Specialist Biomedical Scientist inCarmarthen inCarmarthen PUBLISHED THU 23 JAN 2025

Band 6: £37,898 to £45,637 a year per annum PERMANENT GOOD SALARY

BLOOD TRANSFUSION HAEMATOLOGY HCPC MULTI-DISCIPLINARY

Hywel Dda University Health Board r4ec5Fxp

Permanent, full-time position with a standard work week of 37.5 hours, providing job stability.

Opportunity for professional development through a structured support plan to achieve the Specialist Diploma within four years.

Exposure to state-of-the-art laboratory technology, including automated platforms and advanced biochemistry analyzers.

Wide-ranging experience in a multi-disciplinary environment, including Biochemistry, Haematology, Coagulation, and Blood Transfusion.

Contributions to patient care and inter-professional communication in both primary and secondary healthcare settings.

Support for bilingualism, with resources available for staff to learn and improve Welsh language skills.

The role encourages an enthusiastic and motivated work culture, with collaboration among healthcare professionals.

Hywel Dda University Health Board is seeking a motivated and qualified HCPC Registered Biomedical Scientist for a permanent full-time Specialist Biomedical Scientist position within the Biochemistry section at Glangwili General Hospital in Carmarthen. The role involves participating in a shift pattern to support round-the-clock services, including out-of-hours work on the Biochemistry rota. Candidates should ideally have a Specialist Diploma or equivalent experience, and will be responsible for providing services across Biochemistry, Haematology, Coagulation, and Blood Transfusion using advanced automation systems. The successful applicant may also work across multiple sites within the Carmarthenshire Division.

The position is classified as Band 6, with an opportunity for applicants without a Specialist Diploma to enter under an educational development plan, achieving increased pay increments while working towards the qualification. Welsh language proficiency is desirable but not mandatory, with support offered to non-Welsh speakers to meet language requirements. Interviews for the role are scheduled for February 18, 2025.

We are currently looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, suitably qualified, and experienced HCPC Registered Biomedical Scientist for a Specialist BMS role within the Biochemistry section of the Blood Science Department, Glangwili General Hospital, Carmarthen. The vacancy is a permanent, full time (37.5 hours) post with a requirement to participate on the department's contractual shift pattern supporting Round the Clock Services, and out of hours working on the Biochemistry rota when competent.

The individual should possess either the Specialist Diploma (IBMS Specialist portfolio) or equivalent experience and prior post registration experience to undertake a specialist role within the Biochemistry Section.

The laboratory provides services in Biochemistry, Haematology, Coagulation, and Blood Transfusion , running fully automated platforms with Biochemistry analysers being the Roche Cobas PRO system with a Specialised Chemistry Section, Haematology analysers are Siemens Advias, Coagulation, Werfen TOPS analysers and Ortho Vision platforms for Blood Transfusion.

The successful candidate will be primarily based in the Biochemistry section at the Glangwili General Hospital site which sits within the Carmarthenshire Division of Hywel Dda University Health Board. The Carmarthenshire division comprises of Glangwili General Hospital, Carmarthen and Prince Philip Hospital, Llanelli, and the successful candidate may be expected to work across both sites as required.

The successful candidate will be expected to effectively communicate information, advice, instruction and professional opinion to colleagues and Pathology Service users in both primary and secondary care.