Biomedical Scientist

The Welsh Transplantation Laboratory has an opportunity for a HCPC Registered Biomedical Scientist. This opportunity is offered as a 9 month secondment for internal candidates, or 12 months for an external candidate.

The Welsh Transplantation laboratory is based within the headquarters of the Welsh Blood Service and provides specialised services to support kidney, pancreas and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, platelet immunology, and immunogenetic testing.

You will join the existing team to support service delivery during the implementation of a new laboratory information management system (LIMS) in the Welsh Transplantation Laboratory. In return, we will provide you with full training and a rewarding experience where you can gain transferable skills to achieve your career ambitions., The role will be primarily based within the Transplantation Services genetics laboratory, where you will learn to extract DNA, perform, analyse and report a range of genetic tests using state of the art next-generation sequencing and real-time PCR technology. This includes non-invasive prenatal testing for foetal RHD genotyping, genetic assays to support disease diagnosis (e.g. HLA-B27 for ankylosing spondylitis), and pharmacogenetic testing to prevent drug hypersensitivity reactions.

Would you like to expand your scientific skills, broaden your knowledge, and gain experience working in a genetic laboratory? If yes, we have the opportunity for you!, The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

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 ouraward-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.

Formed in 1999, the Trust has a dedicated workforce that continuously strives to apply the key principles of value based healthcare through a wide array of roles. We play a vital role in the communities we support and have ambitious plans for the future to continue to improve the services we deliver. We strive to maintain our core values in everything we do by being; accountable, bold, caring and dynamic, and ensuring the best possible care for our patients and donors.

If you want to work for an organisation that prides itself on making a real difference and offers exciting career opportunities then Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you.