Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Embryologist
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity cover)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (occasional on-call responsibility)
- Job ref
- 297-7055261
- Employer
- Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital
- Town
- Gateshead
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Embryologist
NHS AfC: Band 7
In the event of excessive applications being received this vacancy may close earlier than the stated closing date, you are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible
IMPORTANT NOTE ON COMPLETION OF REFERENCE SECTION OF APPLICATION FORM
All references from current and previous employers will be sought and MUST cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Where possible this should be from two separate employers. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.
PLEASE NOTE it is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their DBS certificate if a check is required for the post. This will be done through deduction from your monthly pay over a maximum of three months. It is also a requirement that all successful applicants register or are registered with the DBS update service where a DBS is required.
All new entrants to the NHS will be appointed on the minimum of the pay scale in line with Terms & Conditions.
Job overview
Gateshead Fertility have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Embryologist to join our established team on a fixed-term basis.
We are proud to provide a range of fertility treatments to the patients of the North East and North Cumbria and have built our reputation around our compassionate expertise and care as well as our excellent patient outcomes. Our Embryology team participate substantially to service development and have a high degree of patient contact.
This NHS fertility unit provides care to a diverse range of patients and the multi-disciplinary team has a shared vision and purpose that drives it continued success.
Main duties of the job
The applicant should have:
· BSc degree in appropriate biological science
· HCPC Registration as a Clinical Scientist
· ICSI micromanipulation skills
· Minimum 2 years relevant practical experience
· Evidence of personal /professional development
· Ability to pursue and direct basic scientific investigations
· Highly developed communication, interpersonal and influencing skills
Working for our organisation
Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.
Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.
We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.
Our values should be the ‘golden thread’ which runs through everything we do – they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronym ICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.
We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women’s Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.
The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our ‘Balance’ programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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a) DUTIES – SENIOR EMBRYOLOGIST · To perform the relevant laboratory duties according to the protocols and procedures. These include; • Diagnostic semen analysis • Sperm preparation for DI, IUI, IVF and ICSI • Oocyte retrieval and insemination • ICSI micromanipulation technique • Assessment of fertilisation and embryo development • Embryo culture • Embryo transfer • Gamete and embryo cryopreservation • Maintenance and audit of cryopreserved material • Out of hours on-call responsibility for cryo-dewars and critical equipment
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b) RESPONSIBLITIES – SENIOR EMBRYOLOGIST • Co-ordination of multi-disciplinary activities and scheduling of patient treatments. Acting independently to manage the laboratory workload within clinical and professional guidelines. Occasional educational role for trainee midwives, junior medical staff and medical students. • Performing clinical analyses for diagnostic purposes and presenting highly specialised advice, which contributes to the care and education of patients. • Communication of highly complex information to patients with potentially distressing outcomes. Explaining and obtaining comprehensive legal consent for gamete and embryo storage. · Contribute to the training and mentoring of junior staff, including pre-registration Embryologists, Embryology Laboratory Associates and Healthcare Science Assistants • Implementation of policies and regular revision of standard operating procedures within professional guidelines. • Recording of patient treatments and outcome details for the HFEA national database. Regular updating and maintenance of in-house databases and spreadsheets. Compilation of statistics for regular audit and patient information. • Regular equipment testing as part of a quality control programme. Frequent audit of laboratory and clinical key performance indicators, including investigating underperformance and suggesting and implementing corrective action. • Contribute to the evaluation and purchasing of laboratory equipment. Accountable for the repair and maintenance of physical assets. · Organizes the regular invoicing of private patients. · Participation in out-of-hours on-call response to laboratory alarms |
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- HPCP registration
- STP graduate
- Experience as Embryologist
Desirable criteria
- ICSI trained
Experience
Essential criteria
- UK experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sophie Jewitt
- Job title
- Laboratory Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01914452768
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