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Job summary

Main area
Blood Transfusion
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
120-HS005-0525
Employer
Welsh Blood Service
Employer type
NHS
Site
Welsh Blood Service
Town
Talbot Green
Salary
£30,420 - £37,030 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
15/05/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Welsh Blood Service logo

Biomedical Scientist

Band 5

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

Biomedical Scientist  (Band 5)

 The Welsh Blood Service (WBS) has a vacancy for  HCPC registered Biomedical Scientists (Band 5 practitioner level) .

 Consideration will be given to candidates currently completing IBMS accredited degrees.

 This is a permanent full time  post offering the successful candidate an exciting opportunity to work in the Transfusion Laboratories at the Welsh Blood Service.

 

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 post holder will perform a variety of routine and specialist scientific and technical tasks within the laboratories of the WBS which will include processing and testing of blood and blood components, selection & distribution of blood, blood components and commercial products, quality monitoring of components and cold chain logistics.

The successful applicant will work at a level to ensure that 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).

As a Biomedical Scientist there will be a requirement to participate in a 24/7 on-call rota and variable shift patterns including weekend working. Applicants must be within a 30-minute journey time of the Talbot Green base.

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 apply the key principles of value based 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. 

 Please contact Stephen Pearce or Ann Jones for any clarifications.

 The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post.  Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Has essential Qualifications

Aptitudes and Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Good organisational skills
  • Able to use initiative
  • Able to work with precision and accuracy
  • Good communication skills

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Previous teamwork
  • Experience of working to set procedures
  • Evidence of Laboratory based or GMP Experience
  • Previous experience of working in an NHS environment

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesStop Smoking Wales is the NHS Smoking Cessation Service in WalesStonewall Hyrwyddwr Amrywiaeth Diversity ChampionMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerCore principles

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Stephen Pearce
Job title
Head of Manufacturing & Distribution
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01443 622058
Additional information

Ann Jones

Operations Manager Automated Testing

[email protected]

01443 622046

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