Transfusion Practitioner

Job summary

We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Transfusion Practitioner to join the existing transfusion team at The Royal Marsden. We are looking for a person with experience of clinical or laboratory blood transfusion, and ideally experience as a Transfusion Practitioner. This is a full-time permanent position which will predominately be based at Sutton site but will occasionally require cross site working at Chelsea.

The main responsibility of the role is to work with multi professional teams to promote and support the safe and appropriate use of blood components and provide the highest quality of transfusion care for patients. Education and training are key elements of the role and experience of planning and delivering education is required.

This is an autonomous role, with support from an Advanced Transfusion Practitioner, you therefore need to be flexible, self-motivated and innovative in your approach. The ability to communicate well is essential.

You must have knowledge of current transfusion evidence base and patient blood management initiatives and ideally experience of implementing service changes in relation to recommendations.

Consideration would be given to job sharing.

For further information please contact Wendy McSporran, Advanced Transfusion Practitioner, 0208 915 4108

Main duties of the job

• To enhance patient care and outcomes in relation to patient blood management, this is through audit feedback, reviewing patient's interventions and outcomes and engaging staff in education and learning regarding clinical indications for transfusion.
• To ensure patient safety through evidenced based policy and guidelines for transfusion as well as education on safe and effective transfusion for all trust staff
• To assist in the daily operation of electronic blood track, ensuring staff are competent in the use of technology and providing training and user support at the bedside.

About us

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals - one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey - as well as a Medical Day-care Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.