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Blood Transfusion Practitioner
The closing date is 26 May 2026
We are recruiting for a Blood Transfusion Practitioner who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
The Transfusion Practitioner (TP) team will provide an advanced level of clinical practice, leadership and development within the specialist field of Transfusion Medicine across the Trust wherever it is required and at various trust meetings.
This will also involve training and education of staff within the Trust and the community served in best practice associated with the transfusion of blood components and products.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
A primary function of the role will be to influence senior clinical staff in adopting best practice which will enable the Trust to fulfil the requirements of The National Blood Authority (NBA) evidence-based Patient Blood Management (PBM) Guidelines, the NPSA Safer Practice Notice 14 (2006), "Right Patient, Right Blood" and NICE Guidelines NG24 & QS138.
The TP team will be responsible for auditing the transfusion policies and procedures in place and assist with the review of policies and guidelines.
The TP team will work closely with the Lead Biomedical Scientist in charge of the Blood Transfusion Laboratories to provide a safe, effective and efficient transfusion service, minimise wastage and misuse of a limited and costly resource and promote the safe and effective use of blood products.
To collect relevant data and maintain relevant databases.
To act as a positive role model to junior staff members. Particular emphasis is put on the need to ensure that all staff recognises their responsibility to deliver services in a high quality, courteous, patient focused manner and to maintain confidentiality at all times.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
* The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
* New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
* Hertford County, Hertford
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient‑led Trust where dedicated staff provide high‑quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
* First level registration with NMC or HCPC or other appropriate professional body
* Educated to degree level/recent CPD at this level or equivalent experience to this level
* Evidence of CPD at masters level or equivalent experience to this level
* Recognised leadership course
Previous Experience & Knowledge
* Significant period of post registration experience in acute clinical or laboratory setting
* Experience of teaching, training and staff assessment
* Knowledge of investigation and management of clinical incidents
* Knowledge of clinical risk management
* Up to date experience of Haematology, blood transfusion & Laboratory practices
* Familiarity with pathology computer systems
* Knowledge and understanding of audit processes
Skills
* Excellent presentation and teaching skills
* Ability to facilitate and manage change
* Team Working
* Good keyboard/pc skills and ability to use Word, Excel and PowerPoint
* Ability to challenge poor practice
* Accuracy and attention to detail
Other Requirements
* Experience and evidence of engagement around equality, diversity and inclusion issues in relation to policy, service development and service delivery in respect of both services to users and the management of staff
* Understands the need for confidentiality
* Ability to communicate with technical and clinical leads to deliver effective services
* Role model our Trust values every day
* Good understanding of laboratory health and safety regulations
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.
East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
£49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum pro rata
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