Healthcare Scientist

Employer Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust Town Sheffield Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 14/10/2026 23:59

3 Full time positions | 2 permanent (1x Oncology, 1x Rare disease) and 1 fixed term for 12 months (Oncology)

Sheffield Diagnostic Genetics Service (SDGS) is a dynamic and dedicated team of over 100 professionals delivering core and specialist rare disease and oncology genomics services as part of the North East and Yorkshire Genomic Laboratory Hub (NEY GLH), in partnership with Leeds and Newcastle. From April 2024, SDGS has evolved into a focused ‘dry’ analysis and reporting department, receiving ‘wet’ lab work data/results from our partner laboratories.

This advert is for 2 positions (1 permanent and 1 12 month fixed term) based within the Oncology (Solid Cancer) service and 1 position within one of our Rare disease services.

About You:

• Graduate in relevant good (2.2 or above) honours degree in science or additional postgraduate qualification if not appropriate degree, or registered in appropriate scheme for Healthcare Scientist.
• Ability to supervise and manage services, or groups of services, and meet tight deadlines where results may influence critical, potentially life-threatening treatment
• Excellent team player and independent worker. Able to deal with confidential and emotionally stressful issues such as Pre Natal Diagnosis and/or significant patient mortality.

If you have the skills we're looking for, and passion for improving the lives of our children and young people, we'd love to hear from you!

Reporting into the Lead Scientist, your responsibilities will include:

• Deliver expert analysis and reporting of solid cancer or rare disease cases using techniques such as next generation sequencing, fluorescence in-situ hybridisation (FISH), QF-PCR, microarrays, karyotyping and whole genome sequencing, following established policies and quality standards.

Lead and manage a defined laboratory service, overseeing clinical delivery, development, staff support, clinician liaison and reporting.

Work with the Lead Scientist to maintain and develop services across local, regional and national networks, ensuring effective communication with clinical teams and laboratory departments.

Act as a designated quality lead (e.g., Audit or EQA), contributing to departmental, directorate and wider national/international quality structures.

Check and countersign reports across multiple services, ensuring accuracy of results, validity of calculations and clarity and consistency of clinical interpretation.

At Sheffield Children’s, our purpose is clear: to provide healthier futures for children and young people. Our three strategic aims are Outstanding Patient Care, Brilliant Place to Work, and Leaders in Children’s Health.

We work with partners across local, regional, and national levels to deliver physical and mental healthcare in both acute and community settings. Many of our clinicians are nationally and internationally recognised for their expertise.

We’re proud that 73% of colleagues would recommend Sheffield Children’s as a place to work, placing us among the top five NHS trusts in England — and the top-ranked trust in the North East and Yorkshire — in the latest NHS Staff Survey.

Our nearly 4,000 colleagues bring our CARE values — Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence — to life every day, creating a kind, welcoming environment where patients and families feel safe and supported.

As we approach our 150th anniversary in 2026, we’re excited to keep building our leadership in children's health, improve…