POCT services.? Contributing to the Clinical Chemistry Clinical advisory service through Duty Biochemist rota and weekend/Bank Holiday cover.? Assisting the Head of Service in providing an exceptional, patient-centred clinical biochemistry service adhering to national standards.
At Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, we recognise that contented colleagues deliver superior care. Join our supportive, inclusive environment that prioritises your wellbeing and offers ample opportunities for your professional development and career progression.
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification
About us
Thank you for your interest in this role.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We would love you to join us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification
Job description
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification
Person Specification
Knowledge Requirements
Essential
- Relevant theoretical/practical/scientific knowledge to underpin the technical aspect of a POCT service.
- Able to lead on service development/delivery
- Able to provide leadership to small teams within the Department and provide leadership on a wider scale
- Familiar with the requirements of ISO 15189 and ISO 22870
- Able to conduct audit of services and take corrective action
- Able to advise senior medical staff, nursing staff and other health professionals on investigations and interpretation of biochemical results in complex situations
- Able to recognise patterns of abnormality and relate them to clinical situations and provide appropriate clinical advice.
Desirable
- To have sound previous experience in POCT.
- Leadership and managerial experience.
Qualifications - Academic/ Craft/ Professional
Essential
- Healthcare Professions Council (HCPC) registered Clinical Scientist
- Degree
- Master's degree
- FRCPath part 1
Desirable
- Full FRCPath qualification
Further Training
Essential
- Participates in CPD
- Excellent IT skills
Experience
Essential
- Significant period of training in a POCT service.
- Quality management experience
- Experience in training staff/service users of all levels
- Able to challenge with confidence established scientific and clinical views using reasoned argument, personal knowledge, and research findings
- Able to maintain self-control in difficult and challenging situations and to take control of situations when junior staff is in difficulty.
- Self confidence with good interpersonal skills
- Reflective practitioner
- Have expert laboratory and diagnostic knowledge.
- To have a thorough knowledge of human biochemistry and chemistry.
- To have an extensive knowledge of routine, specialised and POCT methods, quality assurance and problem solving.
- Able to perform clinical risk assessments and resolve issues or investigate complaints relating to the POCT Service.
- Fully conversant with COSHH regulations and their applications to laboratories and POCT.
- To have a thorough knowledge of PC packages for word processing, presentations, spreadsheets, databases and POCT middleware
- To have a good knowledge of managerial process within the Trust and the NHS.
- Experience of membership of committees within a department.
- Experience of Involvement in service planning and development and knowledge of quality management and accreditation systems
- Experience of teaching students, laboratory, and medical staff in formal and informal settings
- Able to analyse highly complex information from out with the service as well as within and use to evaluate differential diagnoses.
- Able to organise, prioritise and manage activities of post holder and POCT team effectively .
Desirable
- Experience in implementation of POCT service and necessary requirements to deliver a safe service.
- Ability to effectively manage people
- Familiar with Cobas Infinity, Gemweb and Novanet.
- Experience of committees at directorate or Trust level.
- Good knowledge of financial management and procurement
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- 37.5 hours week
- Annual attendance at Trust mandatory training.
- Maintenance of HCPC registration.
- Work flexibly at all sites where POCT services are provided both within the Trust and where the Trust is contractually obliged to support POCT services.
- Must have a flexible approach to meet the requirements of the service
- Deputise for the POCT Consultant Clinical Lead in her absence.
Person Specification
Knowledge Requirements
Essential
- Relevant theoretical/practical/scientific knowledge to underpin the technical aspect of a POCT service.
- Able to lead on service development/delivery
- Able to provide leadership to small teams within the Department and provide leadership on a wider scale
- Familiar with the requirements of ISO 15189 and ISO 22870
- Able to conduct audit of services and take corrective action
- Able to advise senior medical staff, nursing staff and other health professionals on investigations and interpretation of biochemical results in complex situations
- Able to recognise patterns of abnormality and relate them to clinical situations and provide appropriate clinical advice.
Desirable
- To have sound previous experience in POCT.
- Leadership and managerial experience.
Qualifications - Academic/ Craft/ Professional
Essential
- Healthcare Professions Council (HCPC) registered Clinical Scientist
- Degree
- Master's degree
- FRCPath part 1
Desirable
- Full FRCPath qualification
Further Training
Essential
- Participates in CPD
- Excellent IT skills
Experience
Essential
- Significant period of training in a POCT service.
- Quality management experience
- Experience in training staff/service users of all levels
- Able to challenge with confidence established scientific and clinical views using reasoned argument, personal knowledge, and research findings
- Able to maintain self-control in difficult and challenging situations and to take control of situations when junior staff is in difficulty.
- Self confidence with good interpersonal skills
- Reflective practitioner
- Have expert laboratory and diagnostic knowledge.
- To have a thorough knowledge of human biochemistry and chemistry.
- To have an extensive knowledge of routine, specialised and POCT methods, quality assurance and problem solving.
- Able to perform clinical risk assessments and resolve issues or investigate complaints relating to the POCT Service.
- Fully conversant with COSHH regulations and their applications to laboratories and POCT.
- To have a thorough knowledge of PC packages for word processing, presentations, spreadsheets, databases and POCT middleware
- To have a good knowledge of managerial process within the Trust and the NHS.
- Experience of membership of committees within a department.
- Experience of Involvement in service planning and development and knowledge of quality management and accreditation systems
- Experience of teaching students, laboratory, and medical staff in formal and informal settings
- Able to analyse highly complex information from out with the service as well as within and use to evaluate differential diagnoses.
- Able to organise, prioritise and manage activities of post holder and POCT team effectively .
Desirable
- Experience in implementation of POCT service and necessary requirements to deliver a safe service.
- Ability to effectively manage people
- Familiar with Cobas Infinity, Gemweb and Novanet.
- Experience of committees at directorate or Trust level.
- Good knowledge of financial management and procurement
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- 37.5 hours week
- Annual attendance at Trust mandatory training.
- Maintenance of HCPC registration.
- Work flexibly at all sites where POCT services are provided both within the Trust and where the Trust is contractually obliged to support POCT services.
- Must have a flexible approach to meet the requirements of the service
- Deputise for the POCT Consultant Clinical Lead in her absence.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
