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Two vacancies - 1x University Hospital Wishaw; 1x University Hospital Monklands.
Applications are invited for two positions at Principal Clinical Scientist grade within NHS Lanarkshire Clinical Biochemistry department.
The Clinical Biochemistry service for NHS Lanarkshire is provided from three main hospital sites providing a comprehensive service to primary and secondary care. The department operates a primary care hub at University Hospital Wishaw with core and specialist services at Hairmyres and Monklands University Hospital’s. The service processes in excess of eleven million tests per year and for a population of 650,000 people. Specialist testing includes protein electrophoresis, toxicology, catecholamines and FIT testing. These positions will lead on the clinical and scientific management of a sub-division of the specialty.
You will be based either at the University Hospital Monklands or University Hospital Wishaw with travel to the other sites as required.
You must be state registered with the Health Care Professions Council as a Clinical Scientist (Clinical Biochemistry) and have Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists (as a minimum part 1). Participation in the out of hour’s on-call service is an essential requirement of this position.
A track record of research and development, development of expertise in one or more specialised analytical or clinical areas and evidence of involvement of service planning and development is desirable.
Applicants who do not fully meet the essential criteria may be considered under the auspices of Agenda for Change Annex 21 rules.
For informal enquires please contact:
Jacqueline McGuire, Consultant Clinical Scientist and Clinical Lead on 01355 584345 or
Sarah Cleary, Consultant Clinical Scientist on 01698366334 or
Neil Syme, Consultant Clinical Scientist on 01236712109
If you have any queries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact David Murray, Recruitment Advisor on david.murray3@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
Applications from candidates who require a Tier 2 Certificate of sponsorship (formerly Work Permits) will only be considered if no suitable UK or EEA national is identified for this post. For further information on the UK Border Agency’s new points based System which now governs the way individuals from outside the EEA can work in the UK please visit www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.