Job title: Clinical Laboratory Scientist
Location: South Buckinghamshire
Contract: Fixed Term 6 month Contract
Full time – 37.5 hours per week Mon to Friday 9am to 5pm
Salary Range: Circa £55,000 per annum (Option for day rate/weekly may be available)

CLIENT/SERVICE:

Castlefield Recruitment are partnering with a leading charity based in Buckinghamshire who are seeking a qualified and experienced Clinical Scientist with HCPC registration to join the team focused on anti-seizure medication therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) utilising liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) techniques. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in our laboratory dedicated to ensuring the efficacy and safety of anti-seizure medications through precise quantification and analysis.
This position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the advancement of personalized medicine and improve treatment outcomes for patients with epilepsy and other seizure disorders. If you are passionate about analytical chemistry, pharmacology, and making a positive impact in healthcare, we encourage you to apply.

SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS:

This role will be suitable for a Clinical Scientist or Biomedical Scientist or Medical Technical Officer

• Batchelor’s Degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Toxicology, Analytical Chemistry, or a related subject
• Experience in clinical biochemistry, analytical chemistry or related laboratory.
• Experience of a regulated laboratory.
• Experience in the training and mentoring of junior staff.
• Experience in liquid chromatography/mass spectroscopy techniques.
• Experience of working with an electronic quality management system.
• Working knowledge of COSHH standards and risk assessments and risk management.
• Proven organisational skills and leadership qualities.
• Able to work flexibly either alone or as part of a team.
• Proven ability to work under pressure.
• Teaching and training skills.
• To be competent and comfortable information technology.
• Able to communicate complex information to individuals, small groups and at large meetings.
• Master’s Degree in Analytical Science, Chemistry, Biomedical Science or related subject.
• Registration as a Clinical or Biomedical Scientist with the HCPC
• Work experience in a regulated (ISO 15189) medical laboratory.
• Familiarity with anti-seizure medications and their pharmacokinetics

Personal Skills

• A commitment to maintaining and improving the high-quality service provided by the TDM Unit.
• To undertake the promotion of the scientific goals of the Unit.
• To be meticulous and have an interest in efficiency of administration.
• Good communication skills, pleasant telephone manner.
• Well-presented, reliable, self-motivated, helpful, good at building friendly relationships with colleagues at all levels.
• Work in line with Epilepsy Society’s core values and to maintain its reputation.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To be a core member of the Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Unit, which is part of the Medical Department. This is an ISO 15189 accredited, tertiary referral laboratory for the analysis of anti-seizure medications (ASMs) in biological fluids and other pathological specimens for the management of patients with epilepsy and for the investigation of cause of death in epilepsy patients.
• To assist the Head of the Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Unit in providing an efficient and reliable analytical and clinical advisory therapeutic service to users at the charity, NHS trusts as well as nationally and internationally.
• To undertake research and development to further the service the Unit offers.
• To participate in teaching and training of other departmental staff and visitors.
• To ensure the TDM Unit’s continued maintenance of ISO 15189 accreditation.

This role will be suitable for a Clinical Scientist or Biomedical Scientist or Medical Technical Officer

• Batchelor’s Degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Toxicology, Analytical Chemistry, or a related subject
• Experience in clinical biochemistry, analytical chemistry or related laboratory.
• Experience of a regulated laboratory.
• Experience in the training and mentoring of junior staff.
• Experience in liquid chromatography/mass spectroscopy techniques.
• Experience of working with an electronic quality management system.
• Working knowledge of COSHH standards and risk assessments and risk management.
• Proven organisational skills and leadership qualities.
• Able to work flexibly either alone or as part of a team.
• Proven ability to work under pressure.
• Teaching and training skills.
• To be competent and comfortable information technology.
• Able to communicate complex information to individuals, small groups and at large meetings.
• Master’s Degree in Analytical Science, Chemistry, Biomedical Science or related subject.
• Registration as a Clinical or Biomedical Scientist with the HCPC
• Work experience in a regulated (ISO 15189) medical laboratory.
• Familiarity with anti-seizure medications and their pharmacokinetic