Plasma Supply Assistant

**Supply Assistant - Plasma**

**Job Summary**

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a team responsible for physical processing and digital (computer) processing, boxed and palletised, frozen plasma. As part of the Plasma team you will be preparing finished goods for dispatch to a fractionator.

You will be joining a dynamic team who are part of something special. The UK Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) announced that it has approved the use of UK plasma to produce immunoglobulins, with an initial ambition of 30% self-sufficiency in the UK.

As part of the NHSBT you can enjoy strong personal satisfaction, a competitive salary, a range of career opportunities and job security.

Our people are at the centre of everything we do, they help drive innovation and create an environment we are proud to be part of.

Join our team and be part of a supportive, inclusive culture, where we are committed to helping our people succeed.

We’re the only organisation in England that provides the services we do.

Therefore, we invest heavily in training and development to give you the skills and support needed for you to achieve. Working together with a shared goal of saving and improving lives.

**Main duties of the job**

You will be required to undertake a range of routine and non routine tasks in the Validation Department. Typically these duties will involve:

- Working as part of a team performing a range of routine and non-routine tasks during the processing of plasma components
- Recognising when issues/events need to be referred to a supervisor e.g., reporting and completing initial documentation for quality incidents
- Providing advice, training and support to less experienced staff
- Working without direct supervision, adhering to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) at all times
- Maintaining accurate paper and computer records, generate reports and worksheets and ensure that all records are completed and filed correctly to Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards
- Operating IT hardware such as PC’s, keyboards and printers generating reports and work-lists
- Repetitive precise manipulation of equipment, labels and plasma packs. May require the movement of items weighing up to 8Kg without the use of mechanical aids and always in accordance with appropriate Health and Safety regulations
- High levels of concentration required to ensure safe product and services to patients
- Daily exposure in a controlled environment to contained and uncontained plasma samples/donations
- Daily exposure to temperatures of -30OC, due to working with walk-in freezers
- You will be required to ensure that you follow health and safety policies, risk assessments and safe systems of work to ensure your safety and the safety of others

**About You**

**Experience and Knowledge**
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Experience of working with information technology using Microsoft Office packages (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams and PowerPoint)
- Experience of working in a customer focused environment

**Qualifications and Training**
- Educated to A level, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification OR relevant** **equivalent experience

Please view the attached recruitment profile which is a summary of the detailed Job Description and Person Specification for the full personal attributes we require for the role. You will need to demonstrate these throughout the recruitment process.

**About Us**

At NHS Blood and Transplant, we’re incredibly proud of the many talented people who come together every day to make our organisation the very best it can be. We have clearly defined values that are centred around offering exceptional care to our donors and their families. We take care of each other too and we focus on building our expertise so we can change lives, provide quality support and offer fulfilling careers.

It’s an opportunity to contribute to a unique team as part of a service that saves lives 365 days a year. We offer brilliant benefits including 27 days of holiday (plus bank holidays), a comprehensive induction and training programme, and competitive pension scheme.

Three small words, one big difference - **Caring, Expert** and **Quality**.

Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever

This vacancy will close at 23:59 on 29th September 2024