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An exciting 1 year fixed-term Band 7 Clinical Scientist post has arisen to join the Clinical Biochemistry team at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. Applicants should have an honours degree in a relevant science, an MSc in Clinical Biochemistry or equivalent, and registration with the Health Professions Council as a Clinical Scientist.

Our department supports both adult and paediatric services across 6 hospitals and comprises laboratories on the Oxford Road Campus, Wythenshawe, Trafford and North Manchester sites. The laboratories are extensively equipped with Roche Cobas analysers for core chemistries and immunoassay, several HPLC systems and extensive mass spectrometry equipment and expertise.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be based primarily at the Oxford Road Campus (ORC) but may also need to support Wythenshawe, Trafford and North Manchester, either remotely or on site.

Key areas of responsibility include participation in the Paediatric Duty Biochemist rota and supporting our specialist services through troubleshooting, method development and quality assurance oversight.

We are committed to training and development with teaching and mentoring opportunities both within the directorate and via links with the University of Manchester.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn. 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 30,000 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at .

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specificationHonours degree in relevant science. MSc in Clinical Biochemistry or equivalent.

• Essential criteria without word limit: Honours degree in relevant science. MSc in Clinical Biochemistry or equivalent. OR PhD or portfolio of publications. OR assessed equivalent knowledge and expertise within speciality of clinical biochemistry.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.

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