Clinical Scientist - Biochemistry

Countess of Chester Hospital; Chester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

Working Full time: 37.5 hours per week

This is an exciting opportunity to join our friendly, ambitious, and enthusiastic team. The post will assist in the provision of a comprehensive clinical and diagnostic service to COCH with additional collaboration with Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH).

The post offers excellent training and career development opportunities. The successful candidate will join the existing team members consisting of two Consultant Chemical Pathologists, two Consultant Clinical Scientists, two Principal Clinical Scientists, a Trainee Clinical Scientist, and a Chemical Pathology registrar. The post holder will play an important role in supporting the clinical team to move forward with Cheshire & Merseyside Pathology Network (CPMN) transformation.

The post holder will work across COCH and WUTH with a predominant focus on the COCH service.

This 12-month post is the 1st step to releasing this potential. COCH is situated north of the beautiful and historic cathedral city of Chester. COCH consists of a 600 bedded large district General Hospital, which provides its services on the Countess of Chester Health Park, and a 64 bedded Intermediate Care Service at Ellesmere Port Hospital. WUTH is one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the Northwest of England. The area is easily accessible to major airports and has excellent transport links and is within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester, and Manchester.

The successful candidate will be expected to integrate into the clinical team consisting of two consultant chemical pathologists, two consultant clinical scientists, two principal clinical scientists, and a clinical scientist leading WUTH Point-of-care. In addition, COCH has a Scientist Training Programme (STP) trainee and a Chemical Pathology speciality registrar.

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:

1. The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
2. Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
3. Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.

The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services, and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.

The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient, and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Name: Niamh Horton
Job title: Clinical Biochemist
Email address: [e-mail]
Telephone number: 01244 365656

Alexandra Yates - Consultant Clinical Biochemist: [e-mail]

J Banwell - Pathology Service Manager: [e-mail]