Job summary
- Main area
- Biomedical Scientist
- Grade
- Band 5/6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 110-HS006-0424
- Employer
- Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Glamorgan Hospital
- Town
- Llantrisant
- Salary
- £28,834 - £43,257 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Biomedical Scientist/Biomedical Scientist
Band 5/6
We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000. We are ideally situated between Wales’s capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons.
Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.
We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed
Job overview
We are seeking a qualified, well-motivated HCPC registered Specialist Biomedical Scientist, with post registration NHS experience within the Haematology/Blood Transfusion Service for this role at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.
The Haematology service delivers a high quality pathology service to the Health Board at our Prince Charles Hospital and Royal Glamorgan Hospital sites. This post is based at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital but rotation to Prince Charles Hospital on occasions may be required, and will be supported for personal development.
This post is full time (37.5 hours per week) and once appropriately trained, participation in the 24 hour shift system will be required, for which appropriate Agenda for Change enhancements are paid.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
The ideal candidate will have proven post-registration experience within Haematology/Blood Transfusion, and an interest in training and staff development and meet the full criteria of the Specialist BMS Band 6 Job Description and Person Specification.
However, the service will also consider either a HCPC registered Biomedical Scientist who has not yet completed the Specialist Portfolio (Band 6 Annex 21 will apply). The Annex 21 percentage applied would be 75% or 70% of the top of the relevant band, dependent on the individual's previous experience.
OR
a registered Biomedical Scientist IBMS with accredited Degree, who meets the criteria of the Band 5 Job Description and Person Specification.
OR
A non-HCPC registered individual, with an IBMS accredited Degree seeking to become registered and will undertake further development in the role (Band 5 Annex 21 will apply).
The Annex 21 percentage applied would be 75% or 70% of the top of the relevant band, dependent on the individual's previous experience.
We value our staff and fully support their professional development. We are an IBMS approved training laboratory, and will support completion of the IBMS portfolio to achieve Band 5, and also then support completion of the the specialist portfolio for automatic career progression from Band 5 to Band 6.
Applicants are encouraged to contact us to discuss these various opportunities in more detail.
Working for our organisation
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Following a period of suitable departmental training, the post holder will rotate through haematology, coagulation and blood transfusion in line with service needs.
The post holder will be responsible for maintaining and operating complex laboratory equipment, review and interpretation of patient results, and must be able to liaise effectively with clinical and administrative colleagues .
The post holder will also support the departments quality management system by performing IQC, EQA, audit and incident reposting procedures.
The ideal candidate will have a keen interest in developing newly qualified staff and will be able to deputise for the departmental training leads in their absence.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- Degree in Biomedical Science
- IBMS registration portfolio/in progress/to start
Desirable criteria
- IBMS Specialist Portfolio in Haematology and Blood Transfusion
- BBTS specialist crtificate
- MSc in Biomedical Science
Experience
Essential criteria
- Laboratory Experience
Desirable criteria
- Proven post-registration experience across haematology and blood transfusion
- Experience of delivering training
- Quality Management experience
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Strong interpersonal/communication skills
- Ability to maintain concentration during complex tasks
- Manual dexterity
Desirable criteria
- Ability to speak Welsh
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Samantha Wright
- Job title
- Interim Haematology Operational Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01443 443443
- Additional information
Please dial extension 74343 once you are through to switchboard.
Additional contact information :
Rhys Pritchard - Interim Blood Transfusion Manager
OR
Melissa Bolderson - Senior BMS Haematology
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