Job vacancy: Trust Doctor in Chemical Pathology (ST6 - 8 equivalent), The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne

Job summary

Main area: Chemical Pathology
Grade: Trust Doctor
Contract: Fixed term: 24 months (as soon as possible for 24 months)
Hours: Full time - 40 hours per week (Basic hours only - no on-call)
Job ref: 317-TD-25-211

Employer: The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Central Staffing Blood Sciences
Town: Newcastle upon Tyne
Salary: £70,425 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 14/08/2025 23:59

Trust Doctor in Chemical Pathology (ST6 - 8 equivalent)

Trust Doctor

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical:

· To participate in the Adult Inherited Metabolic Disorders outpatient service and to support provision of an advice service regionally for adults of this service admitted to hospital.

· To participate in the lipid outpatient clinic

· To provide support for the diagnosis and management of biochemical clinical problems, advise on appropriate investigations on an individual patient basis and participate in the duty biochemist rota for general validation of results and advice.

· You will be expected to participate in all aspects of clinical governance and contribute to multidisciplinary audit and risk management activities and actively participate in clinical liaison and audit.

Administrative:

· The post holder will undertake Continued Professional Development in accordance with the guidelines stipulated by the Royal College of Pathologists

· You will be responsible for the undertaking of administrative duties associated with the care of patients under the supervision of a consultant

· You will be expected to take on a roles in management suitable to your level of experience

Research:

· The post holder will be expected to facilitate translational research particularly that which encompasses their area of clinical practice, but also with regard to the specialist biochemical investigations that are available within the NHS Clinical Biochemistry Service

· There may be opportunities to become involved in clinical research to support the consultants in the team who are principle/sub investigators for a variety of clinical trials.

Teaching:

· The post holder will be expected to take part in under graduate and post graduate teaching activities for medical students and resident doctors and students within other disciplines if appropriate

· The post holder will have an active involvement in the teaching of biomedical scientists/clinical scientists and speciality registrars

Flexibility:

In line with the Trust’s core value of placing patients at the heart of everything we do, we are developing our service provision to be responsive to the needs of our patients. To meet those needs some staff groups will be increasingly asked to work a more flexible work pattern so that they can offer services in the evening or weekend. As a result any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to work a new more flexible pattern or working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work.

Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria

Primary Medical Qualification
Full GMC registration or eligibility to obtain this within 3 months
Hold FRCPath

Clinical Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria

Good history & examination skills.
Evidence of specific experience in the management of adults with inherited metabolic disorders
Experience/participation in the role of duty biochemist
Knows when to appropriately seek assistance from a senior colleague.

Desirable criteria

Experience in the management of adults with a variety of lipid disorders and use of specialised lipid medications
Experience of using laboratory information systems ideally APEX.
Experience of analytical method validation/verification and the development of reference intervals

Management and Administration Experience

Essential criteria

Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce
Able to communicate well with patients and colleagues
An understanding of Clinical Governance

Desirable criteria

Proven management and administration ability
Understanding of management goals.
Experience with audit
Evidence of leadership / project management
Evidence of having implemented change

Teaching

Essential criteria

Experience teaching of colleagues and other health professionals

Desirable criteria

Ability to teach clinical skills

Clinical Governance, Audit and Research

Essential criteria

Experience of audit projects

Communication, Relationships and Working with Colleagues

Essential criteria

Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and other people within a team
Ability to work as a team with professional colleagues in all disciplines.

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria

Alignment with the Trust’s Values.
Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development.
A commitment to personal / unit CPD
Time management skills
Honesty, integrity, awareness of ethical dilemmas, respect for confidentiality.

Desirable criteria

Evidence of leadership skills.
IT literate.

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. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.

Mindful employer. Being positive about mental health.

Better Health at Work Award - Maintaining Excellence

Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Gold

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Louise Scorfield
Job title: HR Advisor
Email address: [email protected]

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Trust Doctor in Chemical Pathology (ST6 - 8 equivalent)

Trust Doctor

Job overview

Main duties of the job

Working for our organisation

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria

Clinical Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Management and Administration Experience

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Teaching

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Clinical Governance, Audit and Research

Essential criteria

Communication, Relationships and Working with Colleagues

Essential criteria

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

Documents to download

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