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Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics – Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
This STP vacancy offers an excellent opportunity for a motivated Healthcare Scientist to join the specialist Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics (H&I) team at Hammersmith Hospital, part of North West London Pathology (NWLP).
NWLP is a modernised clinical pathology service and a partnership between Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Chelsea & Westminster NHS Trust, and The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Trust. As one of the largest pathology collaborations in the UK, NWLP delivers over 25 million tests annually across six hospital sites in North West London. It represents a forward-thinking model for high-quality, efficient diagnostics, committed to excellence for patients, users, and staff.
You will support renal and stem cell transplant programmes as well as disease association testing within a UKAS- and EFI-accredited service.
Local promotion details for post(s): Promotion in Imperial College healthcare science Trust Allied health practitioner forums and NWLP vacancy forum.
Expected MSc university location - may be subject to change
University of Manchester
Contact details for queries relating to location choice - for shortlisted applicants only
Name: Arthi Anand
Email: Arthi.anand@nhs.net
Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics – Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
This training post is based within the Transplant Immunology Laboratory, which has recently relocated to the Centre for Laboratory Medicine (CfLM), a purpose built new facility, located at St. James’s University Hospital, Leeds. The hospital site is approximately 1.5 miles from the city centre. The laboratory is co-located with other pathology specialisms including some of those required for the first year rotations.
Expected MSc university location - may be subject to change
University of Manchester
Contact details for queries relating to location choice - for shortlisted applicants only
Name: Katherine Mounsey
Email: katherine.mounsey@nhs.net
Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics – Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
We are offering an excellent opportunity for a highly motivated trainee to join our busy laboratory in Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (H&I). The Transplantation Laboratory at Manchester Royal Infirmary supports regional kidney, pancreas, islet, heart, lung, cornea and haemopoietic stem cell transplant programmes and HLA typing for disease diagnosis and management. Training rotations will involve working in other blood sciences departments on-site within the Trust.
We are one of the largest H&I laboratories in the UK with an excellent training record and we take pride in encouraging career focused scientists to fulfil their potential.
Post qualification and registration with the HCPC, our centre offers excellent opportunities for higher training for individuals with a drive to study for HSST and FRCPath qualifications.
Expected MSc university location - may be subject to change
University of Manchester
Contact details for queries relating to location choice - for shortlisted applicants only
Name: Anna Barker
Email: Anna.Barker@mft.nhs.uk
Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics – NHS Blood and Transplant (Collindale)
You will be based in the H&I laboratory in NHS Blood and Transplant’s Colindale centre.
You will work and train with a team of Consultant and Clinical Scientists, Biomedical Scientists and Support staff. Outside of your immediate team, there is an NHSBT network of Clinical Scientist trainees in H&I and you will have access to their support.
Year 1 rotations in Clinical Immunology, Haematology and Genetics, Genomics and Molecular Science will take place outside of the NHS Blood and Transplant. You will be hosted in a local or regional hospital, or Genomics Hub. These rotations may be in person, virtual or a hybrid format.
For more information about the work we do at NHS Blood and Transplant, please visit our website https://nhsbt.nhs.uk/ and watch our online centre tour: Supplementary learning – Hospitals and Science – NHSBT
Local promotion details for post(s): Site visits can be arranged by contacting the laboratory.
Expected MSc university location - may be subject to change
University of Manchester
Contact details for queries relating to location choice - for shortlisted applicants only
Name: Sejal Morjaria
Email: sejal.morjaria@nhsbt.nhs.uk
Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics – NHS Blood and Transplant (Tooting)
You will be based in the H&I laboratory in NHS Blood and Transplant’s Tooting centre.
The laboratory performs testing for renal and stem cell transplantation and immunogenetic testing for susceptibility genes to aid disease diagnosis and drug hypersensitivity. You’ll join our friendly team and play an important role performing, analysing and interpreting a wide range of specialist scientific and technical procedures and investigations that impact directly on patient care.
In addition, there is an NHSBT network of Clinical Science trainees in H&I and you will have access to their support.
Year 1 rotations in Clinical Immunology, Haematology and Genetics, Genomics and Molecular Science take place outside of the NHS Blood and Transplant. You will be hosted in a local or regional hospital, or Genomics Hub. These rotations may be in person, virtual or a hybrid format.
Please visit our website https://nhsbt.nhs.uk/ for further information about NHS Blood and Transplant.
Expected MSc university location - may be subject to change
University of Manchester
Contact details for queries relating to location choice - for shortlisted applicants only
Name: Shahram Hemmatpour
Email: shahram.hemmatpour@nhsbt.nhs.uk
Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics – University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
The Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (H&I) service is part of Derriford Combined Laboratory, and this speciality receives 4,000 patient requests annually, performing 6,400 tests in support of renal transplantation and also the diagnosis of HLA diseases and susceptibility to drug hypersensitivity reactions. GP requests represent 20% of the workload.
The H&I service provides a routine service from 9.00am to 5.30pm Mondays to Fridays. An on-call service is available at other times in support of renal transplantation and deceased donor HLA characterisation for national allocation of organs. The trainee will be provided with an opportunity to contribute to all aspects of the routine practical work of the H&I laboratory while also gaining valuable wider experience in the provision of H&I services beyond the existing scope of the Plymouth H&I service. There will also be the opportunity to participate in the on-call laboratory work service in the later stages of training.
Local promotion details for post(s): Please contact us if you require any more information about this post.
Expected MSc university location - may be subject to change
University of Manchester
Contact details for queries relating to location choice - for shortlisted applicants only
Name: Stephen Weston
Email: stephen.weston@nhs.net