Senior Clinical Embryologist
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustLondon
Overview
This is a NHS role (permanent) with Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust based in London. The advertised salary is £66,274 to £73,496. Applications close on 12 October 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for two experienced Senior Clinical Embryologist to join the Assisted Conception Unit at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS T...
The post holder will support monitoring and assurance of embryology laboratory performance through key performance indicators and audit programmes, and continuous quality improvement initiatives. They will oversee performance monitoring, ensure compliance with HFEA requirements, and implement corrective and preventative actions to maintain high standards of safety, quality, effectiveness, and regulatory compliance. The role will support preparation for and participation in HFEA inspections, ensuring ongoing readiness and adherence to licence conditions and standards.
Working closely with the Embryology Team ,the post holder will contribute to the strategic development of the fertility service, including service planning, transformation initiatives, and introduction of new technologies and laboratory practices. They will also contribute to business planning and service development proposals aimed at improving patient outcomes, efficiency, and service sustainability.
The post holder will maintain advanced clinical and technical competence in embryology, undertaking laboratory procedures for approximately 30% of their working time to ensure continued hands-on expertise and clinical credibility. As a member of the Embryology Senior Leadership Team, they will provide specialist advice to support strategic and operational decision-making and contribute to service planning, governance, audit, and risk management, ensuring safe, effective, and compliant service delivery.
Please refer to the full job description and person specification at the end of the advertisement for details.
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.
Essential: - BSc/ Degree in Life Sciences; - Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC); - Familiar HFEA Code of Practice and other relevant legislation and clinical governance; - Relevant postgraduate specialist training/qualification in Clinical Embryology, Reproductive Science or Andrology; - Substantial experience in Clinical Embryology, Reproductive Science and/or Andrology within a fertility service; - ICSI practitioner ( not applicable for Andrologist)
Desirable: - Certificate/Diploma in Clinical Embryology or equivalent relevant specialist qualification; - FRCPath by examination in Reproductive Science/Medicine, or evidence of equivalent qualification, experience and achievement; - Relevant professional certification, e.g. ACE/ESHRE or equivalent
Essential: - Proven Clinical Embryology experience; - Experience of supervising, training and assessing competency of junior staff; - Experience of clinical risk management; - Experience of working within a regulated clinical laboratory and applying relevant quality and governance requirements; - Experience of monitoring laboratory performance/KPIs and contributing to service improvement
Desirable: - Experience of HFEA and/or HTA inspection preparation; - Experience of evaluating, validating and implementing new laboratory techniques, equipment or technologies; - Experience of research, publication or presentation within reproductive science
Essential: - Good knowledge of relevant HFEA/HTA requirements, consent, traceability and clinical governance; - Ability to provide senior scientific leadership and exercise sound professional judgement; - Ability to interpret KPIs, audit and quality data and implement improvement actions; - Demonstrate leadership and people management skills, including workforce planning and performance management
Desirable: - Knowledge of UKAS/ISO requirements where relevant; - Evidence of leadership or people management training
How this role compares
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