Principal Clinical Scientist

The Blood Sciences Clinical Chemistrydepartment is based at Birmingham Children's hospital with a satellitelaboratory at Birmingham Women's hospital that providesFetalAnomaly Screening services toa large number ofTrusts across NHSE and the British Isles.There are close links with Newborn Screening and Biochemical Genetics Department.Our laboratories arewell equipped(Roche and Beckman analysers)and provide UKAS accredited services. There is a requirement to work within laboratories at both hospital sites.

There is close liaison within the Trust with the hepatology, endocrinology, renal, gastroenterology and antenatal screening teams with respect to patient management and laboratory service development. This is an exciting opportunityfor biochemistswithinterest andexperienceinneonatal/paediatric/obstetric biochemistryandfoetalanomaly screeningto take a greater leadership role.

You should be a HCPC registered clinical scientist (Biochemistry) withFRCPathPart1 .The Department is accredited for NSHCS STP Biochemistry training, Toassistin providing a comprehensive scientific service to nationally accepted standards and provide senior oversight and leadership in key areas of service provision, for example, expansion of trisomy 18screening.

The post holder willparticipatein both the duty biochemist rota and FAS authorisation rota.

You will be expected tocommunicatehighly complexinformation with a variety of people such as laboratory staff, trainees and students, midwives,consultantsand industry representativesregardingFAS and clinical chemistry testing.

The post holder will be involved in the research, evaluation, verification and implementation of new methods and instruments as directed by the Head of Clinical Chemistry Department and Director of Antenatal screening.

You willmanage day to day workloadin order tofulfillrequirements of service provision.

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centered care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.