Associate Transfusion Practitioner

4 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

An opportunity has arisen to join the Transfusion Practitioner Team at UCLH Foundation Trust. We are looking to appoint an experienced, dynamic nurse or biomedical scientist, with a strong interest in training. You must have significant post registration experience of blood & blood product transfusion practice, in the clinical or transfusion laboratory setting.

This position requires a flexible, confident individual who can demonstrate excellent communication & interpersonal skills. You will be expected to liaise with all levels of staff involved in the transfusion process. The ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team is essential.

This post has a Trust wide remit which includes; transfusion education / training of clinical staff, risk management and clinical audit. The post holder will also be involved in the provision of transfusion advice and support the implementation of projects, designed to improve the safety of transfusion practice at UCLH. Together with the Hospital Transfusion Team, you will be promoting awareness of the current regulatory and statutory requirements that impact on transfusion practice & support the delivery of measures to ensure compliance. Appropriate experience is required.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically-led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital
Eastman Dental Hospital
Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
University College Hospitals at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.



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