Scientific & QA Jobs

Healthcare Scientist Practitioner

UK Health Security Agency • Colindale, North West London

Salary

£33k – £38k

Posted

28 October 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Government Authorised Exchange Temporary Worker (A rating)

Role overview

UK Health Security Agency is hiring a Healthcare Scientist Practitioner in Colindale, a full-time scientific & qa role. The advertised salary is £33k – £38k. UK Health Security Agency holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Government Authorised Exchange route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Job summary The Food, Water and Environmental Microbiology Services (FWEMS) Laboratories are specialist microbiology laboratories within the UKHSA. Based in 3 sites across the country, the laboratories are geographically well placed to work with local authorities to protect the public from health threats posed by contaminated food, water and the environment. The London FWEMS Laboratory provides a microbiology testing and advisory service to Local Authorities,Port Health Authorities, hospitals a…

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Employer: UK Health Security Agency — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Government Authorised Exchange
Advertised salary: £33k – £38k
How this salary compares: about 11% below the £42,324 median across 815 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Colindale, North West London · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 2 other live scientific & qa roles in Colindale — browse them
Posted: 28 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.