The Welsh Blood Service has an opportunity for a HCPC registered Specialist Biomedical Scientist to work within the Automated Testing Laboratory.

Applicants for this post must have completed or be working towards a specialist qualification (either IBMS Specialist Diploma in Transfusion Science & GMP or BBTS Specialist Certificate to practice).

The post holder will work in a team and be responsible for testing of Blood Components, suitable for transfusion., The Welsh Blood Service (WBS) has a post for a Specialist Biomedical Scientist (BMS) based in the Automated Testing department at the Talbot Green base. The post offers the successful candidate an exciting opportunity to work at the Welsh Blood Service and we welcome candidates with a keen interest in laboratory-based employment.

The post holder will perform a variety of routine and specialist technical tasks which will include the testing of blood components suitable for transfusion. The successful applicants will work at a level to ensure that all processes meet the requirements of the UK Guidelines for Blood Transfusion and the EU Directive as inspected by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; 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.