Job summary
- Main area
- Blood Transfusion
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 320-CDCS-3103
- Employer
- University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Derby Hospital
- Town
- Derby
- Salary
- £50,952 - £57,349 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/07/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 29/07/2024
Employer heading
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Blood Bank Manager
Band 8a
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
With over 13,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.
As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.
The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.
The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities. This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.
Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.
Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for;
Job overview
Are you passionate about Blood Transfusion, and looking for the next exciting step in your career? Would you like to work at busy hospitals in Derby and Burton, within easy access of the Peak District National Park?
Derbyshire Pathology are seeking an enthusiastic, proactive, and conscientious manager with the ability to lead the Blood Transfusion service at the Derby and Burton sites. As Blood Transfusion Manager you will provide professional knowledge, guidance, leadership and training to Specialist Biomedical Scientists, Biomedical Scientists and Pathology support staff and work closely with a team of Transfusion Practitioners.
The successful candidate will have HCPC-registration as a Biomedical Scientist, with evidence of Continued Professional Development and significant exposure to Blood Transfusion science management. A master's degree in biomedical science is a requirement of this post; Fellowship of the IBMS and a management qualification would also be advantageous.
Main duties of the job
This is a key leadership role which will require close working with the Chesterfield site of Derbyshire Pathology to ensure that the sharing of good practice is continued and developed. You will be responsible for the Blood Transfusion service at the Royal Derby Hospital and Queens Hospital Burton, providing leadership and management to the Blood Transfusion departments.
The Derby and Burton sites both support 24/7 services that cover emergency departments and clinical haematology services on both sites, alongside intensive care units, surgical and general medical wards as well as busy obstetrics departments. Our modern blood transfusion laboratories are well equipped with 2 x Bio-Rad IH1000 analysers, Comark temperature monitoring system and Clinisys Winpath Enterprise LIMS on the Derby site and 2 x Ortho Vision analysers, Kelsius temperature monitoring system and Meditiech LIMS on the Burton site.
Closing date of applications: 15 July 2024
Interview date: 29 July 2024
Working for our organisation
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
- Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
- On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
- We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
- We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
- An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
- Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
- Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
- We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
- We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
- UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- HCPC registration
- MSc Biomedical science/ Higher Specialist diploma blood transfusion or equivalent/ working towards completion
- Fellowship of IBMS or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Management qualification or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant supervisory experience in an NHS Blood Transfusion laboratory
- Proficient in technical and scientific techniques in Blood Transfusion
- Evidence of participation in UKAS and MHRA inspections
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Extensive knowledge of Blood Transfusion science
- Knowledge of requirements for UKAS accreditation and MHRA compliance
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- David Simpson
- Job title
- Deputy General Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07585 966167
- Additional information
Heather Clarke - Blood Transfusion Manager
07990 517341
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