Job summary
Scientist Training Programme (STP), Respiratory and Sleep Science
The STP is a three-year integrated post-graduate programme including a commissioned master's degree in clinical science and completion of a work-based training portfolio plus a synoptic final assessment. On completion, the learner can apply to the Health and Care Professions Council for registration as a Clinical Scientist.
The trainee will work closely with the training coordinator/officer and more senior members of staff to follow the curriculum for the MSC Scientist Training Programme. The trainee will work in specified areas of the department and be responsible to the Designated Training Coordinator/Officer for their own work and progression through the scheme. All trainees will be expected to travel to national academic and other courses regularly throughout their training - in some cases this may involve overnight and/or residential stays. Trainees will undertake a master's degree course at a designated academic institution specific for the training pathway. Trainees will be expected to rotate both through the host department, as well as through other local/regional/national scientific services, in order to complete the required pathway work based curricula. Trainees will be a part of a national training programme and will be registered with the National School of Healthcare Science based in the West Midlands Multi-professional Workforce Deanery.
Main duties of the job
In conjunction with and supported by their designated Training Officer, the Trainee Healthcare Scientist will be responsible for their own progression through the training programme, for completing the learning outcomes as outlined in their curriculumprogressing through a mixture of work-based training activities and assessments and experiences in NHS scientific departments and undertaking the complementary academic master's programme at the designated Higher Education Institution.
At all times the Trainee Healthcare Scientist is expected to work within standard operating policies and procedures of the host department and NHS organisation and adhere to high standards of professionalism, health and safety, risk reduction, confidentiality, patient care and dignity, and respect for equality and diversity as set out in the NHS Constitution.
The Trainee Healthcare Scientist [STP] will be employed by the host department for a fixed term of 3 years, during which time they will work through a full-time programme combining work-based learning and a part-time academic programme at master's (MSc) level.
The post holder will follow the curriculum as detailed on the National School of Healthcare Science website.
About us
As the largest single site specialist heart and chest hospital in the UK, we, at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, have a clear vision 'to be the best cardiothoracic integrated healthcare organisation'.
We provide specialist services in cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology, respiratory medicine both in the hospital and out in the community.
We serve a catchment area of 2.8 million people, spanning Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales and the Isle of Man, and increasingly we receive referrals from outside these areas for highly specialised services such as the aortic service.
Our reputation for strong performance is important in delivering the best care for our patients and high quality clinical services. This is underpinned by a culture of research and innovation, delivered in modern estate and our encouragement of flexible working in a variety of forms.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
The trainee will undertake the full training programme in order to progress through the modules of the training scheme. In so doing they will learn how to perform and interpret clinical and specialist scientific processes underpinned by theoretical and applied knowledge and practical experience and will learn how to:
- Carry out complex scientific and clinical roles, including those working directly with patients.
- Analyse, interpret and compare investigative and clinical options.
- Make judgements, including clinical and differential judgements, involving complicated facts or situations that impact on patients.
- Initiate and undertake innovation, improvement and R&D and be involved in the education of healthcare science trainees and other learners in the workplace.
They will be expected to complete all work-based training and assessment alongside the academic masters course to exit the programme with eligibility for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and use of the protected title of Clinical Scientist. In addition, they will be expected to undertake work-based experience to enable them to communicate complex technical, scientific and sensitive information to colleagues within their department in both verbal and written forms.
Trainees must meet the HCPCs standards for training, professional skills, behaviour and health.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The trainee will undertake the full training programme in order to progress through the modules of the training scheme. In so doing they will learn how to perform and interpret clinical and specialist scientific processes underpinned by theoretical and applied knowledge and practical experience and will learn how to:
- Carry out complex scientific and clinical roles, including those working directly with patients.
- Analyse, interpret and compare investigative and clinical options.
- Make judgements, including clinical and differential judgements, involving complicated facts or situations that impact on patients.
- Initiate and undertake innovation, improvement and R&D and be involved in the education of healthcare science trainees and other learners in the workplace.
They will be expected to complete all work-based training and assessment alongside the academic masters course to exit the programme with eligibility for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and use of the protected title of Clinical Scientist. In addition, they will be expected to undertake work-based experience to enable them to communicate complex technical, scientific and sensitive information to colleagues within their department in both verbal and written forms.
Trainees must meet the HCPCs standards for training, professional skills, behaviour and health.
