Healthcare Science Practitioner Specialist Band 6

Main area Medical Biochemistry / Measurement Science Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 001-HS043-0925

Employer Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Employer type NHS Site Weqas Town Cardiff Salary £39,263 - £47,280 Per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 07 / 10 / 2025 23 : 59

Healthcare Science Practitioner Specialist Band 6

Band 6

WHO WE ARE :

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Board in the UK, employing over 16,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. Serving a population of around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst also working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone and to delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”. We have recently refreshed our strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, which sets out the Health Board’s Vision for improving the health and wellbeing of the populations we serve by 2035 through the delivery of our strategic objectives; Putting People First, Providing Outstanding Quality, Delivering in the Right Places, and Acting for the Future. We have challenging times ahead, but we are confident that by tackling these challenges together, we can support people to live healthier lives and reduce the unfair differences in the prevalence of illness and health outcomes we see in our communities today. We aspire to deliver outstanding care and treatment for people when they need it, where they need it; care that compares well with the best in the world, but to do so, we need to transform how we deliver services over the next decade and beyond.

We are a values-driven organisation and out goals will only be realised if our values are at the heart of everything we do. Created by colleagues, patients and their families and carers, our values are :

• We are kind and caring
• We are respectful
• We have trust and integrity
• We take personal responsibility

OUR REGION :

Wales has much to offer with miles of stunning coastline, UNESCO world heritage sites and beautiful countryside. Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, has something for everyone. It is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline, as well as charming towns including Penarth and Cowbridge. Those seeking more culture may find themselves drawn to the National Museum, St Fagan’s Museum of Welsh Life or the Millennium Centre, home of the Welsh National Opera. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.

Job overview

The Weqas Reference Measurement Laboratory provides a Reference Measurement Service using Gold Standard methodology. This laboratory is currently the only UK laboratory providing this service with accreditation to ISO17025 incorporating ISO 15195 and is part of a limited global network of Reference Laboratories. Such laboratories lead the way in standardisation of routine measurement performance of methods used in pathology laboratories, aiding in global harmonisation of Laboratory Medicine results.

Main duties of the job

The Healthcare Science Practitioner Specialist (HSPS) is responsible for providing technical support for the day-to-day functions of the Reference Measurement Laboratory as required under the direction of the Section Head. This will involve operation and troubleshooting of highly complex measurement systems such as Mass Spectrometers and Spectrophotometers. The methodology used will be more complex in nature than that generally found within a routine biochemistry laboratory.

Working for our organisation

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Reference Measurement

Research and Development

Training

Reference Material Production

Maintenance

Quality Management

Weqas Promotion and Marketing

Person specification

Qualifications

Experience

Skills

SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE

PERSONAL QUALITIES

OTHER

MANAGING YOUR APPLICATION :

We are committed to promoting inclusion, where all staff have a sense of belonging. We welcome applications from everyone and recognise the need for our workforce to represent the diversity of the population we serve. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect and where diversity is celebrated. We aim to create a working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential no matter their disability, sex, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity or marriage and civil partnership status.We are keen to break down barriers in the UHB, and encourage applications from under-represented groups.

Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

The UHB reserves the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.

Please check your email account regularly . Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

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.

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Name David Ducroq Job title Head of Reference Measurement Laboratory Email address david.ducroq@wales.nhs.uk Telephone number 02921 832831

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