Transfusion Practitioner - Training, Safety & Audit Lead

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust; Wimbledon; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

NHS pension scheme

Generous annual leave

Career development

Blue Light Card discounts

Job summary

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced transfusion professional to lead safe and evidence-based transfusion practice across acute and community settings. The post holder will provide expert guidance to staff, participate in audits, and support governance and MHRA/UKAS compliance while travelling between hospitals as part of a cross-county service.

The role emphasizes training delivery, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and continuous learning to prevent transfusion harm and

Responsibilities

• To support clinicians and advise on effective blood transfusion practice (including alternatives) when required.
• To develop effective relationships with specialist client groups such as the Jehovahs Witnesses Hospital Liaison Committee in order to raise staff awareness about their special needs as regard to transfusion practice.
• Able to design, implement and deliver suitable training plans for practical training sessions on equipment to multi-disciplinary staff at all levels of seniority, who may have little technical knowledge or practical experience.
• Involved in planning and implementing new systems across the Acute Trust and Community Organisations in relation to transfusion practice
• To maintain and troubleshoot the Trusts electronic tracking system, Blood Track Monitor and be proactive in ensuring blood component traceability, communicating with clinical areas where blood components have not been fated as transfused to prevent failure of blood component traceability.
• To keep accurate record of mandatory transfusion training attendance to maintain Trust governance records, MHRA compliance and UKAS accreditation.
• To investigate serious transfusion associated incidents, errors and near misses and report in line with clinical risk, BSQR requirements and Serious Hazards of Transfusion (SHOT).
• To be involved in incident investigations, and support risk management by ensuring incidents reports are completed in a timely manner.

Job description

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced transfusion professional to lead safe and evidence-based transfusion practice across acute and community settings. The post holder will provide expert guidance to staff, participate in audits, and support governance and MHRA/UKAS compliance while travelling between hospitals as part of a cross-county service.

The role emphasizes training delivery, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and continuous learning to prevent transfusion harm and