Healthcare Scientist

• Deliver expert analysis and reporting of rare disease cases using QF-PCR, microarrays, karyotyping and WGS, following established policies and quality standards
• Lead and manage a defined laboratory service, overseeing clinical delivery, development, staff support, clinician liaison and reporting
• Work with the Lead Scientist to maintain and develop services across local, regional and national networks, ensuring effective communication with clinical teams and laboratory departments
• Act as a designated quality lead (e.g., Audit or EQA), contributing to departmental, directorate and wider national/international quality structures
• Check and countersign reports across multiple services, ensuring accuracy of results, validity of calculations and clarity and consistency of clinical interpretation

• Graduate in relevant good (2.2 or above) honours degree in science or additional postgraduate qualification if not appropriate degree
• Registered in appropriate scheme for Healthcare Scientist
• Post registration experience in Genetics over a range of services
• Experience of service planning, development and delivery
• Experience of management of some aspects of CPA
• Broad practical and theoretical knowledge of Human Genetics with several areas of highly specialist skills and detailed knowledge
• Knowledge of Health and Safety, quality management and CPA requirements in a laboratory environment
• Very high level of technical and analytical skill including trouble shooting with complex systems
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to train and develop staff in clinical science
• Excellent organisational skills including meticulous record keeping
• Ability to supervise and manage services, or groups of services, and meet tight deadlines where results may influence critical, potentially life-threatening treatment
• Excellent team player and independent worker
• Able to deal with confidential and emotionally stressful issues such as PreNatal Diagnosis and/or significant patient mortality

Relevant post graduate or masters qualification

• Generous annual leave and pension schemes
• Health and wellbeing programmes
• Exclusive discounts