Regional Milk Bank Pasteuriser (Band 2)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Communication and Relationships

• Provide and receive routine information verbally and in writing.
• Work well with Milk Bank Technician with frequent communication around work progress and tasks.
• Use tact when interacting with colleagues and external contacts.
• Record information and update records as required.
• Maintain confidentiality of donor information

Analysis and Judgement

• Read and use the temperature monitoring system.
• Exercise judgement in personal decision making, e.g. identifying when to report a problem.

Physical and Patient Care Skills

• Undertake pasteurisation of donor breast milk with high diligence and care.

Planning and Organisational Skills

• Organise own day to day work activities.
• Respond to requests and instructions.

Responsibility for Policies

• Follow clear and detailed standard operating policies and procedures for the work area.
• Comment on any proposed changes.
• Participate in surveys and audits as required.

Responsibility for Resources

• Responsible for the safe use of equipment.
• Responsible for notifying of concerns e.g. around stock levels.

Demonstrate the role of pasteuriser to new or less experienced employees

Person Specification

education

Essential

• Evidence of full time education achievements
• Numeracy and literacy level 2 or GCSE grade C and above

Desirable

• Food safety training (or willingness to undertake)
• Safeguarding training (or willingness to undertake)

work experience

Essential

• Expectation to undertake training for extended roles required by the department

Desirable

• Experience of working in a busy environment
• Experience of working in a health or social care setting

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

Essential

• Effective communication skills, verbal and written
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to undertake flexible working
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Basic computer/IT skills and expectation to develop these in line with the needs of the service
• Ability to organise own workload/work independently
• Time management/Basic problem-solving skills
• Ability to recognise own limitations and work within them

Personal Qualities/Special Circumstances

Essential

• Flexibility/ Punctuality/ Reliability
• Caring and compassionate attributes
• Enthusiasm and commitment to working within the health care setting

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

North Bristol NHS Trust

Address

southmead

bristol

BS10 5NB

Employer's website

https://www.nbt.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)