Blood Science Service Manager

Integrated Care System; Carmarthen; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health service provider in Wales seeks a Blood Sciences Service Manager to lead its laboratories and teams. This fixed-term role requires extensive experience as a Biomedical Scientist and strong leadership skills. Responsibilities include managing diagnostic workload data and ensuring service delivery aligned with quality standards. Knowledge of quality control procedures is essential. Bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of complex instrumentation, subject or specialty obtained through relevant training.
• Evidence of ongoing CPD.
• Knowledge of NHS Financial / Budgetary processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the service's four Blood Science laboratories and the Health Board Point of Care Testing team.
• Ensure the strategic direction and delivery of the Blood Sciences Service.
• Collate, analyse and present service-wide diagnostic workload activity data.

Skills

Quality assurance/quality control procedures

Clinical Governance

Management Qualification

Project Management

Education

Masters level or equivalent

HCPC registration

Tools

Complex instrumentation

Job description

This post is a Fixed Term/ Secondment until 31.03.27 to cover Secondment. If you are a Hywel Dda University Health Board employee and are applying for this post as a secondment, agreement for the secondment is needed from your current manager prior to application.

Hywel Dda University Health Board are offering a fixed term/secondment opportunity for an experienced HCPC Biomedical Scientist to work as the Blood Sciences Service Manager.

As the Blood Science Service Manager, you will lead the service's four Blood Science laboratories in Bronglais, Glangwili, Prince Philip and Withybush Hospitals, as well the Health Board Point of Care Testing team.

We've recently replaced our equipment in biochemistry, blood transfusion, coagulation and haematology and have managed service contracts with Roche, Siemens and Ortho diagnostics.

This post is a fixed term/secondment position for 20 months, to provide essential leadership to the department.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have the responsibility and accountability for ensuring the strategic direction, policy, provision, development and implementation of the Health Board wideBlood Sciences Service to ensure the delivery of a safe, effective and efficient service responsive to the needs of the users.

The post holder will be the lead on all matters relating to Blood Sciences. They will work independently with considerable freedom to act within the role, and will be required to interpret national policies, standards, guidelines and legislation and to implement these into local procedures.

As part of the Pathology senior management team, develop, plan, implement and manage all strategic, operational and performance activities for the Blood Sciences service, ensuring that it achieves its agreed objectives in line with corporate, clinical governanceand quality standards and with the current Pathology Modernisation agenda.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.

We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.

We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.

Our services are provided in:

• Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
• Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
• Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
• 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
• Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services

Job responsibilities

The post holder will regularly collate, analyse and present service-wide diagnostic workload activity data, monthly sickness figures, financial and workload indices for procurement and tender processes, budgetary costings for OOH working / workforce planning, modernisation, costper test for Pathology inter-trading project.

To collate, analyse and present POCT compliance variables, test requesting patterns, test repertoire production for Managed Service Contracts, analysis of Managed Service Contracts for cost-effectiveness from external providers.

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.

The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.

Interviews will be held on 29/08/25

Person Specification

Qualifications and experience

• HCPC registration
• Educated to Masters level or equivalent
• Knowledge of and ability to use: Quality assurance/quality control procedures, Health and Safety procedures, Clinical Governance and Risk Management
• In-depth knowledge of complex instrumentation, subject or specialty obtained through relevant training over and above that required for routine work
• Management Qualification
• Evidence of on-going CPD
• Knowledge of NHS Financial / Budgetary processes
• Fellowship of IBMS

Experience

• Extensive prior experience at a senior BMS level
• Extensive relevant specialist clinical and technical experience across a range of work procedures and practices within the discipline
• Project Management

Other

• Flexible approach to the needs of the Service
• Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner
• Welsh Speaker (Level 1)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.