Principal Embryologist Manchester, England
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and experienced Principal Embryologist with at least 5 years clinical experience to join one of the UK’s largest assisted conception clinics. The successful applicant will be in charge of a team of ten clinical embryologists and will be joining a group based at Old St Mary’s and also the University of Manchester, with a strong interest in research and service development. Current areas of active research include embryo culture and selection, blastocyst formation and surgical sperm retrieval service.
The Department has an active clinical and basic scientific research programme, under the direction of the Consultant Embryologist. This programme involves extensive collaboration with research groups in the University of Manchester and elsewhere, with interests in ovarian tissue cryopreservation, sperm function and early embryo development.
The candidate is required and lead on work streams related to expansion of activity in the lab and building new capacity and ways of working. You will also perform a range of administrative, diagnostic and support activities that are critical in delivering a high quality service and helping our patients achieve their dreams of a family.
The post holder has responsibility for supervising the day-to-day work of the Clinical Embryology laboratory in the Department of Reproductive Medicine and line managerial responsibility for the Embryology team.
The post holder will be responsible for evaluating and presenting the monthly, quarterly and annual laboratory KPIs, as well as presenting updates on the Unit’s single embryo transfer policy. The post holder will also evaluate, validate, monitor and present results arising from new service developments or equipment introduced into the IVF laboratory.
The post holder has a responsibility for direct patient care through the running of the clinical Embryology laboratory, which provides direct clinical treatment services to patients, including the creation of human embryos by IVF and their fate including storage or disposal.
The post holder is expected to apply scientific knowledge, skill and expertise at the required professional level for the full range of clinical embryology procedures in the provision of a high-quality service to patients. A high degree of individual physical skill and micro- manipulation is required to perform the embryo and gamete manipulations.
A high degree of competence and clinical experience is also required for analysis and decision-making regarding gamete and embryo quality.
The postholder is expected to be involved in appropriate research and will be responsible for co-ordinating research trials.
MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
The work of the Department is regulated and licenced by UK statutory bodies including the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS).
The Department provides infertility treatment services to the North West Region of England, including In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF), Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI), insemination with donor sperm (DI), cryopreservation of sperm, embryos and ovarian tissue, banking of semen prior to cancer treatment, surgical sperm retrieval including micro-TESE and provision of donated sperm, eggs and embryos.
The Department provides a national and international lead in clinical and research areas including tissue cryopreservation, research into human embryo development and derivation of embryonic stem cells at Tissue Banking/Good Manufacturing Practice standards.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the ‘NHS England’ website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team [email protected].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
