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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.
This is a Fixed term post for 12 months.
The Assisted Conception Service (ACS) at Glasgow Royal Infirmary is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic Band 7 Clinical Andrologist or Embryologist for a fixed term of 12 months. This post is 37.5 hours per week with hours to be worked over 5 days out of 7. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading local egg, sperm and embryo donor recruitment campaigns and the screening and assessment of donors. The successful candidate will also support any national donor recruitment campaigns. Prospective candidates must be available to commence by January 2024.
The ACS has undergone major refurbishment of laboratory facilities, outpatients and clinical treatment suite and re-opened in September 2014. The facilities provide state of the art equipment and a comprehensive range of clinical techniques, offering a high standard of treatment tailored to suit individual patient needs.
The service is licensed by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) and provides semen analysis, surgical sperm retrieval (SSR), sperm cryopreservation, ovulation induction, intrauterine insemination (IUI), in vitro fertilisation (IVF), intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), embryo cryopreservation, donor insemination, oocyte donation, oocyte cryopreservation, and preimplantation genetic testing (PGT). The ACS laboratory delivers approximately 1100 cycles of IVF/ICSI, 600 frozen thawed embryo transfers and 300 IUIs with both partner’s and donor sperm annually. The Unit obtained an HFEA licence for clinical PGT in 2001 and was awarded National Service Division funding to provide a Scotland wide PGT service in April 2005 and delivers approximately 75 cycles annually.
The post holder will join a team of dedicated embryologists and will participate in all andrology procedures for the assessment and treatment of infertility. The post holder will also oversee the day to day management of recruitment, assessment and screening of donors, sperm cryopreservation and surgical sperm retrieval.
The post holder will be expected to deliver clinical work at an exceptionally high standard, with meticulous attention to detail. The successful applicant will also assist the Lead Embryologist in the training and supervision of junior scientific staff.
A Life Sciences degree and related MSc or equivalent experience is essential. Post graduate qualification in embryology or andrology is also essential.
The post holder should be state registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.
Experience of donor recruitment is desirable.
Informal Contact: Joanne Leitch, Consultant Clinical Embryologist, Tel No: 0141 211 8540
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs
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