Independent chair of National Transfusion Research

Job summary

The Chair of the National Transfusion Research Network (TRN) provides leadership and independent oversight to ensure the network achieves its goals of advancing clinical transfusion research, promoting high-quality scientific research, and improving patient outcomes. The Chair promotes collaboration between network members, drives strategic planning, and ensures effective governance of the TRNs activities.

Main duties of the job

The Chair is responsible for the following areas:

• Provide strategic leadership to guide the direction and priorities of the TRN. Ensure the networks activities align with its objectives.
• Lead the Steering Committee ensuring decisions are made collaboratively and transparently.
• Foster a culture of inclusivity, respect, and scientific integrity within the network. Support the development and implementation of research protocols and projects within the network.
• Ensure research initiatives are scientifically rigorous, clinically relevant, and ethically sound.
• Facilitate peer review and quality assurance processes to maintain high standards of research.
• Promote the translation of research findings into practice to improve transfusion safety, effectiveness, and patient outcomes.

About us

It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, you'll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need. Our three core values are what set us apart. They guide and inspire everything we do. By being caring, expertly meeting the needs of our patients and our people, and accepting nothing less than the best quality, we can do extraordinary work and help our people to do something extraordinary in their career, too.

Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever. You will join us on our journey to create an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with, and we positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.