Clinical Consultant - Technical Assessor

Technical Assessor – Clinical Consultant (Independent Contractor)

Location: UK-Wide Coverage, Field‑Based Role with Remote Administration

UKAS is seeking Clinical Consultants across Medical Laboratory disciplines in either (Immunology
· Haematology
· Virology
· Cellular Pathology
· Medical Microbiology) to join our team of Independent Contracted Assessors. This role is designed for consultants who bring strong clinical and diagnostic expertise and can contribute to ISO 15189:2022 assessments of laboratories across the UK.

This is a flexible, self‑employed position designed to be undertaken alongside your existing clinical employment, allowing you to use your specialist knowledge to support high‑quality, reliable laboratory services

As a Contracted Assessor, you will evaluate the technical competence of medical laboratories and POCT services. Your responsibilities will typically include:

• Observing discipline‑specific examinations and tests
• Reviewing examination records, reports and laboratory procedures
• Assessing staff competency and compliance with recognised standards
• Reviewing documentation and records including competency files, EQA/IQC processes, method validation and verification, and other discipline‑specific quality system evidence

Applications are welcome from Consultants with substantial experience in any of the following

• Specialist care experience in immunodeficiency, autoimmune and allergic disease
• Significant experience in clinical immunology services and/or laboratory reporting
• Competence in techniques such as immunoassay, ELISA/EIA, multiplex assays, flow cytometry, electrophoresis
• Experience in clinical haematology, coagulation and/or transfusion medicine
• Competence in automated and manual haematology, coagulation testing and blood transfusion processes.
• Competence in molecular virology, and / or electron microscopy, analyser‑based testing, sequencing and associated advisory functions.
• Experience in histopathology and/or cytopathology
• Competence in tissue preparation, staining, IHC, microscopy, reporting and (where relevant) digital pathology

• Experience in clinical microbiology service
• delivery.
  
  Competence in culture, organism identification, immunoassay, microscopy, and/ or POCT and advisory interpretation.

• Strong understanding of diagnostic pathways and laboratory processes.
• Familiarity with IQC/EQA and quality management systems.
• Awareness of ISO
  15189/2022
• Full assessor‑process training is provided.
• Experience in internal/external auditing (desirable).
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams.
• Registration with relevant professional bodies (e.g. GMC, HCPC) – desirable.

• Independent Contractor / Self‑Employed arrangement.
• Work is flexible and can be undertaken alongside a full‑time clinical role.
• Assessments may include remote document review and on‑site visits
• UKAS provides full training in assessment processes.