Transfusion Practitioner

What you'll do:

Provide expert advice to staff, patients, and carers on transfusion-related issues.

Promote safe, effective blood use and alternatives aligned with NICE recommendations.

Lead on transfusion-related training and competency programs for staff of all grades.

Monitor compliance with regulatory standards, including BSQR and ISO15189.

Drive service improvements through audits, research, and policy development.

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Transfusion Practitioner to lead on blood transfusion initiatives across the Trust. Working with multidisciplinary teams, you'll ensure patients receive the highest standards of care and support through education, policy alignment, and compliance with national and international transfusion guidelines.

Are you passionate about excellence in patient care and transfusion practices? Join Royal Papworth Hospital, the UK's leading cardiothoracic hospital, rated 'outstanding' in all domains by the CQC., Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.

Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.

The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.

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