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Interviews for this post will take place on the 9th/10th of July and the sucessful candidate must be available to commence on the 1st of September 2020
This is a National Training Post designed to lead to registration as a Clinical Scientist with the Healthcare Professions Council and will be based within Ninewells Hospital Assisted Conception Unit (ACU) in Dundee.
The service was established in 1984 and provides a comprehensive range of infertility treatment for Tayside, Fife and Forth Valley Health Boards in Scotland. In addition, ACU also treats self-funding patients. The ACU facilities were part of a major £5million refurbishment program in 2011 which created a state of the art, assisted reproduction laboratory that safely increased the overall capacity of the ACU and provides up-to-date clinical procedures to achieve the highest standard of fertility service to all patients.
You will join a team of dedicated embryologists and under supervision of the Laboratory Manager will become proficient and participate in all embryology and andrology procedures for the assessment and treatment of infertility. These include in vitro fertilisation (IVF), intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), gamete recruitment and donation, gamete and embryo cryopreservation and surgical sperm retrieval, all within the regulations defined by the Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority.
You will be expected to undertake training and deliver clinical work at an exceptionally high standard, with meticulous attention to detail.
A recognised Life Sciences degree awarded at 2;2 or above with a related MSc or PhD is essential.
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Informal Contact: Joanne Leitch, Lead Clinical Embryologist, Tel No: 0141 232 0904
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs .