Transfusion Practitioner - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
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Birmingham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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We are looking to recruit a suitably qualified Blood Transfusion Practitioner with relevant experience.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a role that is varied and requires a high degree of autonomy.

You will work closely with a variety of teams and disciplines to include key relationships with the Blood Transfusion laboratory, core trainers, senior nurses, doctors, anaesthetists and theatre staff.

Plus you will play an active and key role in the Trusts hospital transfusion committee and demonstrate leadership to carry out the objectives.

The role involves working with the regional transfusion committee and liaising with other Transfusion Practitioners across the region.

We are looking someone who is confident with incident investigations and has good inter personal skills especially for training a wide group of staff who require blood transfusion training.


You will be based at the Birmingham Children's hospital who provide a range of specialist services to include a busy emergency department, Cardiac, Liver, Bone Marrow Transplant and Haematology/Oncology malignancies.

The department is keen to support personal development.

To promote safe and appropriate transfusion practice throughout the Trust and ensure practice meets National guidelines.

To monitor and assess Trust transfusion practice against NHS Litigation Authority Standards and MHRA requirements.

To develop and deliver educational packages to all groups of staff involved in Blood transfusion.


The role of the Transfusion Practitioner will be key to the Trust risk management strategy and its commitment to Clinical Governance.

To play a key role in maintaining blood product traceability.

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK.

Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families.

Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work.

Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.


Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.


Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust.

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