Job summary
In this joint post between NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) and University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB), you will play a central role in delivering safe, effective and evidence based transfusion medicine across Birmingham Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull Hospitals.
Main duties of the job
You will provide expert clinical leadership, guiding the safe use of blood components, improving transfusion practice, and shaping patient blood management across the region. You will also support the Midlands Regional Transfusion Committee, contribute to national audit and research activity, provide advice to clinical teams, and take part in education and training. This role offers the chance to influence transfusion practice on a regional and national scale while working closely with multidisciplinary colleagues to improve 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, youll 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the role profile for the full personal attributes we require for the role. You will need to demonstrate these throughout the recruitment process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the role profile for the full personal attributes we require for the role. You will need to demonstrate these throughout the recruitment process.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration with licence to practice and Haematology specialist registration (or eligible for specialist registration within six months of interview).
Experience
Essential
- Recent experience of hospital based clinical and laboratory transfusion medicine.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration with licence to practice and Haematology specialist registration (or eligible for specialist registration within six months of interview).
Experience
Essential
- Recent experience of hospital based clinical and laboratory transfusion medicine.
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
