Position: Associate

Job type: Full-time

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Job Overview

Pathology invites applications for the senior management post of Blood Sciences Service Manager. This is an exciting and challenging opportunity where your operational management skills will be required to deliver strategic developments of Blood Science services across four hospital sites located across Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion. We have services based across four acute hospitals sites in Aberystwyth, Haverfordwest, Carmarthen and Llanelli and the community.

The role is supported by four site leads and a blood transfusion lead. You will work closely together with the Head of Pathology services and Clinical Director to achieve the key quality and performance indicators.

Main duties of the job

The successful postholder will require excellent communication and organisational skills in order to be instrumental in providing leadership to ensure the delivery of a high quality, timely and effective Blood Science service, which meets both UKAS accreditation and MHRA standards and where user experience is paramount.

An ethos of continual service improvement and modernisation within the context of financial efficiency is essential, with the ability to innovate and be creative together with a desire to work collaboratively with neighbouring Health Boards for the longer term resilience of the service and to benefit our patients.

HCPC registered, you will have substantial experience in Blood Science, with a good understanding of current issues in the service, health and safety legislation and quality standards.

Working for our organisation

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:

Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest;

Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire;

48 general practices (four of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres;

Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services;

Hywel Dda University Health Board operates a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

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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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Deadline: 16-07-2024

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