Job vacancy: Equipment Assistant, Velindre Cancer Centre, Cardiff

Job summary

Main area: Equipment Assistant
Grade: Band 4
Contract: Fixed term: 19 months (19 Months from start date)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday)
Job ref: 120-AC209-1225

Employer: Velindre Cancer Centre
Employer type: NHS
Site: Velindre Cancer Centre, Post Grad 2
Town: Cardiff
Salary: £27,898 - £30,615 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 29/12/2025 23:59

Equipment Assistant

Band 4

Thank you for your interest in working for Velindre Cancer Centre (VCC), which is a committed equal opportunities employer. VCC welcomes applications from people who share our vision;

Velindre University NHS Trust will be recognised locally, nationally and internationally as a renowned organisation of excellence for patient and donor care, education and research.

our values;

Caring
Respectful
Accountable

& who will complement our current experienced and specialist employees who are passionate about working in an organisation with the ambition to provide world class services & care to our patients.

VCC is an amazing place to work & develop your career. It is undertaking a 5 year transformation programme which will enable cancer services to meet the future needs of our patients across South East Wales. Not only will programme see VCC moving into a new purpose built cancer hospital, it will provide opportunities for patients to receive treatments closer to their homes. The infrastructure changes will offer our employees opportunities to work across a number of sites, in new and different ways, create development opportunities & increase flexible working practices.

VCC provides our employees with a favourable salary and reward / staff benefits & support package.

For more information on this vacancy please contact the recruiting manager, who will be pleased to discuss it with you.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

The Trust also reserves the right to close a vacancy early or withdraw an advertisement at any stage of the process, to enable internal staff requiring to be redeployed in suitable roles.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The role is offered as a 19 month secondment or fixed term appointment which could be extended depending on Welsh Government Funding. The successful applicant will need to establish credibility with a wide range of stakeholders and have the required knowledge and performance skills to fulfil the duties and responsibilities outlined within the Job Description.

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Educated to HND, HNC, diploma level, or equivalent experience
• GCSE qualification or equivalent in Maths and English
• Keyboard skills

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge and/or experience of equipment in capital schemes
• Project Management qualification
• Knowledge of NHS
• Appreciation of the Mutual investment funding model (MIM)

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of administering projects
• Good knowledge of computer skills and of Microsoft Office Suite, with the ability to master new applications • Understanding of Confidentiality
• Able to use own initiative
• Administration role within healthcare
• Experience of setting up databases
• Experience of the Oracle payment system

Desirable criteria

• Understanding of NHS and of Velindre NHS Trust’s role in service delivery
• Knowledge of Velindre Cancer Centre and of the delivery of non- surgical cancer services

Skills and Attributes

Essential criteria

• Good organisational skills
• Ability to identify priorities
• Computer literate with experience of using wised range of systems including Microsoft Office or similar
• Keyboard skills
• Good communication skills – both written and verbal
• Friendly manner which promotes confidence in the service
• Administration skills, including Filing, keyboard skills and record keeping

Desirable criteria

• To be flexible and adaptable, carrying out tasks that can change dependent on service needs.

Values/ Personal Attributes

Essential criteria

• Team player
• Flexible approach to meet the project needs
• Diplomatic
• Calm and objective
• Personally and professionally mature
• Demonstrates enthusiasm
• Able to travel between sites
• Highly motivated proactive effective team player • Demonstrate attention to detail

Desirable criteria

Welsh language speaker (level 1)

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