Job vacancy: Associate Practitioner, Welsh Blood Service, Llantrisant

Job summary

Main area: Science, Transfusion
Grade: Band 4
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (There will be a potential requirement to work variable shift patterns according to the exigencies of the service. This will include working Bank Holidays.)
Job ref: 120-ACS008-0325

Employer: Welsh Blood Service
Employer type: NHS
Site: Welsh Blood Service
Town: Llantrisant
Salary: £26,928 - £29,551 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 20/03/2025 23:59

Associate Practitioner

Band 4

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.

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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

Experience

Essential criteria

Evidence of Laboratory based or GMP Experience
Understand the importance of incident reporting
Supervisory Experience

Desirable criteria

Working in a laboratory

Aptitude and Abilities

Essential criteria

Ability to work effectively as part of a team or alone
Good organisational skills
Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in written format Computer literate

Desirable criteria

Have experience of working with IT programs

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Has essential Qualifications (or equivalent experience)

Desirable criteria

Has desirable qualifications

It is essential that your application demonstrates how you meet the job description / person specification for this post.

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