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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Clinical Scientist, fixed term contract (15 months), to cover maternity leave in the clinical Biochemistry section of the Blood Sciences department, based at the Sutton site of the Royal Marsden Hospital. You will join a team of three principal clinical scientists, with an STP trainee due to join the team in September. The successful candidate will work alongside the clinical scientist team as well as the Blood Sciences Operations manager and management team. You will have a clinical leadership role in the laboratory, providing clinical, technical, and scientific advice to a wide range of colleagues. You will also be expected to drive forwards research within the department and collaborate with clinical colleagues on research, development, and innovation. Extensive experience within the field of clinical biochemistry is required, as are good communication skills. Full FRCPath is essential. You will participate in the duty biochemist rota, out-of-hours on call provision, clinical liaison and teaching.

For further information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Robyn Shea, Director of Blood Sciences Laboratory Manager, on 020 8661 3207 or Mark Devall, Blood Sciences Operations Manager, on 020 8661 3134.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder is to provide clinical direction and management of a comprehensive, efficient and specialised Biochemistry service, serving cancer patients at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust (RMH), the Southwest London and Surrey region, the UK and abroad.

To be the scientific lead for biochemistry and work collaboratively with the Service Manager to ensure continued strategic direction for biochemistry. To foster development of an innovative service in line with the Trust’s overall strategy and needs supporting Trust diagnostic, clinical trials and research requirements.

To act in consultant clinical scientist capacity providing clinical liaison and scientific leadership, knowledge, skills and expertise, keeping abreast of scientific knowledge and current practice in all areas covered by the laboratory, maintaining membership of relevant clinical and scientific steering groups, societies and committees, representing the Trust and national and international meetingsT

Working for our organisation

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.