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Trainee Healthcare Scientist (STP)


Location
Salary
£35,392 to £42,618 a year
Profession
Health science services
Grade
Band 6
Deadline
31 Jul 2026
Contract Type
Fixed-Term
Posted Date
03 Jul 2026
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About us

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.

Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.

The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.

For a street view tour: https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/virtual-tour

Details

  • Date posted: 03 July 2026
  • Pay scheme: Agenda for change
  • Band: Band 6
  • Salary: £35,392 to £42,618 a year
  • Contract: Fixed term
  • Duration: 3 years
  • Working pattern: Full-time
  • Reference number: 175-2627-STP1903
  • Job locations: Royal Papworth Hospital, Papworth Road, Cambridge Bio Medical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0AY, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.

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This advert is for Trainee Healthcare Scientist (STP) with Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Cambridge, East of England, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Health science services role. The advertised salary is £35,392 to £42,618 a year. The contract type is Fixed-Term. The application deadline is 31 Jul 2026.

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