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Senior Clinical Embryologist

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Middlesbrough, TS4 3BWView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

3 November 2026

13 days left

Job description

We are a successful 5* HFEA-rated IVF clinic based in the Department of Reproductive Medicine (DRM) at The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbr...

Assisted conception procedures, IVF, ICSI, IUI, audit, quality control, equipment monitoring and maintenance. Contribute to the Department of Reproductive Medicine MDT, attend and report at departmental meetings and represent the department externally.

You will ensure the provision of a comprehensive embryology service and be an integral part of the laboratory team to ensure our continued success and future-proofing. Your extensive interpersonal skills will enable you to foster positive professional relationships with departmental leads, the wider team and wider Trust. You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills and a comprehensive understanding of the HFEA Code of Practice, licensing regulation, the concepts of quality management and quality assurance.

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have come together to form University Hospitals Tees. As a result, post holders may be required to work across sites within both organisations.Across University Hospitals Tees, our ambition is to be the best place to work, ensuring we have the right staff in the right roles at the right time to deliver outstanding patient care and experience.We are committed to supporting our staff through an inclusive and supportive working environment, offering health and wellbeing initiatives, staff benefits, and opportunities for personal and professional development.We support the 'Making Every Contact Count' approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum of two years as a fully qualified, state registered Clinical Scientist with HCPC (embryology).
  • Fully trained and competent in all standard ART embryology procedures
  • ICSI trained and currently practising

Desirable: - Previous experience of working in the NHS and as part of a multidisciplinary team.; - Provision of own ICSI log and results.

Qualifications & Training

Essential

  • State registration as a clinical scientist with the HCPC to practice as a Clinical Embryologist
  • Degree in relevant scientific subject
  • Qualified in a range of highly specialised ART techniques including ICSI, under-pinned with an in-depth theoretical knowledge.

Desirable: - Relevant higher degree

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

  • Ability to perform all laboratory procedures associated with the diagnostic and clinical services including semen analysis, sperm preparation (including donor, and surgically retrieved testicular and epididymal sperm), oocyte and embryo handling, gamete (ejaculated and surgically retrieved sperm) and embryo cryopreservation, clinical intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), time-lapse technologies and other micromanipulation techniques.
  • To select embryos best suited for embryo transfer and cryopreservation.
  • Ability to work independently and within a multidisciplinary team.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Empathy with patients and the ability to respond appropriately in delicate situations.

How to apply

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Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

20 October 2026

Last checked

21 October 2026

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About the employer

STH
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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