Advanced Transfusion Practitioner

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

An excellent opportunity at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for an Advanced Transfusion Practitioner. The role emphasizes education, audit, and management of blood transfusion practices, seeking a qualified nurse to enhance clinical standards and support a high-quality patient experience.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years’ experience as a Registered Nurse or equivalent.
• Teaching/Assessment/Mentoring experience or qualification.
• Demonstrates up-to-date knowledge in transfusion practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead on education and support relevant to transfusion processes.
• Conduct monthly audits of transfusion practice and manage incidents.
• Work autonomously within a wider healthcare team.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Audit

Risk Management

Patient Assessment

Education

Registered Nurse/Midwife or Operating Department Practitioner

Relevant Degree to the Profession

Postgraduate Level Study (HEI Level 7)

Tools

Electronic Blood Management Systems

Databases (Excel, MS Word)

Job description

Band 5 NurseandBand 2 Healthcare Support Workerrecruitment iscentralised, meaning when you apply you will be considered fora number of rolesacross the Trust. If you have any questions please email:[e-mail] .

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Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

Many of our recruitment programmes useValue Based Interviewingto identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families. For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visitwww.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values

Job overview

Advanced Transfusion Practitioner Role Band 7:

We have an exciting opportunity for an Advanced Transfusion Practitioner to join our team. The role is firmly grounded in being a visible presence in clinical areas to ensure that staff are supported to achieve safe transfusion practice in the use of blood and blood components. This will encompass aspects of education, audit and management but is firmly grounded in appropriate care provision and work to promote high clinical standards in line with current practice guidelines. The post holder will work to the safe and efficient use of blood products through education, training, audit, and incident review in clinical practice.

Main duties of the job

• To be a visible presence in clinical areas to ensure that staff are supported to achieve safe transfusion practice.
• To participate in and lead on education and give support relevant to the transfusion process to nursing, medical and clinical support staff.
• To conduct monthly audits of clinical transfusion practice and investigate incidents and variances from blood transfusion guidelines.
• To ensure any required corrective action is implemented following incidents and audit.
• To contribute to and advise in the development and dissemination of evidence based local transfusion guidelines and policies.
• Provide evidence to support Trust-wide assurance initiatives.
• Work autonomously within a wider health care team.
• Work across professional, organisational and system boundaries and proactively develop and sustain new partnerships and networks to influence and improve blood transfusion practice.

Working for our organisation

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification attached as PDF documents.

• To be a visible presence in clinical areas to ensure that staff are supported to achieve safe transfusion practice.
• To use up to date peer-reviewed evidence to improve practice.
• To participate in and lead on education and give support relevant to the transfusion process to nursing, medical and clinical support staff.
• To conduct monthly audits of clinical transfusion practice and investigate incidents and variances from blood transfusion guidelines.
• To ensure any required corrective action is implemented following incidents and audit.
• To contribute to and advise on the development and dissemination of evidence based local transfusion guidelines and policies.
• Work autonomously within a wider health care team.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

• Registered Nurse/Midwife or Operating Department Practitioner
• Relevant Degree to the Profession
• At least 3 years’ experience as a Registered Nurse, Operating Department Practitioner or Registered Midwife with at least 1 year at Band 6 level.
• Teaching / Assessment / Mentoring experience or qualification
• Demonstrate post graduate level study (HEI Level 7) or post graduate level working evidenced via continuous professional development portfolio/ or equivalent / or willing to work towards
• Relevant experience at Band 6 level (at least 1 years)

Knowledge

• Demonstrates up to date knowledge and experience in the speciality and evidenced based practice
• Knowledge of the key professional issues and guidelines relating to professional practice
• Demonstrate decision making and the ability to work across professional boundaries
• Demonstrate excellent leadership skills by identifying, leading and implementing change required for service improvement, risk management, governance and quality
• Knowledge of transfusion related regulatory compliance and reporting structures
• Experience of working with and engaging a wide range of stakeholders
• Risk management training/education and awareness of the risk assessment process
• Experience in using Incident reporting systems ( e.g. Ulysses )

Skills

• Leadership evidence at Band 6 Level
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including presentation skills
• Experience or knowledge of audit
• Ability to assess and manage patient risk effectively and safely with independent problem- solving / decision-making, trouble shooting skills
• Good time management, organisational skills and ability to prioritise a busy/ unpredictable workload
• Appreciate the accountability associated with advanced clinical practitioner roles and autonomous working
• Demonstrable experience/knowledge of databases, specifically Excel, MS word etc and data analysis
• Knowledge of Electronic Blood Management Systems (EBMS) e.g BloodTrack
• Ability to think strategically in relation to long term service development
• Awareness of Clinical Governance, Clinical Effectiveness, and Patient Safety Agenda within the NHS.
• Ability to deliver training and education across all professional groups

Organisational Values

• Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours

Other

• An interest in clinical transfusion practice and demonstrates an understanding of relevant national strategy / policy and this relates to the service

COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment , we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at Oxfordshire County Council Website where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination.

Vacancy Closures: Please note, this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications are received.

Probation Period: This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period. If you currently hold a contract of employment with the Oxford University Hospitals, this will not apply. This statement does not apply to Medical staff or Executive Appointments.

Referencing: When providing employment reference details please provide correct work related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your first referee will need to be your line manager, supervisor or clinical lead from your current or most recent post or place of study. Please note that if you have previously worked for the Trust we will require a reference from your last Manager, this information is essential if your offer of employment is to be confirmed.

Next Steps: Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification, and that your supporting statement reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria. Candidates selected for interview will be contacted after the short-listing process, usually within 2 weeks. (Please note that shortlisting times vary when applying for a Medical position within the Trust). The majority of correspondence will be via the e-recruitment system; therefore you should check your emails regularly including junk mail folders in web-based email products.

No unsolicited recruitment agency telephone calls or emails.

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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Domestic / catering / porteringservices at theJohn Radcliffe Hospitalare provided byMitie.

Domestic / catering / portering / maintenance engineerservices at theChurchill HospitalandNuffield Orthopaedic Centreare provided byG4S.

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