Employer United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Lincoln County Hospital
Town Lincoln
Salary £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period Yearly
Closing 24/03/2025 23:59
Transfusion Practitioner - Band 7
NHS AfC: Band 7
We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULTH.
We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.
Our values guide everything we do. They are:
* Patient-centred – Putting patients at the heart of everything we do, listening and responding to their needs and wishes.
* Safety – Following ULTH and professional guidelines. Speaking up to make sure patients and staff are safe from harm.
* Excellence – Striving to be the best that we can be. Innovating and learning from others.
* Compassion – Caring for patients and their loved ones in ways we would want for our friends and family.
* Respect – Behaving and using language that demonstrates respect and courtesy to others. Zero tolerance to bullying, inequality, prejudice and discrimination.
If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULTH team.
We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties.
Job overview
Note: This vacancy will have a start date after 01/07/2025
Site: PAN Trust - Lincoln (Base)
1 x 37.5 hour post
We have an exciting opportunity for a Transfusion Practitioner to join our driven and industrious team in the Blood Transfusion Department. Our services are based across four hospital sites, the post holder will be required to cover Lincoln County Hospital (base) and County Louth Hospital.
The post holder will play a leading role in the development and delivery of multi-professional educational programmes, and competency assessments, covering all aspects of blood transfusion, including sessions to clinical staff, all grades of medical staff, and the development of core learning updates.
Applications are welcomed from professionals with a keen interest in the speciality from both registered nurses (NMC pin) and HCPC registered biomedical scientists with relevant experience in an acute hospital setting. The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills, good understanding of transfusion practices and governance procedures. The candidate will be leading in incident management actions on a regular basis.
This role will contribute towards an environment and culture that supports and encourages personal and professional development whilst supporting the improvements within the service.
Main duties of the job
The purpose of this job is to effect changes in practice to ensure compliance with the Health Service Circular 2007/001 ‘Better Blood Transfusion - Safe and Appropriate Use of Blood’, and any transfusion related directives, laws, and recommendations, including the Blood Safety and Quality Regulations 2005 as well as any relevant future directives / legislation / recommendations. To do this will mean liaison with all grades and levels of staff within the Trust as well as external agencies and providers.
The post holder will promote Patient Blood Management (PBM), to optimise the care of patients who might need a blood transfusion, whilst avoiding inappropriate use of blood components, and promote alternatives to transfusion. To raise awareness of, and improve, the safety issues surrounding transfusion. This will be achieved by Education, Clinical Audit and by using Risk Management Strategies in a proactive way.
To lead on the introduction of new developments within the blood transfusion service, which affect ULTH staff.
The post holder will lead on the auditing of transfusion protocols and procedures to help disseminate best practice.
There are two posts, one based in the North and one based in the South of the County. The two post holders will work closely together to provide a pan Trust service whilst taking into account differing individual site needs. Each post holder will provide cover for the opposite area when required and travel to appropriate sites as needed.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
Person specification
Qualifications
* State registered RGN, BMS, ODP
* Educated to degree level
* Evidence of post registration education/development to masters level or equivalent
* Teaching qualification
Previous Experience
* Significant experience of care in a multi – disciplinary team
* Experience of transfusion practice
* Experience of managing change
* Competence in IT
* Experience of clinical governance, clinical audit and risk management.
Knowledge, Skills and Aptitudes
* Communication (verbal and written) Skills
* Interpersonal Skills
* Presentation Skills
* Ability to work without direct supervision
* Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework
* Root Cause Analysis training
* Leadership course
Specific Requirements
* Determination to bring about improvements to the service
* Driving licence and access to own transport
* Familiarity with many hospital departments and procedures
ULTH recognises that everyone is different, and values the unique contribution that individual experiences, knowledge and skills make in delivering quality healthcare and becoming a model employer. We are committed to transforming our organisational culture by actively committing to implementing the Trust Single Equality Scheme, and other policies, such as the Dignity in Care policy and the Dignity at Work policy. We will continue to promote equality and challenge discrimination in all service provision, recognising and meeting the needs of the diverse communities we serve.
Please note that we do not accept CVs.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, ULTH reserves the right to close this advert prior to the closing date.
No DBS fees to pay: Successful candidates will have DBS applications applied for & paid by ULTH where applicable. There is no requirement to reimburse ULTH for this cost.
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