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Job overview

The Cambridge Genomics Laboratory at Addenbrooke’s Hospital is pleased to be recruiting two Healthcare Scientists that will join the Haemato-Oncology team with with the task of developing a new diagnostic pathway focused on lymphoma patients.

This is a two-year contract to work on the NHS HaemOnc Genomic Network of Excellence project ‘Streamlining the Pathways to Precision Medicine in Lymphoma’.

This exciting initiative provides the opportunity for the postholder to join a focused multidisciplinary team that includes clinicians, diagnostic pathologists, laboratory scientists and academic researchers to develop and implement novel pathways for patients with lymphoma to access cutting edge genomic technologies that currently sit at the interface of clinical practice and academic research.

As the lead laboratory of the East Genomic Laboratory Hub, the Cambridge Laboratory has a critical role in the delivery of genomic services to a growing population of over 8 million people.

Main duties of the job

• This is a two-year contract to work on the NHS HaemOnc Genomic Network of Excellence project ‘Streamlining the Pathways to Precision Medicine in Lymphoma’. This exciting initiative provides you with the opportunity to join a focused multidisciplinary team that includes clinicians, diagnostic pathologists, laboratory scientists and academic researchers to develop and implement novel pathways for patients with lymphoma to access cutting edge genomic technologies that currently sit at the interface of clinical practice and academic research.
• Contribute to the development of a range of predominantly sequencing based tests to allow for optimising access and quality of genomics testing in lymphoma.
• Contribute to database build and maintenance.
• Contribute to optimisation of appropriate bioinformatics pipelines.
• Somatic variant interpretation
• Deliver and maintain a high-quality diagnostic service to regional haemato-oncology services
• Closely collaborate with associated research and diagnostic groups on campus as well as regional and national level.
• Facilitate translational research with teams included in the project.
• Ensure the continuous improvement and development of laboratory services 
• Ensure the continued ISO:15189 compliance of the laboratory using the quality management system
• Data and variant interpretation checking, and primary reporting of sequencing based reports on lymphoma cases 
• Liaise with research teams included in the project.

Working for our organisation

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.