Job summary
- Main area
- Blood Transfusion Lab
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (FTC)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 259-7153549ESEL
- Employer
- Barts Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Bartholomew's Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £54,320 - £60,981 Per annum inc
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Specialist Transfusion Practitioner
Band 7
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
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Job overview
FTC Transfusion Practitioner
An exciting, 12 month fixed term contract opportunity has come up within the East and South East London (ESEL) Pathology Network, for an enthusiastic Specialist Transfusion Practitioner who shares our vision of a high-quality transfusion service, and invite applications from suitably qualified and experienced Nurses, Biomedical Scientists Band 7 level, or a Band 6 already fulfilling a TP role or keen to move their career in that direction. This role is for back-fill of the substantive TP, and you will be required to cover 6 months at the St Bartholomew’s site and 6 months at the Newham University Hospital site.
The successful candidate for the role of Specialist Transfusion Practitioner must possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to organise and motivate staff. The appointee will assist the Lead TP and other members of the Blood Transfusion management team in providing a comprehensive, cost effective, and high-quality Blood Transfusion service to the Trust. The appointee will represent Blood Transfusion for the Homerton Trust, ESEL Pathology Partnership and external meetings as required and will contribute to service improvement as well as facilitating delivery of current service provision across the Trust.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will also work with the Hospital Transfusion Committee to ensure the appropriate use of blood, blood components, and alternatives to transfusion. The post-holder will be providing a link between the Transfusion Laboratory and the clinical interface and will be delivering training and competency assessment packages for the Transfusion process to any Trust employee involved in the transfusion process.
The Specialist Transfusion Practitioner will be expected to regularly audit transfusion processes, re-design where necessary, aiming for continuous improvement. You will become a champion of best practice ensuring the Transfusion processes meet the Blood Safety & quality legislation and other regulatory bodies.
The successful candidate will be provided training on investigation of clinical Transfusion errors and adverse events, implementing effective corrective and preventative actions to improve safety and quality.
This role is offered on a fixed term contract for 12 months. We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.
Working for our organisation
The NHS East and South East London Pathology Partnership is an arms-length organisation providing pathology services to Barts Health NHS Trust, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. The Pathology Partnership is hosted by Barts Health.
The Pathology Partnership is based on well-established models for pathology networks, with the Royal London Hospital becoming the main hub laboratory for the network and Essential Service Laboratories (ESL) as a minimum at all other Hospital sites.
Pathology is made up of the following services - Blood Sciences including Haematology, Blood Transfusion and Biochemistry; Infectious Diseases including Microbiology and Virology; Cellular Pathology including Histopathology, non-gynae Cytology and mortuary services; Immunology; Cytogenetics and Molecular Haematology; Immunophenotyping; Clinical Transplantation and Retinoblastoma.
The 2020/21 total operating costs across the Partnership were c. £126m per annum with a workforce establishment of circa. 822 WTE. We strive to live by our We Care values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised closing date, once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.
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 documents, please view the attachment/s below.
“Although this position is a 12 months fixed-term contract, the actual contract duration will be adjusted to account for the time taken to advertise the post, complete the hiring process, and finalise pre-employment checks. This means the contract will begin when the candidate starts the role and may be slightly shorter than 12 months.”
For further details / informal visits contact:
Patricia Richards, Blood Transfusion Scientific Lead on 02033460440 or email [email protected]
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc. Biomedical Science or equivalent Registration with the Health & Care Professions Council or Nursing & Midwifery Council
- Evidence of participation in mandatory courses and CPD
Desirable criteria
- MSc or IBMS Special (Fellowship) Examination (or equivalent experience)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive years post registration experience
- Experience of teaching, supervising and training
- Demonstrate evidence of innovative practice
Desirable criteria
- Experience of effectively managing staff
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Current clinical or laboratory knowledge of Blood Transfusion
- Knowledge of audit and quality programmes
- Quality management systems
- Good understanding of Health & Safety Legislation
- Good understanding of Governance Requirements
- Detailed knowledge of MHRA legislation
- Good computer knowledge and skills: Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Knowledge of basic management techniques
Skills
Essential criteria
- An ability to motivate and organise self and others
- Advanced communication skills at all levels
- Customer care skills
- Excellent negotiation and co-ordination
- Awareness of current research and its effect on car
Other
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates an understanding of the statutory requirements of appropriate professional body
- Presentation skills
Desirable criteria
- Previous NHS experience
Other
Essential criteria
- Good interpersonal skills
- Committed and enthusiastic
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Patricia Richards
- Job title
- Scientific Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
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