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Job summary

Main area
Pathology
Grade
Band 4
Contract
8 months (Fixed term until end of March 2025)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
110-ACS209-0724-A
Employer
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Glamorgan hospital
Town
Llantrisant
Salary
£25,524 - £28,010 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
30/07/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board logo

Associate Practitioner, Pathology

Band 4

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

This Post is fixed term until end of March 2025.

We are a friendly inclusive team that embraces the organisations values. With a focus on staff and service  development to enable us to all best at our best . We value and encourage  input from everyone, whatever their role, in our quest to continually improve the service.  

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic Associate Practitioner to join our UKAS accredited, busy, diagnostic Cellular Pathology department. 

If you are successful our friendly team will encourage and support your ongoing development. 

A working knowledge of the Human Tissue Act , knowledge of histopathology laboratory procedures and practice, excellent IT skills, experience with laboratory computer systems and working with a quality management system would be an advantage. 

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 main duties of this role involve :

  • Microtomy
  • Embedding
  • Audit (including HTA audits)
  • Dissection assistance
  • Other laboratory duties as required

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

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Qualifications
Desirable criteria
  • Level 4 apprenticeship

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience including HTA
Desirable criteria
  • Use of a networked computer system

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Communication skills
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to speak Welsh

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Age positiveStop Smoking Wales is the NHS Smoking Cessation Service in WalesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerHyderus o ran anabledd crflogwrAccredited Living Wage EmployerWelsh logo for Armed Force Bronze Award for Cym Taf UHBAccredited Living Wage EmployerCore principlesPrentisiaethau Apprenticeships

Applicant requirements

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Susan Davies
Job title
Histology and Cytology Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01443 443341
Additional information

 

 

 

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