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Clinical Biochemistry: NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde STP Trainee Clinical Biochemistry
Band 6 Salary Scale: £31,800 – 33,305 per annum
NHS Education for Scotland (NES), 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. Our senior scientific staff have a leading role in improving patient care by undertaking complex investigations, clinical interpretation, development and problem solving at the technical-clinical interface, and research and innovation. As part of our healthcare science team, you will join a fixed term training programme as an NHS board employee, but your training may rotate through different centres around Scotland. Your training 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 £31,800 – 33,305. Guidance for completion of an online NHS Scotland application form can be found at: http://www.nes.scot.nhs.uk/media/186854/nes_webinfo-guidance- on-applying.doc.
Applications are invited from candidates with a first or upper second class honours degree in biochemistry or relevant scientific area. Trainees will have a contract of employment for 37.5 hours/week starting on Tuesday 1st
September 2020. One post will be based in Glasgow Royal Infirmary and one in the Western General Hospital, Edinburgh. The NHS health board training will include rotations across a range of blood science specialties, required for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council. STPs will also undertake study for an MSc degree at the University of Manchester on a block-release basis (5 weeks per annum). Informal enquiries should be made to either Ms Karen Smith (karen.smith2@ggc.scot.nhs.uk), Mrs Susan Johnston (susan.johnston3@ggc.scot.nhs.uk) or Dr Rebecca Pattenden (Rebecca.Pattenden@nhslothian.nhs,uk)
Note only completed online applications will be accepted. It is essential that you have a Higher Education relevant in scientific subject with a good first degree in an appropriate pure or applied life science with biochemistry as a significant component.
Interviews will take place on 25th and 26th May 2020
This is a Fixed Term post for 3 years
Informal Contact: Karen Smith, Consultant Clinical Scientist, Tel No: 0141 211 4424
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs .