Clinical Scientist - Bioinformatician

Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust

Career Opportunity: Clinical Scientist: Bioinformatician

We're excited to announce a permanent opportunity for an HCPC-registered (or soon to be registered) Clinical Scientist - Bioinformatician to join the North East and Yorkshire Genomic Laboratory Hub (NE&Y GLH) bioinformatics team.

You can choose to work at one of the following Trusts within the NE&Y GLH: Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, or Newcastle Hospitals Trust.

We welcome applications from final-year Scientist Training Programme (STP) trainees in Clinical Bioinformatics, and registered Healthcare/Clinical Scientists from other relevant disciplines.

If you're not yet HCPC registered, we still encourage you to apply. You'll work towards registration and will be appointed on a salary band that reflects your experience.

Main duties of the job

Reporting into the NE&Y GLH Lead Bioinformatician, your responsibilities will include:

1. Help deliver a high-quality, cost-effective, and patient-focused service across specialist areas within the department.
2. Work with the NE&Y GLH Lead Bioinformatician and team to provide expert bioinformatics support for diagnostic platforms used across NE&Y GLH. This includes developing software and methods for data handling, analysis, and interpretation, all of which directly impact patient care.
3. Collaborate with the Lead Bioinformatician and the NE&Y GLH bioinformatics team, spread across different sites, to plan activities and strengthen the bioinformatics capabilities of NE&Y GLH.
4. Provide expertise and interpret complex data to assist colleagues with generating and authorising patient reports.
5. Contribute to research, development, and audits in the fields of genetics and bioinformatics.

About us

At Sheffield Children's, our purpose is clear: to provide healthier futures for children and young people. Our three strategic aims are:

• Brilliant Place to work
• Leaders in Children's Health

We work with local, regional, and national partners to provide physical and mental healthcare across acute and community settings. Many of our clinicians are amongst the best in their field, recognised nationally and internationally for their expertise.

As well as having enormous pride in what we do, we are a friendly, welcoming, and motivated NHS Trust who are guided by our CARE values: Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence. Our nearly 4000 colleagues live these values, ensuring kind and compassionate care that makes patients and their families feel safe and at home.

As we approach our 150th anniversary in 2026, we remain committed to enhancing our reputation in children's health leadership, improving the experiences of both patient and colleagues, and focusing on our communities and population health.

Sheffield Children's provides great benefits to support your wellbeing, with excellent annual leave and pension schemes, health programmes, and exclusive discounts--helping you succeed at work and beyond.

Job responsibilities

For more information on the main responsibilities for this post, please refer to the job description and person specification.

Please note that Sheffield Children's uplift pay to meet the Real Living Wage, which is £12.60 per hour.

Diversity Statement

At Sheffield Children's, we are committed to creating an inclusive environment that celebrates diversity and supports everyone's success. We prioritise Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in our recruitment practices, creating a welcoming space for people of all backgrounds, including ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ members.

Recognising that inclusivity is an ongoing effort, we review our processes and welcome feedback to enhance our practices. A diverse team strengthens our organisation and the quality of care we deliver.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

• 1st or 2nd class honours degree in Biological Science with a strong genetics component, or Bioinformatics or Computer Science.
• Registration as a Clinical Scientist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) (or sufficient appropriate evidenced experience to enable registration process).
• Evidence of CPD (Continuous Professional Development).

Experience

• Supervised in-service experience.
• Experience working with data from NGS.
• Experience in Linux systems administration.
• Experience in software development.
• Experience in high-dimensional data management and analysis.

Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge of statistical principles and tests.
• Knowledge of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS).
• Programming skills in a modern programming language such as PERL, Python, or JAVA and the ability to work in a Unix/Linux environment.
• Information technology skills (hardware and software) relevant to large dataset manipulation e.g. archives, backups, networks, and servers.

Personal Attributes

• Ability to communicate complex ideas to non-specialists.
• Awareness of the requirements of the role for manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination.
• Self-confident but also able to work well as part of a team.

Demonstrates Trust Values

• Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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