Job vacancy: Biomedical Scientist/Specialist Biomedical Scientist, Public Health Wales NHS Trust, Denbighshire

Job summary

Main area: Biomedical Science
Grade: Band 5/Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (The laboratory operates a 7 day, 24 hr service and working patterns will include shifts covering core days, evenings and weekends on a rotational basis.)
Job ref: 028-HS058-0425

Employer: Public Health Wales NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Glan Clwyd Hospital
Town: Denbighshire
Salary: £30,420 - £45,637 per annum( pro rata if part-time)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 27/04/2025 23:59

Biomedical Scientist/Specialist Biomedical Scientist

Band 5/Band 6

Welcome to Public Health Wales, the national public health organisation for Wales

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Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English. To support our all Wales service, we particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

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.

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.

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

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Biomedical Sciences Degree or equivalent qualifications acceptable for HCPC registration
IBMS Certificate of Competence (i.e via old blue log-book)
Evidence of HCPC registration
Evidence of CPD registration and participation.

Desirable criteria

Further qualification e .g. MSc or Higher Specialist Portfolio

Experience

Essential criteria

Demonstrates experience in an HCPC approved Bacteriology Laboratory
Record of professional competence and comprehensive experience in diagnostic microbiology
Has in depth and/or specialised knowledge and understanding of operating procedures and techniques in diagnostic microbiology.
Understands and can apply the principles and standards for good laboratory practice.
Understands and can apply the principles of Quality Assurance systems
Understands personal Health and Safety responsibilities
Undertaking Shifts in a previous role

Desirable criteria

Previous participation in out of hours service.
Previous experience with molecular techniques.

Skills

Essential criteria

Understands, can perform and teach others all aspects of routine diagnostic microbiology.
Ability to communicate effectively with staff at all levels both orally and in writing
Ability to recognise problems and instigate corrective action.
Evidence of previous training/quality/H&S experience

Public Health Wales, reserves the right to close this vacancy early. We therefore encourage early applications.

Priority is given to staff awaiting redeployment. We therefore reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any stage.

If you have a disability and have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application process, please contact [email protected]

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR APPLICANTS: Applications for our roles are carefully reviewed and shortlisted based on specific criteria, which varies from job to job. Using a generic application to apply for multiple roles or relying on automated AI application services, such as Lazy Apply or AI Apply, may not provide the necessary information, leading to your application being overlooked. To ensure your application is given full consideration, we recommend submitting a tailored application that directly addresses the criteria listed in the Person Specification section of the advert.

If you are successful and short listed for interview you will be contacted by email using the address with which you registered. Please ensure you check your email account regularly.

We are committed to fair, transparent recruitment and believe in equality of opportunity in our workplace and will not tolerate discrimination on grounds of age, disability, gender identity, religion or belief, race or nationality, marriage or civil partnership status, sex, sexual orientation, working pattern, caring responsibilities, trade union activity or political beliefs – or on any other grounds. We welcome applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements.

To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK. If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.

The salary scale shown is for a full-time member of staff, with the amount being adjusted pro rata for those working less than 37.5 hours per week.

In general, anyone joining our Trust who has not previously worked in the NHS will, by default, start on the first point of the advertised pay band. Pay progression will then be determined by annual Performance and Development Reviews in accordance with the NHS Wales Pay Progression Policy. An application for Incremental Credit may be considered, but can only be awarded based on evidenced, reckonable service and/or equivalent, relevant experience.