Assistant Transfusion Practitioner

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Assistant Transfusion Practitioner

The closing date is 27 November 2025

**Please note that if you currently work for another NHS Trust and are applying to accept this position as a secondment opportunity. Before applying you must seek agreement and authorisation from your current Trust. Secondments can't be agreed without this approval. If you are unable to gain approval you should refrain from applying unless you wish to take this role as a fixed term position **

You will be part of the Transfusion Practitioner Team, working trust-wide to ensure the safe and appropriate use of blood, in compliance with the Blood Safety and Quality Regulations (BSQR) 2005 and Health Service Circulars Better Blood Transfusion. This will be achieved through the monitoring, dissemination and implementation of strategies that promote an efficient and patient-focused blood transfusion service.

Main duties of the job

- Educate and competency assess staff involved in the blood transfusion process
- Provide expert advice on transfusion practice
- Discuss the benefits, risks and alternatives to transfusion with patients.
- Investigate and report transfusion related incidents, support implementation of corrective actions and provide feedback to staff
- Undertake regular audits of transfusion practices

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

- Ensure Trust wide compliance with local transfusion policy and agreed guidelines/procedures
- Promote strategies to improve the transfusion service and use of blood
- Ensure staff involved in the blood transfusion process have access to high standards of training and education
- Act as a link between the clinical areas and the laboratory
- Promote a culture of patient safety

Person Specification

skills, Experience/ Qualifications

- Registered Nurse or Midwife.
- Minimum 2 years post-registration experience
- Evidence of continued professional development, including evidence of a particular interest in blood transfusion.
- Knowledge of current transfusion practice.
- Experience of working in an area with high blood component usage.
- Teaching experience.
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients and service users, providing transfusion related advice, as required.
- Excellent teaching skills. Able to identify training needs and tailor training/use a variety of different resources to meet individual needs.
- Able to plan and manage own workload.
- Able to prepare training presentations and reports for transfusion meetings.
- Knowledge of hospital computer systems.
- Able to collect, analyse and interpret data.
- Able to demonstrate critical thinking skills, problem-solve and make recommendations for solutions.
- Able to travel between sites and to offsite locations (as required).
- Able to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
- Professional role model.
- Able to motivate staff.
- Able to deliver transfusion training to staff of all grades and roles
- Assist team to plan, implement and evaluate educational support strategies for identified groups.
- Willing and able to learn new skills
- Able to identify own learning needs for professional and personal development.
- Experience of administering blood components in clinical practice.
- Knowledge of and specialist interest in blood transfusion practice.
- Work within codes of practice and according to professional standards and guidelines.
- Able to escalate appropriately and recognise own limits.
- Able to work autonomously and part of a team.
- Able to work flexibly to meet the demands of the service.
- Attendance at conferences/symposia to maintain an up-to-date knowledge of transfusion related issues.
- Driving licence.
- Experience of contributing to policy development and promoting implementation of new policies.
- Experience of using Blood360 or other blood tracking systems.
- Knowledge of a variety of Trust Patient information systems.
- Knowledge of changing demands on service
- Involvement in the collation, analysis and interpretation of local data (e.g. audit or incidents).
- Collaborative working within the Trust to find and implement corrective/ preventative actions.
- Experience of participating in investigation and analysis of local incidents
- Experience of performing audits.
- Mentoring experience.
- Experience of acting as a competency assessor.
- Evidence of effective communication with external organisations

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.

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

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