Consultant Clinical Scientist

About NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

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 roles. We provide acute hospital, primary, community, and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million, expanding to 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.

Job Details

The post involves a shift pattern from 8.45 am to 5 pm, Monday to Friday, with participation in an on-call advice rota. We are inviting applications for a full-time Consultant Clinical Scientist to join our team at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary, following the retirement of the current post holder.

Team and Department

You will join a team of 4 consultant staff and 7 clinical scientists within the Biochemistry Department. The successful candidate will support the Clinical Biochemistry service across the North Glasgow Sector and will play a key strategic and clinical role in the core laboratory functions. An interest in laboratory IQC/EQA, automation, and immunoassay is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Participate in all departmental activities including reporting, clinical liaison, research, development, teaching, and audit.

Qualifications and Experience

• Advanced specialist knowledge and interpretive skills in Clinical Biochemistry.
• Significant Clinical Biochemistry experience.
• HCPC registration as a Clinical Scientist.
• MSc or equivalent in Clinical Biochemistry.
• FRCPath qualification.

Contact Information

Informal enquiries can be directed to Maurizio Panarelli, Consultant Clinical Biochemist, at or call .

Additional Information

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service are available within the Candidate Information Packs. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde promotes a culture of inclusion and encourages applications from all community sections. We are also a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, supporting applications from the Armed Forces Community.

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