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.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time Consultant Clinical Scientist to join a team of 4 consultant staff and a further 7 clinical scientists within the Biochemistry Department at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary. The successful applicant will support the Clinical Biochemistry service across the North Sector and will play a key, strategic and clinical role leading the specialist endocrine section. An interest in assay development, service improvement and tandem mass spectrometry would be beneficial.
You will be expected to participate in all aspects of the department including reporting, clinical liaison, research and development, teaching, audit and the on-call rota.
You will have advanced specialist knowledge and interpretive skills with significant Clinical Biochemistry experience, be HCPC registered as a Clinical Scientist and an MSc or equivalent in Clinical Biochemistry and have obtained FRCPath.
If you believe you have the leadership competencies we require for such an important role we look forward to receiving your application.
Informal Contact: Dr John Wadsworth, Consultant Clinical Scientist, Tel: or email:
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs
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