Job overview
An exciting opportunity, of a 12 month fixed term contract (Maternity Cover) based at the Royal London Hospital, within the East and South East London (ESEL) Pathology Network, for an enthusiastic Specialist Transfusion Practitioner who shares our vision of a high-quality transfusion service, and invite applications from suitably qualified and experienced Nurses, Biomedical Scientists Band 7 level, or a Band 6 already fulfilling a TP role or keen to move their career in that direction. The successful candidate for the role of Specialist Transfusion Practitioner must possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to organise and motivate staff. The appointee will assist the Lead TP and other members of the Blood Transfusion management team in providing a comprehensive, cost effective, and high-quality Blood Transfusion service to the Trust. The appointee will represent Blood Transfusion for the Barts Health Trust, ESEL Pathology Partnership and external meetings as required and will contribute to service improvement as well as facilitating delivery of current service provision across the Trust. For further question in regard to this post, please contact:
Main duties of the job
Education and training of Trust staff in clinical Blood Transfusion
The development and implementation of the Trust’s policies and procedures for Blood Transfusion.
To enable the Trust to fulfil statutory requirements e.g. Health Service Circular 2007/001, NPSA Notice 14 (Nov 06) and Blood Safety and Quality Regulations (2005)
Transfusion Clinical Governance by improving the safety and effectiveness of blood transfusion practice in the Trust and participating in Blood Transfusion audit.
Providing a link between the Blood Transfusion laboratory and clinical transfusion practice on the wards.
The post holder will work closely with the Lead Transfusion Practitioner, Lead Consultant Haematologist for blood transfusion, the blood transfusion laboratory and will be a member of the Trust Transfusion Committee, Hospital Transfusion Committee and the Trust Transfusion Team
Working for our organisation
The NHS East and South East London Pathology Partnership is an arms-length organisation providing pathology services to Barts Health NHS Trust, Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. The Pathology Partnership is hosted by Barts Health.
The Pathology Partnership was formed in May 2021. Between 2021 and 2024 the Partnership undertook a complex transformation programme to establish a single network of laboratories, underpinned by a single Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) and single Quality Management System (QMS).
The Partnership has a main hub laboratory at the Royal London Hospital and Essential Service Laboratories (ESL) as a minimum at the six other hospital sites served by the Partnership.
The Partnership has three operational divisions:
• Blood Sciences including Haematology, Blood Transfusion and Biochemistry
• Microbiology and Virology
• Cellular Pathology and Cancer Diagnostics
The 2024/25 total operating costs across the Partnership were c. £121m per annum with a workforce establishment of circa. 860 WTE.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within the Pathology Partnership and Barts Health at this band
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. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised closing date, once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Registration with the Health & Care Professions Council or Nursing & Midwifery Council
2. BSc. Biomedical Science or equivalent
3. Evidence of participation in mandatory courses and CPD
Desirable criteria
4. MSc or IBMS Special (Fellowship)
5. Examination (or equivalent experience)
Experience
Essential criteria
6. Extensive years post registration experience
7. Experience of teaching, supervising and training
8. Demonstrate evidence of innovative practice
Desirable criteria
9. Experience of effectively managing staff
Knowledge
Essential criteria
10. Current clinical or laboratory knowledge of Blood Transfusion
11. Knowledge of audit and quality programmes
12. Quality management systems
13. Good understanding of Health & Safety Legislation
14. Good understanding of Governance Requirements.
15. Detailed knowledge of MHRA legislation
16. Good computer knowledge and skills: Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
17. Knowledge of basic management techniques
Skills
Essential criteria
18. An ability to motivate and organise self and others
19. Advanced communication skills at all levels.
20. Customer care skills
21. Excellent negotiation and co-ordination
22. Awareness of current research and its effect on care
Other
Essential criteria
23. Demonstrates an understanding of the statutory requirements of appropriate professional body
24. Adaptable and flexible to changing situations
25. Good interpersonal skills
26. Committed and enthusiastic
27. Presentation skills