Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description, but some of the responsibilities include

• To communicate effectively and courteously with colleagues and service users, whether face-to-face, by telephone or by electronic means ensuring that the user is referred to other / more senior staff if required
• Take a lead role to promote safe, appropriate and cost-effective transfusion practice within the Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation NHS Trust.
• Actively deliver an advisory service, utilising specialist knowledge and expertise to answer patients, medical staff and primary health care providers enquiries regarding blood transfusion
• To lead and work autonomously in the development of nurses, nurses practice and service delivery in the transfusion process in order to provide a high-quality cost-effective service through the provision of a specialist training programme
• Provide clear strategic direction to the Hospital Transfusion Group/Committee to implement and ensure compliance with the recommendations of the Health Service Circulars ‘Better Blood Transfusion’ (HSC 2005/224)
• Responsible for ensuring the Trust meets the requirements of National Patient Safety Agency, EU Directive for Blood Safety and Quality Regulations (HSC2002/009) Take a lead role to enable the Trust to meet the requirements of Clinical Governance, CHI, NHS Litigation Authority, and British Committee for Standards in Haematology
• Develop, review, and implement a communication strategy that raises awareness of blood and blood product usage between the blood transfusion department and clinical staff, highlighting any clinical governance issues
• To be responsible for implementing quality initiatives as part of the audit process to offer alternatives to blood transfusion and evaluates standards of care and service delivery within the multidisciplinary team
• Represent the Trust at blood transfusion meetings nationally, regionally, and locally as required ensuring that impacts for the trust are identified and appropriate action is taken
• Responsible for the investigation of serious untoward incidents in blood transfusion and liaise with SHOT and SABRE when required following adverse reactions or errors
• Member of the Emergency Blood Shortage Management team, participating and contributing to the formulation of the Trust Emergency Blood Shortage Management plan.