Scientist (S&T) - London, United Kingdom - Royal Free

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Main area Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Fixed term: 12 months Hours Part time - 15 hours per week (1:5 On-call commitment) Job ref 391-RFL A
Employer Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Free Hospital Town London Salary £51,488 - £57,802 pro rata per annum inclusive of HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 30/05/2024 23:59

It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.

This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives:

excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers' money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

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The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the biggest NHS Trusts in the UK, delivering care to more than 1.

The Trust aims to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we measure our progress against our five governing objectives:

excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers' money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

The Solid Organ Group, part of the Transplantation and specialist services division, is based at the UKAS and EFI accredited Anthony Nolan Laboratories located at the Royal Free site.

We seek to recruit an HCPC registered clinical, biomedical scientist or a scientist with extensive experience working in H&I laboratories to join the team on a part-time basis (0.4 WTE), working on Monday and Friday (negotiable) as part of a job share for a fixed-term of 1 year.

The Clinical, Biomedical Scientist or a scientist with extensive experience working in the H&I field must be able to perform HLA typing, detect and identify HLA antibodies on the Luminex platform, and perform lymphocyte cross-matches with a flow cytometer to a very high standard.

Previous experience of performing on-call H&I testing is essential and full participation in the 24/7 on-call rota is necessary

The Solid Organ Group, part of the Transplantation and specialist services division, is based at the UKAS and EFI accredited Anthony Nolan Laboratories located at the Royal Free site.

This part-time Clinical Scientist/Biomedical Scientist position is in the Solid Organ Group located in the Anthony Nolan Laboratory, which is responsible for all aspects of Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics (H&I) relating to the renal, liver and pancreatic islet cell transplant programmes of the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

The Clinical, Biomedical Scientist or a scientist with extensive experience working in the H&I field must be able to perform HLA typing, detect and identify HLA antibodies on the Luminex platform, and perform lymphocyte cross-matches with a flow cytometer to a very high standard.

Previous experience of performing on-call H&I testing is essential and full participation in the 24/7 on-call rota is necessary.

In addition to this willingness and ability to actively participate in relevant research and development, audits of activity, teaching and training in this area is also required.

Possession of HCPC registration as a Clinical or Biomedical scientist (candidates close to submitting their portfolio will be considered)
Possession of BSc and/or MSc in relevant field to H&I
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Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns.

Please be advised that due to exceptionally high demand, all Royal Free accommodation is at full capacity and waiting lists are being held.

Please do not rely on Trust accommodation when you commence your role and ensure you investigate alternative accommodation for your arrival.

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This is to support the ongoing work that is required to plan for the proposed integration of our two organisations .

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