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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.
Microbiology pre-registration supernumerary clinical scientist training intake 2025
NHS Education for Scotland, in partnership with NHS Boards, offers supernumerary training opportunities to high quality science graduates who are passionate about science, its role in modern healthcare, and are committed to NHS Scotland. All our senior scientific staff take a leading role to add capability in patient safety, complex investigations, clinical interpretation, development and problem solving at the technical-clinical interface, research and innovation. As part of our healthcare science team, you will join a fixed term training programme as an NHS Board employee, based in NHS Lothian. Your training in Scotland will lead towards Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration http://www.hcpc-uk.org as a Clinical Scientist aligned with the framework for UK-wide Modernising Scientific Careers. Funding for postgraduate training and course fees will be provided. Current salary scale for these supernumerary trainee posts is ‘AfC’ band 6 (£41,608 - £50,702) Closing date for applications is 24TOF June 2025
Scottish Microbiology Training Scheme 2025
Applications are invited from candidates with a First or Second Class Honours Degree in Microbiology or an allied scientific area. Trainees will have a contact of employment, starting on Monday 1st September 2025 in NHS Lothian in Infection Sciences. The training in Scotland includes rotations and acquaintanceships across a range of infection science specialties, allowing trainees to build a portfolio for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council. Informal enquiries should be made to Dr Kate Templeton (Kate.Templeton@nhs.scot or Naomi.gadsby@nhs.scot
This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.
Please note: As this post is part-time the salary will be pro-rata.