Principle Healthcare Scientist

Principle Healthcare Scientist

A lab worker in the UK who has achieved a very high level of clinical and scientific expertise within an area and/or discipline, bringing strategic direction, innovation and highly developed and specialised skills, and/or having responsibility and accountability for the management and planning of services/departments or initiating or leading formal research activities.
PHSs have attained high-level postgraduate qualifications (at masters or doctorate level) or equivalent level vocational/professional qualifications and awards (or through other evidence of vocational achievement) appropriate to the role being undertaken. Principle Healthcare Scientists are at pay band 8.