Transfusion Practitioner | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust - London
The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills, good understanding of transfusion practices and governance procedures, teaching experience and organisational skills. The candidate will be leading in incident management actions on a regular basis.
The role will include working across different trust sites at Imperial that includes a broad range of specialist services. The post holder will promote safe transfusion practices working along with other transfusion practitioners, clinicians, practice educators, laboratory and nursing staff.
The candidate is expected to deliver teaching at trust inductions, core skills training, and to conduct audits and chair/attend/teach at various meetings at internally and externally.
- Reporting to the lead transfusion practitioner or team leader to promote safe and appropriate transfusion practice across the Trust in line with Patient Blood Management.
- To be a key member of the Trust Transfusion Team (TTT) and lead on the meetings when required.
- To support the development and implementation of the policies of the Trust Transfusion Committee (TTC)
- To exercise high levels of judgment, discretion and decision-making in clinical care to provide specialist expertise and advice on blood transfusion issues
- To promote blood transfusion quality and safety practices enabling the Trust to meet the requirements of: the Blood Safety and Quality Regulations 2005, recommendations arising from Serious Hazards of Transfusion (SHOT), the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) Safer Practice Notice Right Patient Right Blood 2006, NHSL.
- To promote safe and appropriate transfusion practice within the Trust and assist in the provision of autologous transfusion service.
- To work towards improving the overall standard of care for patients requiring transfusion of blood components through the development and delivery of multi-professional training and competency assessment programmes, the supervision and support of colleagues in transfusion practice and clinical audit.
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
This advert closes on Tuesday 21 Jan 2025