Clinical Scientist Recruitment
Entrants to the Clinical Scientist training programme should have at least a 2nd class Honours degree in Genetics, a biological science or a science degree with a strong genetics component.
Most entrants are recruited via a National Clearing House (details below) on an annual basis. Advertisements appear in the national and scientific press in late January/early February of the year of entry with interviews being carried out in the spring. Appointments are usually taken up in the autumn. Trainees of this type are "supernumerary" i.e. they are extra to the staffing requirements of the laboratory, and are recruited by the NHS regions on a fixed-term contract.

Further details on how to apply for these training posts can be obtained from:

www.nhsclinicalscientists.info

or contact...
Northgate HR Outsourcing
Clinical Scientists Recruitment Centre
239 Thorpe Park
Peterborough
PE3 6JU
Telephone: 0871 4333070
Email: clinicalscientists@northgate-is.com

The Clearing House also provides a handbook describing each of the posts available in England and Wales, and details of the application process. In Scotland the laboratories all advertise as a consortium in New Scientist and The Scotsman.