Position Overview
Join the Cambridge Genomics Laboratory, lead provider for the East NHS Genomic Medicine Service, and play a pivotal role in delivering high‑quality rare disease diagnostics and improving patient care. As a Principal Clinical Scientist, you will lead and manage a team of scientists, oversee the interpretation of complex genomic data, authorise clinical reports, and provide specialist scientific expertise across a diverse test repertoire.
You will contribute to service leadership, quality management, accreditation activities, staff development, and the implementation of innovative genomic technologies. Working closely with clinicians and multidisciplinary teams, you will help ensure an efficient, accurate, and patient‑focused diagnostic service.
Applicants must hold HCPC registration as a Clinical Scientist.
Responsibilities
* Lead and manage a team of scientists undertaking genetic diagnostic tests in rare disease.
* Analyse and interpret data, and write and authorise clinical reports.
* Provide clinical scientific expertise for the repertoire of disorders/tests offered by the assigned team.
* Train and mentor scientific staff.
* Act as a member of the laboratory leadership team, contributing to all aspects of providing a high‑quality service.
Qualifications
* HCPC‑registered Clinical Scientist with significant experience in a genomics laboratory.
* Expertise in rare disease testing.
* Proven leadership and staff management skills.
* Strong communication, analytical, and organisational abilities.
About Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1,100 beds, the Trust’s priorities focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated “Good” overall by the Care Quality Commission.
The Trust’s values – Together, Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high‑quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services for rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
Equal Opportunities
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
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