Employer: Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Employer type: NHS
Site: Prince Charles Hospital
Town: Merthyr Tydfil
Salary: £46,840 - £53,602 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 02/04/2025 23:59
Section Leader Biomedical Scientist
Band 7
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
Band 7 Biomedical Scientist – Section Leader
Take charge in our brand-new laboratory in Prince Charles Hospital, featuring the latest Roche technology.
There is an opportunity to:
* Diversify your skills in Special Chemistry and Protein Sections.
* Be instrumental in the development of new/less experienced staff.
* Shape the future of diagnostics in a cutting-edge environment.
Apply now and take your leadership to the next level!
Main duties of the job
* Manage daily laboratory operations, including staff, resources, and specialist technical services in automation.
* Supervise, train staff, troubleshoot issues, and ensure quality assurance standards are met.
* Report performance to senior management and work autonomously while adhering to broad policies and procedures.
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 15,000 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
* Be able to lead others.
* Be able to troubleshoot problems with analysers.
Qualifications
* MSc and specialist knowledge in Biochemistry.
* HCPC Registration.
* Management Qualification.
Experience
* Experience at a Specialist Level in Biochemistry.
Values
* Be aware and follow the CTM UHB values and behaviours.
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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