Bioinformatician Scientist - South Yorkshire, United Kingdom - Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Description

Employer Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Sheffield Children's Hospital Town Sheffield Salary £43,742 - £50,056 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 08/05/2024 23:59
Band 7

We are looking to recruit 1 x Band 7 HCPC-registered (or soon to be registered) Clinical Scientist - Bioinformatician to work within the North East and Yorkshire Genomic Laboratory Hub (NE&Y GLH) bioinformatics team.

1 x permanent post based at Sheffield (Sheffield Diagnostic Genetics Service at Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust)

Applications from final year Scientist Training Programme (STP) trainees in Clinical Bioinformatics and registered Healthcare/Clinical Scientists from other relevant disciplines are welcomed.

To provide highly specialised bioinformatics expertise to support the diagnostic platforms being used within NE&Y GLH.

This will include implementation of methods of data handling, analysis and interpretation of data that will ultimately have a direct impact on patient care.

To work within the NE&Y GLH virtual team based across the different NE&Y GLH sites to plan activities and develop the bioinformatics capability of NE&Y GLH.

Sheffield Children's is one of three independent, specialist paediatric hospitals in the country, providing dedicated healthcare for children and young people across community, mental health and acute specialist settings.

We have three overarching aims that set the direction for the Trust in our vision "to create a healthier future for children and young people.

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Leader in children's health

generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme and access to salary sacrifice schemes such as cycle to work and lease cars.

We are committed to supporting colleagues from different heritages and lifestyles while at work.

This is supported through the offer we have in place for flexible working and the three equality network groups we have in place.

Colleagues are encouraged to join these groups and request flexible working.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and accurate data capture is an important part of that to ensure we are supportive and representative.

Our aim is to ensure that all applicants can see themselves in the available categories on our application form, but we recognise that some of our data capture fields are not inclusive.

We offer encouragement and active support to applicants with additional needs, including those from ethnic minorities, with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community.

We are continually reviewing our recruitment & selection process to support the long-term aim of Sheffield Children's being a champion of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion.

The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:
Respect – value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion
Excellence – delivering a high-quality standard of care
Qualifications and Training
~1st or 2nd class honours degree in Biological Science with a strong genetics component , or Bioinformatics or Computer Science
~ Evidence of CPD (Continuous Professional Development)

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

Programming skills in a modern programming language such as PERL, Python or JAVA and the ability to work in a Unix/Linux environment and ability to recognise and advise on appropriate solutions for data analysis.

Information technology skills (hardware and software) relevant to large dataset manipulation e.g. archives, backups, networks and servers.