Visa sponsorshipHome Office sponsor register · Skilled Worker route
This role is listed by an employer that holds a live Home Office sponsor licence on the Skilled Worker route.
Salary for this role£113,565 – £150,569 a year
Health and Care route minimum£25,000 a year
Pay basisNational pay scales (NHS bands)
NHS roles fall under the Health and Care Worker route. Salaries set by national pay scales (NHS bands) at or above the relevant band rate typically meet the occupation's requirement.
Individual eligibility depends on personal circumstances. These figures are public reference information, not advice or a verdict on this job.
Role description
Job summary
Applications are invited from enthusiastic and forward-thinking Chemical Pathologist to join our team of 0.2 WTE Chemical Pathologist, two Consultant Clinical Scientists, six Principal, three Senior and two STP trainee Clinical Scientists. This is a replacement post and the successful candidate must work well as a team and be keen to drive improvements to the clinical service.
North Midlands and Cheshire Pathology Services (NMCPS) formed in 2020 as collaboration between The University Hospital of North Midlands (UHNM), Mid Cheshire and East Cheshire NHS Trusts (MCHT). UHNM are the host provider of the network. All laboratories are UKAS accredited and provide a comprehensive range of biochemistry tests including protein electrophoresis, mass spectrometry and molecular genetics.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will be based at one site, which is flexible and can be agreed on appointment, with some cross site working required. Flexible working, including home working, is supported.
Lipid clinics are provided at MCHT and UHNM physically and virtually by the current post holders. The department is currently exploring opportunities to develop a robust, efficient and forward-thinking service through partnership working across the wider network. There are opportunities to link with teams in nutrition, Diabetes, Endocrinology, and with GP services across multiple ICBs and a future vision to develop Chemical Pathologist training opportunities.
Research, teaching and training are strong attributes of our department, we are involved in leading and supporting a number of clinical trials; some members of the team have dedicated PAs in the R&D department. You will be encouraged to support educational activities within the department, the Trust and more widely in the local Universities. Members of our team are honorary lecturers at Manchester and Keele Universities. A training budget will be provided in addition to a number of learning opportunities in place locally. The department supports HSST, STP and FY1 trainees and is keen to explore supporting more medical trainees with the support of the post holder.
The start date could be postponed for a good candidate awaiting completion of CCT.
About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Details
Date posted
24 September 2026
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£113,565 to £150,569 a year
PA pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time,
Flexible working
Reference number
205
Job locations
Royal Stoke Hospital
Newcastle Road
Stoke on Trent
ST4 6QG
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details regarding this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
MBBS, MBChB or equivalent medical qualification.
FRCPath or equivalent qualification in Clinical Biochemistry.
Full registration (with a licence to practice) with the General Medical Council (GMC).
Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following: Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) for Chemical Pathology (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview) - Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration Portfolio Pathway (formerly CESR) for Chemical Pathology.
Desirable
Higher Medical Degree PhD/MD
Recognised teaching skills course / medical education qualification.
Experience & Training
Essential
Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in biochemistry
Significant experience in the organisation and delivery of a clinical biochemistry service
Experience of delivering training programmes & presentations to various levels of staff.
Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems.
An awareness of current speciality specific developments, initiatives and issues.
Knowledge of the principles involved in research.
Evidence of audit and the implementation of change following the audit
Experience of working across boundaries to develop networks with key stakeholders
Ability to prioritise workload in response to service need
Ability to work autonomously and be accountable for own actions
Ability to motivate and support others to achieve goals
Able to utilise initiative to solve problems and develop the service
Ability to work as part of the wider team
Experience of delivering training programmes & presentations to various levels of staff.
Good influencing and networking skills
Excellent written and communication skills
Ability to maintain confidentiality and deal with situations in a sensitive manner
Ability to follow complex instructions and make the complex simple
Ability to contribute directly to the production of strategy and policy documentation
Ability to develop medium- and long-term plans to meet service need and ensure sustainability
Ability to apply evaluative and reflective techniques to personal practice, events and activities
Ability to understand, interpret and critically analyse data and information
Experience of delivering a quality improvement project
Desirable
Experience obesity clinics.
Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last five years.
Experience in the provision of diagnosis and management of patients with lipid disorders
Experience in provision of metabolic medicine clinics
Evidence of audit and the implementation of change following the audit
Evidence of having undertaken original research.
Evidence of specialist interest in other clinical areas
Experience of working across boundaries to develop networks with key stakeholders
Evidence of specialist interest in other clinical areas
Personal Qualities
Essential
Positive mindset in respect of supporting organisational change; learning, and continuous improvement.
Effective interpersonal and intrapersonal skills including high degree of self-awareness and self- regulation
Takes responsibility and is accountable for delivering to their agree objectives
Consistently professional, collaborative and compassionate in their approach.
Works with patients and people at the fore - operates to a customer service ethos
Acts to support and enable effective teamwork
Delivers work of consistent and predictable high quality
There is a frequent requirement for prolonged concentration
Emotional effort; the post holder will at times be exposed to distressing and emotional circumstances
Ability to travel to and work across multiple sites
Demonstrates the leadership behaviours for improvements oWillingness oHumility oCuriosity oSelf-Discipline oPerseverance
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
