All Wales Therapeutics and Toxicology Centre Scientist

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards 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 focused 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.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated and highly organised individual to join the All Wales Therapeutics and Toxicology Centre (AWTTC) and contribute to the delivery of work within the Patient Access to Medicines Service. The post holder will provide technical, scientific and analytical support to the medicines assessment workstream, supporting patient access and uptake of new medicines within Wales. The role will involve writing and editing reports, maintaining the AWTTC database, critically reviewing scientific information, and maintaining and developing the AWTTC website. You will also be responsible for ensuring that records and processes are kept up-to-date and that project progress, actions and risks are regularly monitored and recorded. This role provides an opportunity to work at a national level as part of a friendly and supportive multi-disciplinary team.

The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills, strong attention to detail, and the ability to work to tight deadlines whilst managing the delivery of multiple tasks. We welcome applicants from individuals with a science, pharmaceutical or medical background.

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.

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.