Team Leader - Blood Transfusion | Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Preston; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading teaching hospital in Preston is looking for a Team Leader in Blood Transfusion. The successful candidate will supervise staff, ensure compliance with blood safety regulations, and collaborate with clinical teams to uphold national standards. Candidates must be HCPC registered Biomedical Scientists with an MSc in Blood Transfusion or Haematology. This full-time, permanent position offers a rewarding career with opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Access to training and education

Supportive working environment

Qualifications

• HCPC registration is mandatory.
• MSc qualification in Blood Transfusion or Haematology is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and organisational supervision.
• Supervise and train staff in the department.
• Deputise for the Lead BMS as required.
• Perform specialized investigations in the department.

Skills

Technical supervision

Organizational skills

Training staff

Education

HCPC registered Biomedical Scientist

MSc in Blood Transfusion or Haematology

Job description

Overview

Are you looking to move on from working ‘out of hours’ and to progress to a Team Leader position in Blood Transfusion? Royal Preston Blood Transfusion is a highly advanced UKAS accredited laboratory offering remote release refrigerators in all main areas, supported by the Haemonetics Blood Tracking solution. We operate a bespoke Blood Transfusion LIMS with full electronic product fating, ward patient lookup including sample validity, e-issue suitability and issued products with location. This dramatically cuts down on telephone enquiries, paperwork and departmental disruption. The department is fully automated with three well established Biorad IH-1000 immuno-haematology analysers. You will work in tandem with the Transfusion practitioners and blood safety co-ordinator to deliver safe transfusion services across sites. This is a full time, permanent post working across both sites.

You will ensure that legal requirements of the Blood Safety & Quality Regulations S1 2005/50 are adhered to along with standards set by the CQC, UKAS, NICE & MHRA are achieved by the Trust in relation to Blood Transfusion. Working with clinical staff and Transfusion practitioners, you will ensure that blood transfusion is carried out by trained and competent staff and that blood transfusion practice is benchmarked against national standards. You will be expected to participate in the Senior management meetings to understand and support delivery of the operational services as well as deputise in the absence of the Lead BMS and other Team Leaders.

Duties

• To provide technical and organisational supervision within the department.
• To supervise and train staff as they rotate through the department.
• To deputise for the Lead BMS as required and other team leader in Haematology as required.
• Performance of specialised investigations and techniques in all areas the department.

Qualifications

Applicants must be HCPC registered Biomedical Scientist and should hold an MSc qualification in Blood Transfusion or Haematology (you will be required to provide proof of qualification/MSc module information prior to interview).

Additional Information

You will enable the Trust to improve safety and effectiveness in the practice of Blood transfusion by fulfilling the recommendations of the NHSBT Patient blood management team (including HSC 2007/001 "Better Blood Transfusion").

We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria. Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns. You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path. You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

Working environment

Details relate to the role and the trust’s delivery of services across sites. This advert closes on Sunday 5 Oct 2025.