Scientific & QA Jobs

Healthcare Science Practitioner

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust • Great Shelford, Cambridge

Salary

£28k – £31k

Posted

18 October 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is hiring a Healthcare Science Practitioner in Great Shelford, a full-time scientific & qa role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £28k – £31k. Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen within our busy Genomics Laboratory, we are looking for a Healthcare Science Practitioner to join our busy technical team. The Cambridge Genomic Laboratory (East GLH) is looking to recruit a Band 4 Healthcare Science Practitioner within our wet laboratory to join our busy technical team. We are looking for someone with a motivated and flexible attitude who has experience in sample preparation, DNA/RNA Extraction, culturing, gel electrophoresis or …

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £28k – £31k
How this salary compares: about 24% below the £41,068 median across 1,254 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Great Shelford, Cambridge · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 1 other live scientific & qa role in Great Shelford — browse them
Posted: 18 October 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

About this sector

Scientific and quality assurance roles span pharmaceutical, biotech, clinical research, and laboratory sectors. The UK life sciences industry actively recruits internationally for research scientists, QA managers, regulatory affairs specialists, and clinical trial coordinators, with many employers maintaining well-established sponsor licence operations.