Job summary

Registration with the HealthCare Professions Council in Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics as a Clinical Scientist is mandatory. To have attained FRCPath Part 1 and to have, or be working towards full Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists.

To take responsibility as a Section Head for a specialised aspect of H&I laboratory work, including supervision of staff

To have line-manager status and on a daily basis to be responsible for organising and planning own work activities, and activities of staff teams

To adhere to national standards (UKAS/ISO15189 and European Federation of Immunogenetics) and to be responsible for compliance to these standards within your area of work.

To be responsible for ensuring an annual programme of scheduled audits is completed to document compliance to these standards

To advise other staff and clinicians on tests requested and test interpretation with reference to the Consultant Clinical Scientists

To deputise for the Consultant Clinical Scientists when required

Main duties of the job

To take on responsibility for managing workload and clinical direction of a section of the Laboratory under the direction of the Consultant Clinical Scientists.

To be a member of the Senior Management Team, advising on strategic developments and innovations.

To attend MDT meetings as appropriate.

To participate in the Clinical Advice Scientist rota out of hours on call.

To initiate and supervise training projects, business cases and formulating policies as required.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.