Clinical Scientist

We are seeking an enthusiastic Clinical Scientist (Synnovis Pay Band
7) to join the Biochemical Sciences department s role offers an excellent opportunity to work within an experienced and motivated team providing a comprehensive diagnostic service for inherited metabolic diseases (IMDs).

Mass Spectrometry underpins much of the department's work: diagnosis and monitoring of inherited metabolic diseases including purine metabolism; the delivery of newborn screening for the southeast Thames region; and selected therapeutic drug monitoring. The department is equipped with tandem mass spectrometers, gas chromatography-mass spectrometers and high-performance liquid chromatography analysers.

The successful candidate will be based in the inherited metabolic disease laboratory and potentially also the newborn screening laboratory, supporting the continued delivery and development of these specialist services. The post involves close collaboration with scientists, clinicians and other healthcare professionals providing valuable exposure to the clinical application of laboratory science and the management of patients with metabolic disorders.

Clinical scientist candidates who will soon obtain registration are welcome to apply. Attainment of FRCPath part 1 is encouraged and supported by Synnovis.

You will hold a variety of accountabilities in the laboratory environment. These include, but are not limited to:

• Day‑to‑day responsibility for the provision of a range of clinical, technical and scientific diagnostic activities, including interpretation and clinical validation of results; communicating complex information and advice that will aid and determine clinical diagnosis.
• Supervise and provide specialised training to less experienced employees, students, trainees and other healthcare professionals.
• Undertake research in your own field under the direction of more senior clinical scientist colleagues, contributing to the development of specialist investigations, identifying better ways of working and finding efficiencies in service delivery.

Participate in research activities and publications; attend and present at regional, national and international meetings.

Spend a proportion of time focused on quality and UKAS orientated activities, service development and technical and clinical validation of results.

You will have a suite of learning opportunities available through The ACCE competencies programme, the Scientific Learning and Development Fund and the Synnovis Academy through which you can receive funding / support for advanced qualifications.

Through our Innovation Accelerator Fund, you can apply for finance to get that new innovative scientific project off the ground, and participate with the wider scientific community through symposiums, conferences and other peer group meetings.

At Synnovis, we are currently shaping the future of pathology services by creating a world‑leading Hub and Spoke pathology network with our NHS partners. A large part of this modernisation will involve moving 70% of our services to a purpose built, state of the art Hub laboratory in the heart of London. For now, the job you are applying for will be based at one of our hospital sites however, from 1 April 2024 our people and services will start to move to our Hub laboratory in Blackfriars, Southwark, SE1, with some work remaining in refurbished essential services laboratories across our hospital network, focusing on the rapid turnover of urgent tests.

Please do ask your recruiting manager if you wish to find out more.

• Maintain standards of conduct required by the HCPC to practice as a registered Clinical Scientist.
• Perform investigations in line with local Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) including but not limited to result authorisation, ordering follow‑up laboratory procedures, initiating actions, escalating results when required.
• Perform necessary action on the Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), ensuring all Information Governance (IG) requirements are met.
• Communicate complex results, including making clinical and differential judgements…