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Scientific Support Technologist (Molecular Microbiology & Virology)
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust • Holborn, Central London
Salary
£38k – £47k
Posted
28 October 2026
Work mode
Full-time
Sponsor match
low
Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)
Role overview
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust is hiring a Scientific Support Technologist (Molecular Microbiology & Virology) in Holborn, a full-time healthcare & nursing role. The advertised salary is £38k – £47k. Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children 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 summary We are seeking highly motivated Scientific Support Technologists with experience working in molecular laboratories to support our expanding sequencing-based diagnostic services in Microbiology and Virology. Our department provides specialist tests to diagnose infections in our patients and for patients in hospitals across the UK. These are sequencing-based tests using Illumina short-read sequencing, ONT long-read sequencing and Sanger sequencing. Services include untargeted metageno…
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