We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic and highly motivated to join our friendly team here at St. Bartholomew's Hospital in the City of London. Where we treat both NHS and self-funded patients from our local community and further afield.

The Embryology Team is compromised of ten HCPC registered clinical scientists and four trainees.
Barts Health Centre for Reproductive Medicine is an Health Educastion England (HEE) accredited training centre and currently have several trainees enrolled in the Scientist Training Programme (STP) in Reproductive Science

Main duties of the job

We provide a seven day week service which involves working one weekend per month and complete about 1,000 treatment cycles per year. Applicants must enjoy working within a multi-disciplinary team, have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, be a strong team players, able to work independently and have good attention to detail, in order to deliver a high quality laboratory service to our patients.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Biological Science Degree(s) and Theoretical knowledge

Desirable

• First degree 2i or higher or, if 2ii or lower, higher degree

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrate interest in embryology

Desirable

• Previous experience of working in embryology
• Awareness and understanding of current issues in assisted conception a good understanding of the practical implications of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act (1990)
• Postgraduate practical experience in mammalian embryology

Skills

Essential

• Organisational skills - able to deliver agreed objectives within an agreed timeframe
• Communication skills - able to relate and communicate with all levels and with different professions, able to work with and through others
• Team working skills - able to work within a team to achieve results
• Problem solving skills - able to respond to unexpected issues and provide first line response and to identify appropriate sources of secondary support
• Computer literacy

Other requirements

Essential

• Self-motivated - works to a high standard, sets themselves and helps others to set attainable goals wants to do things better, to improve, to be more effective and efficient measure process against target
• Flexible - adapts to ensure achievement of objectives within constantly changing situations and environments
• Resilient and resourceful - able to cope under pressure
• Empathetic - able to deal sympathetically with sensitive and confidential issues responsible and mature

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

St Bartholomew's Hospital

London

EC1A 7BE

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