Main area Biomedical Scientist Grade Band 5/6
Contract Permanent
Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (7 day shift pattern to cover weekdays and weekends, evenings and nights (including lone working))
Job ref 110-HS008-0325
Employer Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Employer type NHS
Site Royal Glamorgan Hospital
Town Llantrisant
Salary £30,420 - £45,637 per annum, dual banding - 5/6 - & Annex 21 available
Salary period Yearly
Closing 08/04/2025 23:59
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.
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 full 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.
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
* Accredited Degree in Biomedical Science
* Knowledge of UKAS accreditation and quality management
Experience
* Post-registration NHS Clinical Microbiology Laboratory Experience
* Ability to maintain concentration during complex tasks with good attention to detail
* Participate in shifts rota, including out of hours (working autonomously)
* Ability to prioritise workload
* IT literate (LIMS)
Personal Attributes
* Flexible approach to service needs
* Able to work as part of a team or autonomously
* Ability to speak Welsh
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.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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