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Job Technical Officer 10 Jan 2011 at the side.

Anyone like to clarify what they are after as the job advert tells what they do and that they have a multilingual policey but nothing about what they want. Seems alot of HR bull to me with no substance. So much for the plain english brigade.

Try clicking the link at the bottom of the advert. This will take you to the NHS Jobs site. At the bottom of the NHS Job advert, there are 2 links for Job Description and Person Specification.

Apparently, they are looking for "two tick applicants", Billy.

Surely someone with your background can see what it is they are after there, Mate?

Strange, to quote from the NHS Jobs site.



I had to read that twice, but it looks like the job is a internal post, very strange to post it on the www.ebme.co.uk site.

I had to read that one twice myself!

1) Just another box that had to be ticked, no doubt! [ ]

2) That's a nice cyclic link you posted there, Chris [ ]

3) The Board operates a bilingual policy [ ]


Yes ... we noticed your little joke there, Billy.

Here's information about two tick applications. It's a disability friendly scheme.

Although Geoff I suspect it's to show their disability friendly side, as if the advert is aimed at a disabled person, who works in Bangor, who they never speak to, they might want to read up on their trusts harassment and bullying policy as I'm sure it would have been easier just to tell them

And here's some information about tokenism (which, IMHO, serves no beneficial purpose at all ... unless we consider patronising folk to be a benefit).

Plainly put, and in my experience, those with "special needs" just want to be treated the same as everyone else. And if that actually means "badly", then so be it ... on the grounds that that's the way "ordinary" people get treated. Surely I can not be the only one who has noticed that all of us, every one, has some sort of "deficiency"* or other (usually as perceived by what others consider to be "normal")?

Meanwhile, here's a thought:- when does the counter-stereotype become so commonplace that it in fact becomes the stereotype?

* And I am no exception! After all (look at me) ... I do indeed have Super Powers!

More importantly BAND 4 for a fully qualified, experienced Biomed? May be worth joining VRCT after all, would be guaranteed a band 5 at least .

I think someone hacked my log in. Me justifying VRCT nah..

I did think there was something wrong there bill.

There was me thinking that a job advert should clearly state what is required. It just seems that there is more emphasis these days on the Political Correctness stuff than just telling it straight.

It should just state if you do not work in the hospital you need not apply unless we advertise again as no one took us up on the job.