Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen at Northwick Park Hospital in the Biochemistry service. We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and self‑motivated individual to join our team of supportive Clinical Scientists. This is a 9‑month fixed term position to cover maternity leave, but there are plans to create a substantive role.
Northwick Park Hospital offers fantastic opportunities for scientific learning and development, with good links to our clinical teams and interesting cases.
To assist the Clinical Lead and liaise with colleagues in the Laboratory Biomedical Scientist team to ensure the department provides a comprehensive, consultative and accredited clinical biochemistry service.
The role includes a close working relationship with the Laboratory staff employed by TDL (The Doctors Laboratory) and with users of the London North West Healthcare NHS Trust Clinical Biochemistry department; this includes primary care and other users of the service using facilities within the laboratories.
Responsibilities
* To provide clinical and scientific advice to clinicians regarding biochemical investigations and their interpretation.
* To collaborate in the development, study and laboratory control of new methods of treatment and investigation, including participating in audit and research programmes to improve the quality of patient care.
* To be professionally accountable for provision of the clinical service and use evidence based practice, audits and published research to improve the service.
* To acquire and develop knowledge of local and national clinical governance and risk management strategies.
* To develop expertise and take clinical responsibility for protein electrophoresis.
Contact: Natasha Djedovic, Consultant Clinical Scientist. Email: natasha.djedovic@nhs.net. Telephone: 07881462967.
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