Tissue Bank Practitioner

NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT; Bristol; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Bristol seeks a member for the Eye Bank Team. Responsibilities include processing ocular tissue for clinical use and ensuring quality standards. The ideal candidate should have laboratory skills and a commitment to caring for patients. This role offers opportunities for ongoing development within a team dedicated to saving lives.

Qualifications

• Ability to perform quality control checks on batch records.
• Experience processing ocular tissue and serum eyedrops.
• Willingness to work irregular hours and participate in on-call rota.

Responsibilities

• Ensure efficient functioning of tissue receipt, processing, and dispatch.
• Assist in developing services based on future clinical needs.
• Provide specialized training for Tissue Bank Assistant staff.

Skills

Quality control

Teamwork

Laboratory skills

Tools

Laboratory equipment

Job description

You will be an integral part of the Eye Bank Team, processing ocular tissue and serum eyedrops into clinical standard products following Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), for use in ocular transplants and dry eye treatments. Working in a fast moving and variable environment your essential role will directly contribute to saving and improving lives.

You will undertake an extensive induction and training programme, with ongoing assessment, and receive ongoing development to support you in your role and achieving your career ambitions. In this role you will be responsible for supporting and assisting in the work of the Eye Bank, independently performing a wide range of tasks and processes.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring the efficient functioning of all aspects of tissue receipt, processing and dispatch to the required quality standards using laboratory equipment
• Assisting in developing the service in anticipation of future clinical needs.
• Updating production record written and/or electronic to take receipt of, and account for incoming tissue and materials.
• Providing specialised training for Tissue Bank Assistant staff in a defined area and supervising their work
• Processing a wide range of tissue products, including corneas, sclera, along with the assessment and tissue manipulation of corneas such as DSAEK Pre-cutting and DMEK Peeling.
• Performing independent quality control checks on batch records
• Being able to lift and carry items up to a weight of 15kgs, with and without the use of mechanical aids
• Participating in a 24 hour on-call rota and routine Saturday and Sunday working
• Willingness to work irregular hours and ability to undertake travel and spend time away from base, including overnight stays when required (with appropriate prior notice)

It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, you’ll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. Our three core values are what set us apart: Caring, Expert, and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever.