Clinical Scientist Graduate Trainee

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

NHS Education for Scotland, in partnership with NHS Tayside, offers a 3 year supernumerary training post to high quality science postgraduates who are passionate about clinical science, its role in modern healthcare, and are committed to NHS Scotland.

Applications are invited from candidates with a First or Upper Second-Class Honours Degree in Microbiology or an allied scientific area plus an MSc (with research component) or PhD in Microbiology or related subject to undertake in-house training towards Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration as a clinical scientist. This is an unique opportunity for a postgraduate scientist to retrain as a healthcare professional. You will work under the direct supervision of the head of the clinical microbiology laboratory service to carry out increasingly advanced clinical, technical and scientific activities.  The post holder will follow the equivalence training route managed by the Academy of Health Care Science and will be 3 full years of on the job microbiology training. You will acquire specialist knowledge across a wide range of procedures and a sound understanding of professional, clinical and scientific principles through professional supervision and self directed learning. You will be required to produce a portfolio of your training for assessment. 

In your application personal statement candidates should indicate why you desire a career

as a Clinical Scientist in Microbiology and what value you think the role brings to patient care.

You will be required to achieve the mandatory Induction standards for Healthcare Support Workers in Scotland and to comply with the Code of Conduct throughout your employment.  

*Informal enquiries to: John Shone -  john.shone@nhs.scot

Hours of work are:  37

NHS Scotland is reducing their full-time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37-hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Recruiting Board.

Internal Applicants – written approval must be sought from your line manager prior to applying for this secondment.  You will be required to bring this if shortlisted for interview.

Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email.   Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.