Transfusion Practitioner

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Hywel Dda University Health Board for a 10 month part-time Blood Transfusion Practitioner to promote and improve safe and appropriate transfusion practice through training and education in line with legislation and national/local guidance.

You will be expected to be a NMC registered nurse or a HCPC registered biomedical scientist with knowledge of Blood Transfusion/Haematology.

This post offers an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Registered Nurse or Biomedical Scientist with excellent communication skills to promote excellence in transfusion practice to all staff groups and for all clinical areas.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be primarily based and manage the Transfusion Practitioner work load from the Glangwili site but may also be expected to liaise and assist the Transfusion Practitioners at the other sites within the Health Board and across Wales as required.

The Transfusion Practitioner will work as part of the Health Board multi-disciplinary Hospital Transfusion Team which include the Clinical Blood Transfusion Lead, Blood Transfusion Managers, Transfusion Practitioners and other Transfusion Specialists. The post holder will manage his/her own workload and will be expected to attend meetings to represent Hywel Dda within and outside of the Health Board for example at the Welsh Blood Service. The Blood Transfusion network within Hywel Dda and Wales are a close knit team who work well together collaboratively promoting safe transfusion and best transfusion practice.

The post holder will be responsible for the co-ordination and subsequent delivery of transfusion related education and competency assessment for all staff involved in the transfusion process. They will be responsible for the investigation of traceability and transfusion related incidents, including the mandatory reporting to MHRA, and to undertake clinical audits, both local and national.

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services to almost 400,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through

Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest.

Five community hospitals: Amman Valley Hospital and Llandovery Hospital in Carmarthenshire, Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire.

Two integrated care centres (Aberaeron and Cardigan, Ceredigion).

Community facilities, including:

48 General Practices (GP surgeries), 49 Dental Practices, 98 Community Pharmacies (chemists), 44 General Ophthalmic Practices (including eye health and low vision services), 38 sites providing mental health and learning disability services, care within your own homes

Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.