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Haematology 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 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 this supernumerary trainee post is 'AfC' band 6
Haematology Training Scheme 2025
Applications are invited from candidates with a First or Second Class Honours Degree in Haematology or an allied scientific area. Trainees will have a contact of employment, starting on Monday 1st September 2025 in NHS Lothian in Blood 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 Una Jarrold ) or Dr Alice Klauser, or Dr Kate Templeton )
Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.
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As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here.
For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or 'going rate'. Further information on these criteria can be found here.
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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.
Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes.