Transfusion Practitioner

NHS; Slough; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Transfusion Practitioner to support safe blood usage across Trusts. This role involves providing expert advice, ensuring compliance with national standards, and delivering training. Ideal candidates will have a degree, NMC or HCPC registration, and experience in blood transfusion practices. The position offers a competitive salary ranging from £37,339 to £42,491 per annum.

Qualifications

• Up to date experience of blood transfusion practices appropriate to an acute DGH.
• Audit and/or research experience.
• Investigation and management of clinical incidents.
• Multi-professional working.
• Familiarity with Pathology computer systems.
• Experience of Critical Care/Theatre/Haematology/Acute Oncology.
• Project management.
• Knowledge of clinical risk management.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert advice on transfusion practice.
• Support compliance with national standards and guidelines.
• Deliver education and training to healthcare professionals.
• Monitor and review transfusion incidents.
• Contribute to policy and guideline management.

Skills

Excellent presentation skills

IT literacy including PowerPoint

Leadership and management skills

Patient education/counselling skills

Education

NMC or HCPC registration

Educated to degree level

Evidence of further professional development to Master's level

Recognised leadership course

Teaching/training qualification

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Transfusion Practitioner to join our team at Wexham Park Hospital, part of Berkshire and Surrey Pathology Services (BSPS). This is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact on patient safety and care by supporting the safe, appropriate, and cost-effective use of blood and blood components across our Trusts.

As a Transfusion Practitioner, you will:

Provide expert advice and guidance on all aspects of transfusion practice

Support clinical teams to ensure compliance with national standards, guidelines, and legislation.

Deliver education and training to healthcare professionals to promote safe transfusion practice.

Monitor and review transfusion incidents and contribute to the development of service improvements.

Work collaboratively across the BSPS network, with occasional cross-site cover as required.

Berkshire and Surrey Pathology Services (BSPS) is a contractual joint venture between the pathology departments at Ashford & St Peters, Frimley Health (Frimley Park and Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals), Royal Berkshire, Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trusts and Surrey and Sussex Healthcare.

This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your expertise in a supportive and forward-thinking service. You\'ll be part of a multidisciplinary team committed to innovation, patient safety, and continuous improvement across our hospitals.

Main duties of the job

• The Transfusion Practitioner (TP) team works closely with the Lead Biomedical Scientist in charge of the Blood Transfusion Laboratories to provide a safe, effective and efficient transfusion service and to minimise wastage and misuse. A primary function of the role will be to influence clinical staff in adopting best practice in line with national guidelines.
• The post holder will act as the link between the Blood Transfusion departments and the service users. The TP will provide an advanced level of clinical practice, leadership and development within the specialist field of Transfusion Medicine
• To be the primary trainer/assessor with respect to blood transfusion processes within the Trusts and the community served.
• The TP will assist with the review and management of transfusion policy and guidelines and auditing practice against these standards
• The TP will be responsible for investigation of incidents involving blood components and products contributing to root cause investigation and consideration of human factors.
• The TP will be responsible for collating statistics on blood traceability to fulfil the MHRA requirements.
• To have made an effective contribution to reaching the Trusts vision, strategic objectives and key work programmes.

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Job responsibilities

For more information on the main responsibilities of this role please see the attached job description and person specification

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NMC or HCPC registration
• Educated to degree level or recent study at this level and/ beyond.
• Evidence of further professional development to Master\'s degree level or equivalent experience to this level.
• Recognised leadership course
• Teaching/training qualification.

Skills & Knowledge

• Excellent presentation skills.
• IT literacy including powerpoint
• Leadership and management skills.
• Patient education/ counselling skills.

Experience

• Up to date experience of Blood Transfusion practices appropriate to an acute DGH.
• Audit and /or research experience.
• Investigation and management of clinical incidents.
• Multi-professional working.
• Familiarity with Pathology computer systems.
• Experience of Critical Care/Theatre/Haematology/Acute Oncology.
• Project management
• Knowledge of clinical risk management.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£37,339 to £42,491 a year per annum incl HCAS