Transfusion Nurse Practitioner

The main purpose of the role is to ensure provision of safe, high quality care for all patients having, or who have the potential to have, a blood transfusion.

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, motivated registered nurse to support the Transfusion Nurse Specialist in promoting the safe, appropriate use of blood products through training and education and therefore confident in delivery of training to staff of all grades.

The role also encompasses the participation in audits, the investigation of transfusion reactions and the investigation of the final fate of non-confirmed transfusions.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required.

The candidate should be a motivated team player who is able to use their own initiative and contribute to the service delivery.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop within a specialised role and provide support Trust wide., An understanding of the blood transfusion process and the risks of errors that may occur.

Communication is a key aspect of the role required when presenting training sessions, when investigating blood transfusion incidents and working in a small team.

The tenacity to investigate blood transfusion incidents coupled with the ability to review documentation and gather information from the parties involved.

Attention to detail in daily activities, e.g. documentation review, investigations.

Computer literate with skills in using word, excel, PowerPoint and other office programs.

Ability to work unsupervised and complete assigned tasks.

Support other team members within the hospital transfusion team.

Confidence to present multidisciplinary training sessions to both large and small groups.

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.