Job summary
- Main area
- Quality Assurance
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term 12 months due to budget. Starts 1st June 2025 to 31st May 2026.)
- Hours
- Part time - 18.75 hours per week (Occasional work to finish activity on Bank Holiday weekends)
- Job ref
- 120-ACS751-0525
- Employer
- Welsh Blood Service
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Welsh Blood Service
- Town
- Pontyclun
- Salary
- £23,970 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Medical Laboratory Assistant in the QA Laboratory
Band 2
Here at Velindre University NHS Trust we are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in our cutting-edge Velindre Cancer Centre and our award-winning Welsh Blood Service, as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together. We are also fortunate to host the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales and have developed strong partnership working with these expert services.
As a division of Velindre University NHS Trust, the Welsh Blood Service (WBS) is an amazing place to work and develop your career. Our caring and motivated staff are designing, developing and delivering improvements, which will enable the WBS to strive towards its vision of working with our staff & the people of Wales to deliver an easy to use, safe and sustainable service for blood and stem cell donation.
As a trusted healthcare provider, we work tirelessly to maintain the highest standards of quality, safety and donor experience.
We are currently embarking an ambitious 5 year strategy called “WBS Futures” where we have set out our vision for blood and transplant services in Wales for the next 5 years. It sets out where we are now, where we want to be in 2028 and the steps we will take to get there.
You can read more about our strategy here: www.welsh-blood.org.uk/welsh-blood-service-strategy-2023-2028
WBS is a committed equal opportunities employer.
Take a look at what we do. Our dedicated career pages can be found at https://welsh-blood.org.uk/careers/
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.
This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed
Job overview
THIS POST IS FIXED TERM FOR UPTO 12 MONTHS DUE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE SERVICE
The Quality Assurance Laboratory at the Welsh Blood Service has a vacancy for a Medical Laboratory Assistant. The tenure of the post is fixed term for 12 months.
The Welsh Blood Service is proud of its partnerships with blood donors from across Wales, to provide the best quality services for patients in Wales.
The post offers the successful applicant the opportunity to work in the Quality team; we welcome candidates with a keen interest in science, laboratory, and quality-focussed employment.
This role is part of the essential support team in the Laboratory; The post holder will be responsible for working in the support team to prepare Quality Control Samples and run initial analysis on the various technologies in the Laboratory. Environmental sampling to monitor the cleanliness of critical areas and equipment and calibration and validation of cold chain monitoring systems.
The successful applicant will work to a level to ensure all processes meet the requirements of the UK guidelines for Blood Transfusion and the EU Directive as inspected by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
There will be a potential requirement to work variable shift patterns according to the exigencies of the service. This will include working Bank Holidays.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post.
Fixed term 12 months due to budget. Starts 1st June 2025 to 31st May 2026.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will undergo in-service training to allow them to acquire the necessary technical skills & competencies to perform routine technical tasks associated with the Department. Post holders will work on a rotation in each of the sections that make up the department. This includes preparing quality control samples and analysing then using the automated Systems in the department. Calibrating equipment, preparing thermal profile test equipment and Bacterial Environmental Monitoring.
English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply
Working for our organisation
Here at Velindre University NHS Trust we are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in our cutting-edge Velindre Cancer Centre and our award-winning Welsh Blood Service, as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together. We are also fortunate to host the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales and have developed strong partnership working with these expert services.
Formed in 1999, the Trust has a dedicated workforce that continuously strives to provide the key principles of prudent healthcare through a wide array of roles. We play a vital role in the communities we support and have ambitious plans for the future to continue to improve the services we deliver. We strive to maintain our core values in everything we do by being; accountable, bold, caring and dynamic, and ensuring the best possible care for our patients and donors.
If you want to work for an organisation that prides itself on making a real difference and offers exciting career opportunities then Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you.
Visit our website to find out more https://velindre.nhs.wales/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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
- GCSE English and Maths (A – C grade) or equivalent
- Knowledge of using computers and using basic IT programs
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of GMP /GDP
- Knowledge of Quality Control
- Able to undertake the IBMS Certificate of Achievement Level I
- ECDL
Values
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates the cultural values of Velindre University NHS Trust
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of delivering services through or as part of a team
- Experience working in a quality focussed environment
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in a laboratory environment
- Experience of working in a GMP/GDP environment
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Able to communicate information, both verbally and in writing in a clear and concise manner.
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Able to keep clear and accurate records, showing attention to detail
- Able to read, understand and follow written instructions and perform basic calculations
- Self-motivated, with the ability to work under pressure
- Able to organise own workload
- Able to show self-motivation and use initiative, recognising limits of practice.
- Able to produce work to a high standard within required timescales.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to speak Welsh is not essential for this post and considered ‘D’
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lesley Evans
- Job title
- Section Leader Quality Assurance Laboratory
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01443 622038
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