Biomedical Scientist/Clinical Scientist (Annex 21)

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

The shift pattern for this post is Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm with an additional out of hours commitment.

Applications are invited from enthusiastic and motivated candidates for the full time post of Specialist Biomedical /Clinical Scientist within the Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (H&I) Laboratory.

Serving The West Of Scotland

The H&I Laboratory is located at Gartnavel General Hospital, Glasgow and is within the Diagnostics Directorate of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board. The Laboratory provides an H&I service to support the following clinical programmes:

Adult renal transplantation

Disease association

Serving All Of Scotland

Paediatric haematopoietic progenitor c

ell transplantation

Adult haematopoietic progenitor cell transplantation

Paediatric renal transplantation

Adult cardiac transplantation.

The successful applicant will provide a highly specialised, quality service by performing molecular biology techniques for HLA typing and immunological methods for HLA antibody testing and crossmatching. The scientist will also analyse, interpret and report test results.

Participation in an out-of-hours on-call rota to support solid organ transplantation is mandatory.

Training and continuing professional development is actively encouraged.

Qualifications essential for this post are an Honours degree in a biological subject. You must also be state registered (or have an application pending) as a Biomedical Scientist or Clinical Scientist with the Health & Care Professions Council.

Informal enquiries: Ashleigh Lindsay, Laboratory Manager: [email protected] or Ann-Margaret Little, Head of Laboratory: [email protected]

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have. 

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