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Deputy to Laboratory Director: CancerNHS

Longwood Drive, Whitchurch, CF14 7YU Permanent £80,698 to £92,984
Posted 21 September 2026 Closing date 5 October 2026
Radyr Rail Station (0.5 miles, direct) Minehead (West Somerset Railway) (23.7 miles, direct) Caerphilly Interchange Stand 1 (3.7 miles, direct)

Job summary

The post holder will be a very senior state registered Clinical Scientist with FRCPath working with autonomy, taking full clinical, leadership and managerial responsibility for the Cancer Genomics Section at an all Wales level The post holder will also deputise for the Laboratory Director in conjunction with other colleagues.

Main duties of the job

The AWMGS is hosted by Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (UHB) and reports directly into the Executive team via the Executive Director of Allied Health Professionals and Healthcare Scientists. The AWMGS provides comprehensive clinical and laboratory services to the population of Wales. The AWMGS laboratory service delivers cancer services, inherited services including rare disease, pharmacogenomic and neuropsychiatric services and provides population health testing services commissioned in Wales.The Cancer Genomics section delivers a range of solid tumour, haematological malignancy, circulating tumour DNA and germline cancer services. The post holder will be a very senior state registered clinical scientist with FRCPath working with autonomy, taking full clinical, leadership and managerial responsibility for the Cancer Genomics section at an all Wales level . The post holder will use their specialist knowledge of cancer genomic services to lead on strategic developments for the clinical section, at both a Welsh and UK/International level. The post holder will have responsibility for policy implementation, service developments and implementation of new services. The post holder will be required to build credible and effective working relationships with all service users. In the absence of the Laboratory Director, the post holder will deputise and take responsibility for the laboratory. The post holder will provide strong leadership to the Laboratory Management Team.

Job description

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

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

About us

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.

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