Job overview
Advert – 9 month fixed term contract
Blood Transfusion Electronic Blood Tracking (EBT) system manager and trainer - Band 5
Applications are invited from suitably qualified, enthusiastic people to support Blood Track TX (an electronic Blood Tracking system). It is a fixed term contract.
We are looking for an organised individual who can work as part of the Trust Transfusion Team and also autonomously. You should be an excellent communicator with experience of managing IT systems and of teaching and demonstrating a new system. You should ideally but not essentially, have knowledge and experience of blood transfusion practice.
Your duties will include support of the EBT IT system which includes but is not exclusive to responding to alerts and queries generated by the users, management of the equipment, liaising and working with system providers and Trust ICT. Teaching will include training Trust staff in the system. In addition the post-holder will assist with policy and protocol development, audit, incident reporting, liaison with the clinical staff and laboratory staff. This is an exciting opportunity to develop and learn new skills, as blood transfusion practice is continually evolving in response to Government and Patient Safety initiatives.
Main duties of the job
Is responsible for the safe use of the equipment:
·Overseeing and evaluating training
· Provide support to improve compliance.
·Monitoring competence to identify training requirements.
Responsible for the maintenance of the equipment by:
Device set up & validation
·Responding to alerts
·Ordering equipment
·Organising servicing and maintaining documentation.
·Liaising with the ICT regarding the interface with other ICT based equipment/software
·Ensuring there is an adequate stock and maintaining loan equipment
·Testing EBT equipment and performing software updates.
Working within the Transfusion Team:
·Reviewing SOPs related to EBT
·Ensuring adequate Change Control and validation is undertaken:
·Working with the transfusion laboratory to resolve issues relating to Traceability.
·Responsible for the software and hardware maintenance contracts.
·To be a point of contact for planned IT system down time.
·Develop Risk Assessments.
·Monitoring/ updating the Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) form
·Report incidents via Datix.
Utilise self-directed working across both Trust sites.
Participate in networking
The post-holder will engage with appraisal.
The post-holder will participate in audits.
Working for our organisation
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.
The recruiting team reserve the right to close this advertisement early once applications reach maximum limit.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Educated to degree level or has equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
2. IT Qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
3. Previous work with managing IT systems
4. Experience of teaching / training both 1:1 and larger groups
Desirable criteria
5. Experience of implementation of an IT project
6. Experience of working with staff in the clinical areas
7. Experience of audit
Experience
Essential criteria
8. Excellent understanding and use of IT
9. Excellent written and verbal communication skills
10. Good presentation skills
Desirable criteria
11. Knowledge of blood transfusion practice particularly related to electronic tracking systems
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
12. Excellent Interpersonal skills
13. Ability to work independently and as part of a team
14. Good problem solving skills
15. Motivated and enthusiastic
16. Organised - can prioritise and manage own workload
Other
Essential criteria
17. Able to work across both sites
18. Able to provide occasional teaching out of hours
Your recruitment team
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Your application
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Use of Artificial Intelligence
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References
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Closing date
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Shortlisting
If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be contacted by email or SMS from the South West London Recruitment Hub. Please check your registered TRAC email regularly.
Application feedback
If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.
Safeguarding and DBS Checks
We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. For roles with direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All staff are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
NameRachel Suri / Angela Short / Sadie BurrageJob titleTransfusion PractitionersEmail address@Telephone number+0208 296 2638Additional information