Hugo Leal da Silva

Hugo Leal da Silva is a finance business partner support at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) since July 2023. Prior to this role, Hugo served as a biomedical scientist at Salford Royal Foundation Trust from August 2019 to July 2023, where responsibilities included maintaining and troubleshooting laboratory devices, performing quality control procedures, and assisting in the creation of SOP documents for specialized laboratory processes. Earlier experience includes working at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust from May 2016 to May 2019, rotating across various departments in haematology, biochemistry, and immunology while ensuring efficient sample workflow. Hugo holds a degree in Healthcare Science (Blood Science), Biomedical Sciences from the University of Sunderland, completed in 2019.