Person Specification
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to design research investigations and experiments.
- Ability to analyse and assess scientific, technical and medical literature.
- Ability to make judgements, including clinical judgements involving facts or situations that impact on patients.
- Ability to develop proficiency in the performance of routine and complex techniques currently in use where they are training (ability to follow Standard Operating Procedures accurately) and the ability to develop and validate new techniques.
- Ability to identify problems associated with scientific equipment, inappropriate testing, incompatible results and to investigate these, plan corrective Application form/Interview action confirming appropriateness with senior colleagues and follow up.
- Ability to use, maintain and troubleshoot scientific equipment.
- Good IT skills and knowledge of common computing packages for word processing, spreadsheets, presentation packages and databases.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both writing and speaking in English language
Values & Behaviours
Essential
- Ongoing commitment to CPD + training
- Knowledge of LHCH Vision and values
- Punctuality
- Good attendance record
- Adherence to LHCH and departmental uniform policy
- Be Civil, be kind
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- A committed, in depth interest in scientific practice and its application to direct clinical care of patients in a clinical environment.
Desirable
- Experience within an NHS setting is desirable
Other
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to lead others
- Good personal organisational skills
- Effective team worker, willing to adopt a role working in collaboration with others
- Ability to handle patient samples, hazardous reagents and chemicals in a safe manner in accordance with Health and Safety regulations.
- Ability to support patients (or their carers) including those with a range of acute or chronic clinical conditions and disabilities in a variety of healthcare settings
- Ability to work under pressure (emotional resilience and ability to prioritise and plan work)
- Demonstrates values and principles of the NHS Constitution as a whole with a focus on patient centred care.
- Ability to meet the travel requirements of the training role and the clinical rotations
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Applicants must have a 1st or 2.1 either in an undergraduate honours degree or an integrated master's degree, in a pure or applied science subject relevant to the specialty for which they are applying.
- Applicants with a 2.2 honours degree or better in any subject will also be considered if they have a higher degree that is relevant to the specialty for which they are applying.
Desirable
- Evidence of research experience, e.g. in the form of a higher degree or equivalent evidence of scientific and academic capability, is considered desirable
Person Specification
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to design research investigations and experiments.
- Ability to analyse and assess scientific, technical and medical literature.
- Ability to make judgements, including clinical judgements involving facts or situations that impact on patients.
- Ability to develop proficiency in the performance of routine and complex techniques currently in use where they are training (ability to follow Standard Operating Procedures accurately) and the ability to develop and validate new techniques.
- Ability to identify problems associated with scientific equipment, inappropriate testing, incompatible results and to investigate these, plan corrective Application form/Interview action confirming appropriateness with senior colleagues and follow up.
- Ability to use, maintain and troubleshoot scientific equipment.
- Good IT skills and knowledge of common computing packages for word processing, spreadsheets, presentation packages and databases.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both writing and speaking in English language
Values & Behaviours
Essential
- Ongoing commitment to CPD + training
- Knowledge of LHCH Vision and values
- Punctuality
- Good attendance record
- Adherence to LHCH and departmental uniform policy
- Be Civil, be kind
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- A committed, in depth interest in scientific practice and its application to direct clinical care of patients in a clinical environment.
Desirable
- Experience within an NHS setting is desirable
Other
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to lead others
- Good personal organisational skills
- Effective team worker, willing to adopt a role working in collaboration with others
- Ability to handle patient samples, hazardous reagents and chemicals in a safe manner in accordance with Health and Safety regulations.
- Ability to support patients (or their carers) including those with a range of acute or chronic clinical conditions and disabilities in a variety of healthcare settings
- Ability to work under pressure (emotional resilience and ability to prioritise and plan work)
- Demonstrates values and principles of the NHS Constitution as a whole with a focus on patient centred care.
- Ability to meet the travel requirements of the training role and the clinical rotations
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Applicants must have a 1st or 2.1 either in an undergraduate honours degree or an integrated master's degree, in a pure or applied science subject relevant to the specialty for which they are applying.
- Applicants with a 2.2 honours degree or better in any subject will also be considered if they have a higher degree that is relevant to the specialty for which they are applying.
Desirable
- Evidence of research experience, e.g. in the form of a higher degree or equivalent evidence of scientific and academic capability, is considered desirable
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).
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).
