We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers. Job overview Are you looking for an exciting new challenge in a place to take your career to the next level? Would you like to join a friendly, progressive, innovative team and play a part in the transformation of pathology services across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw? The role of Transfusion Practitioner involves collaborative working with the wider teams in the organisation and the role is vital in promoting safe transfusion practice in line with national and local guidelines, underpinned by Patient Blood Management principles. Transfusion Practitioners can come from a nursing or biomedical scientist background, and as such will require either Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) or Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration. To adhere to Good Manufacturing Practices and BSQR. Provide evidence to support Trust quality objectives and the CQC fundamental standards, as well as any appropriate NICE and BSH guidelines relevant to transfusion practice. Advert The post holder is responsible for the management of clinical matters relating to Blood Transfusion within the Trust, including incident investigation, and transfusion training. Although reporting to the Blood Transfusion Manager, the post holder will be required to work closely with the Clinical Educators and Ward Managers to ensure safe transfusion practices, both in the clinical areas and the laboratory. The successful candidate be expected to have an expert knowledge of Blood Transfusion and be keen to develop this knowledge further. The successful applicant will be expected to be flexible and assertive with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. The role will involve liaising with different staff groups and staff levels who take part in the transfusion process. You will be able to work autonomously as well as part of the wider team. You will be required to represent the department at various forums. To be a visible presence in clinical areas to ensure that the clinical area is supported to achieve safe transfusion practice. To lead education and support relevant to the transfusion process to nursing, medical and clinical support staff. To conduct audit of practice in clinical areas and investigate incidents and variances from blood transfusion guidelines and to ensure any required corrective action is implemented following incidents and audit. Working for our organisation You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its employees. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives. The South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw (SYB) Pathology Partnership fully integrates the pathology services delivered on behalf of the Partner Trusts within the Integrated Care System (ICS) footprint; Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust. The Pathology Partnership will provide the best possible service for patients and clinicians; improving health outcomes, delivering quality and efficiency benefits and ensuring a sustainable workforce for the longer term. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post. When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria. This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for a period of a maximum of twelve months due to maternity leave of the substantive post holder. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts and statutory maternity provisions. Please note all existing NHS staff will only be considered on a secondment basis. This must first be agreed with your current line manager. Please note this advertisement is for both permanent and fixed term opportunities. Please note that in order to comply with the UK Government’s rules on Skilled Worker sponsorship, any applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements or concessions on salary thresholds under the Skilled Worker visa will not be eligible to receive sponsorship from the Trust. Please keep this in mind when submitting your application. Further details on these concessions, and who qualifies for them, can be found here. Candidates are advised to read the attached guidance on using AI technology. W hen you complete your application, you are required to declare that the information in your application form is true and complete. The personal statement is exactly that; personal. When selecting to apply via NHS Jobs, you will be redirected to our preferred recruitment system called Trac. You will be asked to create and submit your application via the Trac recruitment system. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. All communications should be sent via your Trac system account. If you are offered employment at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals your information will be transferred from the Trac recruitment system into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In addition, in submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed. Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email sent via the Trac recruitment system, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there. The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation. Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position. All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken. For more information about our organisation and the opportunities available, please visit our website and follow us on Twitter and Facebook