Medical Technical Officer
| Posting date: | 17 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £31,516.00 to £38,364.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £31516.00 - £38364.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 September 2025 |
| Location: | Cardiff, CF64 2XX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9028-25-0288 |
Summary
Public Health Wales is part of the wider NHS Wales -it is the main provider of Microbiology Services to Health Boards and other health care providers across Wales . Food, Water and Environmental Microbiology is a specialised Service area, provided from a network of only 3 laboratories across Wales (Bangor/Cardiff and Carmarthen). They undertake diagnostic testing and provide specialist advice to local authorities and food producers to ensure the quality and safety of food, water and the environment throughout Wales. Our laboratories are accredited to internationally recognised standards ISO 17025-2017 and are recognised as official food control laboratories, in supporting enforcement of food law. We are offering an opportunity to join the Cardiff, Food Water and Environmental laboratory team based at the University Hospital Llandough. The post will suit people with microbiology laboratory experience, ideally with experience of food and water laboratory techniques. Good general practical and communication skills, the ability to work with attention to detail, under own initiative and as part of a small team would be advantageous. We can offer a varied and rewarding work environment, a typical day will involve a mix of tasks including; meeting people receipting samples, data input, processing and performing enumeration and confirmatory tests on Food, Water and Environmental samples, operating laboratory equipment and maintenance of quality within the laboratory environment. Public Health Wales is committed to providing all staff with opportunity for personal/career development. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply. 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 on Trac.