Job summary
- Main area
- Biomedical Scientist
- Grade
- Band 5/6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 110-HS016-0724
- Employer
- Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Glamorgan Hospital
- Town
- Llantrisant
- Salary
- £28,834 - £43,257 per annum (Band 6 Annex 21)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/07/2024 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 Microbiology for this role at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.
The Microbiology service delivers a high quality pathology service to the Royal Glamorgan Hospital site, and this post is based at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital.
This post is part time (37.5 hours per week) and participation in the 7 day 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 Microbiology 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.
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
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
Education
Essential criteria
- Accredited Degree in Biomedical Science
- IBMS registration portfolio/in progress/to start
Desirable criteria
- IBMS Specialist Portfolio in Microbiology
- Higher specialist diploma in Microbiology
- MSc in Biomedical Science
Experience
Essential criteria
- NHS Laboratory Experience
Desirable criteria
- Proven post-registration experience in Microbiology or molecular testing
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Strong interpersonal/communication skills
- Ability to maintain concentration during complex tasks
- Capable of working independently
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
- Alexandra Thomas
- Job title
- Operational Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01443 443448
- Additional information
Shan Passmore 01443443443 ext. 75562 [email protected]
Kirsty Roach 01443443074 [email protected]
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