What are healthcare scientists (HCS)?
About the role
Healthcare scientists are a highly diverse scientific workforce improving health and wellbeing of patients. This community of dedicated scientific colleagues helps 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 the care of 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 scientists work in several fields beyond these core areas, and their work is crucial to delivering patient care.
Why choose UHDB
UHDB aims to be a career innovator. We provide practice placement opportunities for undergraduates and support both apprenticeships and ‘return to practice’ placement opportunities. We also offer direct entry to the professions at Masters level, supported by our Practice Learning Facilitation Unit, which houses our educators in collaboration with local universities.
As a group of professions, we have produced a five-year AHP and HCS clinical strategy outlining how we make a difference and work across professional groups to deliver excellence in clinical care. We focus on using the unique talents of all our healthcare scientists to inform and support innovations in practice.
- Download our AHP and HCS 5-year Strategy (PDF)
- Download our AHP and HCS Operational 5-Year Plan (PDF)
- Download our AHP career paths booklet (PDF)