Job summary
Applications
are invited for a Band 7 Registered Clinical Scientist in Immunology at Leeds
Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, where you will join a team of clinical
scientists in Specialist Laboratory Medicine (SLM). This is an excellent
opportunity to join a constantly evolving department. We are looking for
someone with a passion for laboratory medicine and an ability to provide a
progressive and highly patient-focused laboratory service for the healthcare
providers and patients we serve. Applications from previously registered
clinical scientists and individuals soon to achieve registration will also be
considered.
LTHT
is one of the largest teaching hospitals in the UK and the Immunology
Department provides a general and specialist clinical immunology service to
Leeds, the region and beyond. The laboratory is managed within a group of
laboratories termed Specialist Laboratory Medicine (SLM) within the Pathology
Clinical Service Unit at LTHT.
Planned Interview Date: 30 May 2024
Main duties of the job
The
Immunology Laboratory provides an analytical and clinical advisory service to
the tertiary and secondary clinical immunology services within LTHT and the
wider network within the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT).
Around 400,000 samples are processed per year and tests performed include
both automated and more specialised assays; the development of new assays
will be encouraged.
The
post holder will have a close working relationship with the principal and
consultant clinical scientists within Immunology and Specialist Laboratory
Medicine, with the technical service delivery team and with the clinical
immunology team. Along with clinical scientist colleagues, they will be a key
point of contact for clinical and scientific enquiries into the Immunology
Laboratory and will be responsible for training and competency assurance for
the clinical validation and reporting of results from the Immunology
Laboratory. The post holder will participate in liaison with clinical service
users, participation in MDTs and provision of advice and guidance on
appropriate use of laboratory tests and laboratory resources.
As
a department we aim to provide a consistently high quality and professional
service to all our users. Experience within the Immunology discipline is
essential, as well as good communication skills and an enthusiasm for quality
improvement and service development in line with clinical requirements for
our patients.
About us
This
is an exciting time to work at Leeds - we are constantly evolving and we have
patient safety and quality at the centre of all that we do. We are networked
with our neighbouring Trusts within the West Yorkshire Association of Acute
Trusts (WYAAT) and working closely with our colleagues in the region to
implement a new cross-WYAAT LIMS. Soon we will move into the newly built
Centre for Laboratory Medicine, which will allow our routine and specialist
immunology services to be co-located on the SJUH site, along with the
regional Biochemistry, Haematology, Microbiology, and Histocompatibility and
Immunogenetics Laboratories.
Leeds
is a vibrant city in the heart of West Yorkshire with a diverse social, art
and cultural history. A buzzing city centre has excellent restaurants, pubs
and bars, museums and galleries. With excellent road and rail networks,
getting into the beautiful surrounding suburbs is easy.
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'
members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts
are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the
shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this
process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any
questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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attached JD provided as a separate pdf file for uploading to NHS Jobs for
this post - along with this form
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- To have completed a formal post graduate training programme approved as appropriate for registration together with supervised in service experience totalling 3 years
- OR to have undertaken alternative training and supervised in service experience totalling 6 years as appropriate for registration. To have a thorough knowledge of human Immunology and chemistry, inclu
- To have a good knowledge of analytical methods, quality assurance and problem solving.
- To have a good basic knowledge of clinical immunology.
- To have a basic knowledge of managerial procedures in general. To have developed analytical (technical) skills in general areas
- Able to conduct Research and Development Activities.
- Able to advise medical and nursing staff on investigations and interpretations of biochemical and metabolic processes (where necessary with back up from more senior staff)
- Able to recognise patterns of abnormality and relate them to clinical situations and assess differential diagnoses. Able to use and manipulate lab computer system and standard software packages.
- Able to provide leadership to a small team within the department as delegated.
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Good oral and written communication skills.
- Able to prepare and present scientific and clinical information at meetings or as part of a teaching commitment.
- Able to organise and manage complex activities.
- Able to maintain intense concentration on important tasks despite frequent interruptions.
- To be fully aware of the requirements and constraints of Clinical Governance, Patient Confidentiality and Patient Safety and to operate within these values.
- Able to maintain self-control in difficult and challenging situations.
- To undertake continuing professional development and maintain competence in all areas of practice.
- To be able to explain to service users complex clinical and scientific terminology, requirements and reasons for specialised investigations and how these impact upon their treatment.
Other criteria
Essential
- Good hand eye co-ordination for fine manipulation of delicate instrumentation.
- A very high level of knowledge is required in general areas of clinical Immunology. General knowledge of other medical specialities including areas of pathology and diagnostic imaging is essential fo
Qualifications
Essential
- First Degree in Immunology or Chemistry OR alternative qualifications AND experience externally assessed as being equivalent
- Masters Degree or PhD in Clinical Immunology OR assessed equivalent level of knowledge and expertise within speciality of clinical Immunology
- Registration as a clinical scientist with Health Care Professions Council OR evidence of near-completion of STP programme
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Address
St. James's University Hospital
Beckett Street
Leeds
LS9 7TF