# Clinical Biochemist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-biochemist/1c5795c2-aba1-4c68-b0d9-e5eb88cc98f7 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-biochemist/1c5795c2-aba1-4c68-b0d9-e5eb88cc98f7.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Somerset NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Musgrove Park Hospital; Yeovil District Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £57528.00 - **Contract type:** Fixed-Term - **Employment type:** Full-time - **Closing date:** 2026-11-29T23:59:59.999Z - **Posted:** 2026-11-13T14:23:38.455Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9184-26-1599 - **Application URL:** https://somersetft.tal.net/vx/candidate/apply/6289?instant=apply - **Employer website:** https://www.sompar.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job summary *Good Honours degree in Biochemistry or equivalent. *Research qualification / Higher degree such as PhD. *MSc in Clinical Biochemistry. *Completion of part 1 FRCPath *Successful completion of an approved training scheme in Clinical Biochemistry. *A commitment to Further and Continuing Professional Development. ### Main duties of the job To effectively liaise with clinical staff and other healthcare workers to provide advice on the appropriate use of the clinical biochemistry service. To work and communicate effectively as part of a team. To promote and maintain close links with appropriate clinical departments and teams including if appropriate attendance at ward rounds and MDT's. To develop and strengthen existing links between Clinical Biochemistry and its users by providing, receiving and acting on information that may be highly complex. ### About us At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer: - Flexible working options to help you balance work and life - NHS pension scheme for long-term financial security - Generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax - A strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential Additionally, you'll gain access to our Blue Light Card, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work. We are proud to foster a diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds. Why Somerset? Somerset offers the perfect blend of idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty, and breathtaking coastlines, with vibrant cities like Bristol, Bath, and Exeter just a short drive away - and only two hours to London. The region is home to excellent educational facilities, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it's a great place to build both your career and your future. Somerset truly has it all - the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy. ### Details - Date posted: 13 November 2026 - Pay scheme: Agenda for change - Band: Band 8a - Salary: £57,528 a year Maternity Cover for 18 months - Contract: Fixed term - Duration: 18 months - Working pattern: Full-time - Reference number: 184-OL-PU-6289 - Job locations: Musgrove Park Hospital, Musgrove Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 5DA, United Kingdom, Yeovil District Hospital, Higher Kingston, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 4AT, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities Technical Depending on training needs you will spend time in all areas of the SPS Laboratories pertinent to Clinical Biochemistry to allow competence to be achieved in the following: To safely handle blood, urine, faeces, other body tissue, and hazardous chemicals. To ensure that appropriate preventative maintenance is carried out on laboratory instruments and equipment in the specialist sections prior to them being used for patient investigations. To ensure that reagents are prepared, stored and used according to manufacturer and laboratory procedures. To perform complex manual, semi-automated and fully automated laboratory investigations. To be responsible for monitoring quality control of the analytes measured in the specialist sections and ensure that appropriate action is taken where required. To measure and monitor the accuracy and imprecision of laboratory investigations using appropriate quality control procedures. To undertake validation of the results from laboratory investigations to ensure accuracy and precision as specified by laboratory quality procedures and protocols. To investigate and take corrective action when quality control or assurance procedures indicate loss of performance of the laboratory instruments or methods. In the event of a service failure to take appropriate action to safeguard patient sample integrity, to identify priority work and where necessary to seek alternative arrangements for service provision. To troubleshoot faults in complex laboratory instrumentation. ### UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - *Good Honours degree in Biochemistry or equivalent. - *Research qualification / Higher degree such as PhD. - *MSc in Clinical Biochemistry. - *Completion of part 1 FRCPath - *Successful completion of an approved training scheme in Clinical Biochemistry. - *A commitment to Further and Continuing Professional Development. ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.