Clinical Scientist / Healthcare Scientist

Main purpose of the post:To undertake clinical, scientific, technical and managerial duties with a considerable degree of autonomy within a designated section(s) providing a range of highly specialised or complex investigationsTo take a high level of responsibility for their own work with ultimateresponsibility for quality, accuracy and interpretation of results resting with more senior Clinical Scientists.To communicate complex scientific and technical information and provide highly specialised advice to other health care professionals.To undertake research and service development relevant to the aims of the department and acquire new scientific skills and expertise to maintain the laboratory at the forefront of scientific developments.To participate in the teaching and training of pre-registration clinical scientists and genetic technologists as well as Specialist Registrars and other visitors within the limits of their experience.To supervise junior scientific and technical
staff in their day to day activitiesTo rotate between sections to obtain the breadth and depth of experience required at this level and undertake further training and CPD.The full range of duties for this post is documented below. Duties undertaken at a given time will be determined in accordance with the needs of the service.

We have an exciting opportunity for an individual to join our team as a Clinical Scientist / Healthcare Scientist. The successful candidate will be based within the solid / inherited cancer team. We are seeking enthusiastic, self-motivated individuals with strengths in analysing complex data and/or interpreting the significance of results who wish to broaden their experience and develop new skills. STPs and those interested in working towards registration are also encouraged to apply; and applications from scientists from a research/academia background wishing to gain experience in a diagnostic/clinical laboratory will also be considered. HCPC registration required for appointment to band 7, support towards registration can be provided. The Oxford Genetics Laboratories, part of the Central & South Genomic Laboratory Hub, provide state-of-the-art diagnostic testing for a comprehensive range of molecular and cytogenetic investigations for a number of Specialist and Core Rare Disease
services as well as both cytogenetic and molecular services for Haemato-oncology and Solid tumours; including NGS panel analysis and WGS interpretation as determined by the genomics test directory. Alongside this, we are active in research and development, undertaking translational projects and collaborating closely with many of the genetic research leaders in Oxford as well as the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, The Oxford Genetics Laboratories work in partnership with laboratories in the West Midlands and Wessex to form the Central & South Genomic Laboratory Hub (C&SGLH). The Oxford Laboratories are the designated provider of a number of Specialist Rare Disease services including those for Cardiac, Endocrine, Eye Disorders, Haematology, Mitochondrial, Musculoskeletal and Neurology.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk

The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.