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4 weeks ago


Brighton, Australia NHS Full time

Overview

Go back University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Associate Practitioner Blood Transfusion

The closing date is 01 October 2025

Join our dynamic and forward-thinking Blood Transfusion team at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust as a Senior Medical Laboratory Assistant. Based in our Laboratory at the Brighton site. On occasions, you will be required to travel across sites to PRH, as dictated to by the needs of the service. You will work in the Blood Transfusion department gaining key experiences.

The ability to communicate and work well under pressure is essential. IT skills including data input skills are an integral part of the role.

We offer a supportive environment, excellent development opportunities, and access to well-equipped labs.

Help shape the future of diagnostics at UHSussex -- where innovation, learning, and community thrive.

Main duties of the job

To work as part of a team in the UHSx Blood Transfusion Department performing a wide range of routine and non-routine clinical, scientific or technical procedures as an appropriately regulated practitioner (Band 4).

About us

At UHSussex (UHSx), diversity is our strength, & we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness & experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, & can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We/'re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) & a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients & staff with the same compassion & empathy we expect for ourselves. We/'re here for them when they need us, and we go above & beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our candidate information pack & wellbeing programme,for staff which is extensive & designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching & training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us & throughout your career we will help you to grow & develop.We hope that in choosing UHSx you are choosing a long & happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make & feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application & the start of your journey with UHSx.

Job responsibilities

Once trained you will be expected to;

- work to standards dictated to by Good Manufacturing practice, (GMP) and UKAS 15189 and 17025.
- use all available IT, and LIMS
- answer the phone and handle clinical enquirers passing to more senior staff as required
- maintain the day to day operation of the department by performing preventative routine daily and weekly maintenance, cleaning equipment, running Quality Assurance, partaking in External Quality Assurance, and re validating (re verification) of equipment once repaired or after Engineer preventative maintenance.
- monitoring stock levels across sites
- maintaining a clean and tidy department as described to by GMP.
- Accepting deliveries
- Arranging for transfer of items and confirmation of send/receipt across sites.
- maintaining your training records
- monitoring temperatures of our monitored and temperature controlled equipment and department areas by using Checkit and local procedures.
- reporting all Non-conformance on our Quality Management System using Q Pulse.

This role is eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. Sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements set by UKVI, including the relevant skill and salary thresholds, and any role-specific criteria.

Person Specification

- Blood Transfusion Knowledge
- Experience of working with NHS
- Scientific background
- Evidence of Science Qualifications
- Evidence of attention to detail
- Evidence of teamwork
- Other Pathology discipline experience

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

- Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
- Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

£27,485 to £30,162 a year, pro rata

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