Clinical Scientist - Bioinformatician

Job Title: Clinical Scientist - Bioinformatician

Job Location: Sheffield, UK

Job Location Type: Hybrid

Job Contract Type: Contract

Job Seniority Level: Entry level

Job Summary

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.

Here Are The Details Of The Role

• 1 permanent position available
• 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:

• Help deliver a high-quality, cost-effective, and patient-focused service across specialist areas within the department.
• Work with the NE&Y GLH Lead Bioinformatician and team to provide expert bioinformatics support for diagnostic platforms used across NE&Y GLH, including developing software and methods for data handling, analysis, and interpretation.
• Collaborate with the Lead Bioinformatician and the NE&Y GLH bioinformatics team to plan activities and strengthen the bioinformatics capabilities of NE&Y GLH.
• Provide expertise and interpret complex data to assist colleagues with generating and authorising patient reports.
• 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:

• Outstanding Patient Care
• 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.

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.

Qualifications

Essential:

• 1st or 2nd class honours degree in Biological Science with a strong genetics component, or Bioinformatics or Computer Science.
• Masters level qualification in relevant discipline.
• 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

Essential:

• Supervised in service experience.

Desirable:

• Have worked with data from NGS.
• Experience in Linux systems administration.
• Experience of software development.
• Experience in high-dimensional data management and analysis.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential:

• 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.
• Information technology skills (hardware and software) relevant to large dataset manipulation.

Personal Attributes

Essential:

• 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

Essential:

• 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

Employer details

Employer name: Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TH
Employer's website: https://www.sheffieldchildrens.nhs.uk/