What are healthcare scientists (HCS)?

Healthcare scientists are a highly diverse scientific workforce improving health and wellbeing of patients. This community of dedicated scientific colleagues help to inform, and underpin around 80% of all diagnoses - making up around 5% of the entire NHS workforce. Healthcare science is vital, not only for care of our patients, but also to develop innovative tests and treatments for future care. Healthcare science at UHDB falls into three broad and overlapping areas - Pathology Services, Physiological Sciences, and Physical Sciences and Biomedical Engineering. However, healthcare sciences work in several fields beyond these three core areas, and their work is crucial to delivering patient care. A variety of HCSs speak about their roles at UHDB. Healthcare scientists are a highly diverse scientific workforce improving health and wellbeing of patients. This community of dedicated scientific colleagues help to inform, and underpin around 80% of all diagnoses - making up around 5% of the entire NHS workforce. Healthcare science is vital, not only for care of our patients, but also to develop innovative tests and treatments for future care. Healthcare science at UHDB falls into three broad and overlapping areas - Pathology Services, Physiological Sciences, and Physical Sciences and Biomedical Engineering. However, healthcare sciences work in several fields beyond these three core areas, and their work is crucial to delivering patient care. A variety of HCSs speak about their roles at UHDB. Why choose healthcare science at UHDB? UHDB aims to be a career innovator. We provide practice placement opportunities for undergraduates, and we support both apprenticeships and ‘return to practice’ placement opportunities. We also provide the opportunity for direct entry to the professions at Masters level. In all of this, we are supported by our Practice Learning Facilitation Unit, which houses our educators in collaboration with the local universities. As a group of professions, we have recently worked to produce a five-year AHP and HCS clinical strategy, which outlines not only how we make a difference, but also how we work in different ways across our professional groups to deliver excellence in clinical care. We are focused on using unique talents of all our HCSs to inform and support innovations in practice. Why choose healthcare science at UHDB? UHDB aims to be a career innovator. We provide practice placement opportunities for undergraduates, and we support both apprenticeships and ‘return to practice’ placement opportunities. We also provide the opportunity for direct entry to the professions at Masters level. In all of this, we are supported by our Practice Learning Facilitation Unit, which houses our educators in collaboration with the local universities. As a group of professions, we have recently worked to produce a five-year AHP and HCS clinical strategy, which outlines not only how we make a difference, but also how we work in different ways across our professional groups to deliver excellence in clinical care. We are focused on using unique talents of all our HCSs to inform and support innovations in practice. AHP and HCS - Strategy and Plan Download our AHP and HCS 5 year Strategy (opens in new window) [pdf] Download our AHP and HCS Operational 5 Year Plan (opens in new window) [pdf] Download our AHP career paths booklet (opens in new window) [pdf] > Download our AHP and HCS 5 year Strategy (opens in new window) [pdf] Download our AHP and HCS Operational 5 Year Plan (opens in new window) [pdf] Download our AHP career paths booklet (opens in new window) [pdf] > Join us on social media University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust Uttoxeter Road DERBY DE22 3NE Main switchboard: 01332 340 131 Uttoxeter Road DERBY DE22 3NE Main switchboard: 01332 340 131 Care Quality Commission (CQC) rating 16 June 2021 Overall rating: Good > 16 June 2021 Overall rating: Good >