We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Biomedical Scientist within the Blood Transfusion department at the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board. We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated, flexible, forward thinking, driven individual, to help deliver a high quality, first class Blood Transfusion service to our users. The successful candidate will be an integral part of a strong supportive management team for haematology and blood transfusion across all of the hospitals within the health board., You will be responsible for the day to day operational management of the hospitals blood transfusion departments within the health board. You will be expected to work collaboratively with the blood transfusion service manager and other senior biomedical scientists in both blood transfusion and haematology. You will be an active member of the haematology transfusion team and committee. You will be expected to perform staff appraisals and other HR/workforce duties and you should therefore have good communication and interpersonal skills. There may be a requirement to perform a limited amount of out of hours duties, depending on service requirement. This post will primarily be based at Prince Charles Hospital however there is an expectation to travel to, and provide cover at other Cwm Taf Morgannwg laboratories depending upon service needs. You will be expected to deputise, on occasion, for the blood transfusion service manager. You will be committed to providing a high quality service to our patients and have a commitment to training and quality. You should have an understanding of transfusion legislation, regulation and the maintenance of compliance with BSQR (2005) and ISO 15189:2022.

The ideal candidate must be a HCPC registered Biomedical Scientist with a relevant Biomedical Science Masters degree or equivalent/experience. You must have UK laboratory experience as a Specialist Biomedical Scientist, at band 6 level or above, with a specialist interest in Blood Transfusion, having good theoretical and practical knowledge.

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.