Scientific & QA Jobs

Healthcare Scientist

Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust • Walkley, Sheffield

Salary

£49k – £57k

Posted

2 October 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust is hiring a Healthcare Scientist in Walkley, a full-time scientific & qa role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £49k – £57k. Sheffield Children's 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.

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Employer: Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £49k – £57k
How this salary compares: about 40% above the £40,366 median across 1,175 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Walkley, Sheffield · Full-time
Posted: 2 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.