Welsh Bone Marrow Donor Registry Subject Matter Expert

Welsh Bone Marrow Donor Registry Subject Matter Expert

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and experienced individual to join the Welsh Blood Service on a secondment/fixed term basis as a Subject Matter Expert within the Welsh Bone Marrow Donor Registry (WBMDR).

The postholder will play a pivotal role in the procurement, testing, validation, and implementation of a new Stem Cell Registry Digital System, ensuring it meets the operational and clinical needs of the service and supports the supply chain of stem cells for patients in Wales and internationally.

This role requires close collaboration with Digital Services, Quality Assurance, Validation teams, and wider stakeholders to ensure successful system delivery and integration.

This post is a fixed term/secondment for 24 months from start date due to funding. If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

Main duties of the job

• Define and develop requirements for the new Stem Cell Registry Digital System to support procurement and implementation
• Lead testing and validation activities, coordinating resources across specialist areas
• Evaluate supplier responses and support procurement decision-making
• Develop and maintain documentation, including system requirements, testing, validation, and operational processes
• Provide expert advice on aspects of the stem cell supply chain
• Analyse complex data and translate technical requirements into accessible documentation
• Lead training development and delivery for system users
• Identify risks, develop mitigation plans, and ensure programme delivery within timelines
• Work collaboratively across WBS and external stakeholders to ensure compliance with regulatory and quality standards

About us

At Velindre University NHS Trust, we are proud to deliver specialist services across Wales through the Velindre Cancer Centre and Welsh Blood Service, supported by our corporate teams and partnerships with NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales.

As we look to the future, we are preparing for the opening of the new Velindre Cancer Centre (nVCC) in Spring 2027 an exciting milestone that will transform cancer care for our population. Located within easy reach of the vibrant city of Cardiff and the stunning Brecon Beacons, we offer a unique working environment that combines innovation, collaboration and an excellent quality of life.

Since our formation in 1994, our dedicated workforce has remained committed to delivering the principles of prudent healthcare across a wide range of roles. We continue to play a vital role in our communities and have ambitious plans to further improve the services we provide.

Everything we do is underpinned by our Trust values. We are caring, respectful, and accountable in how we work with patients, donors, partners and each other ensuring we deliver the highest standards of care while continuously striving to improve.

If you want to work for an organisation that makes a real difference, embraces innovation, and offers rewarding career opportunities in an inspiring setting, Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you.

Job responsibilities

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.

Person Specification Qualifications & Knowledge

• Educated to Masters Degree level, or equivalent level of demonstrable work experience, knowledge and skills
• Evidence of participation in Continual Professional Development
• Significant experience of using a Stem Cell Registry Digital System within a Stem Cell Registry
• Experience of producing requirements documentation to support a procurement exercise and subsequent implementation

Experience

• Detailed knowledge and expertise of current practices
• Experience of working independently and using own initiative
• Experience in influencing and motivating people
• Highly developed knowledge of quality management systems

Skills and Attributes

• Ability to foster good working relationships within a team and groups of teams
• Ability to think logically and clearly analyse problems
• Ability to analyse, interpret and appropriately present often highly complex data
• Ability and confidence to speak publicly to groups of people, demonstrating ideas and requirements, and answer relevant questions
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to shift focus between multiple work activities, dependent on a variable workload. Planning of own work and on occasions that of others to work within the Project timeline
• Methodical and disciplined in work with meticulous attention to detail
• Ability and confidence to lead and motivate a team
• Display high quality written and verbal communication skills

Other

• Welsh Speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work towards

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.