At present, University Hospitals of North Midlands is unable to offer visa sponsorship for Band 2 to Band 4 roles, as these positions do not meet the minimum salary and skill thresholds required under UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) regulations.
The University Hospital of North Midlands, Mid Cheshire and East Cheshire NHS Trusts are working collaboratively to form a Pathology network in line with a NHSI directive.
We are looking for a confident, reliable and well-presented individual to join our multidisciplinary Hospital Transfusion Team (HTT) whose remit is to promote the Better Blood Transfusion initiative across the UHNM trust and wider members of the North Midlands and Cheshire Pathology Service.
Mainly based at Royal Stoke University Hospital, with occasional travel to County Hospital, the successful applicant will be an integral part of the Hospital Transfusion Team and will be responsible for extracting information from various sources i.e. clinical documents, pathology LIMS, blood tracking system and produce data reports for audits and practice improvements. The requirement is to produce consistent, accurate, complete & timely data to facilitate managers & clinicians in the monitoring, planning and provision of a high quality and safe transfusion service.
The post holder will be responsible for locating evidence of blood and blood component traceability and updating various computer systems with this traceability evidence
The post holder will be responsible for scheduling meetings, training events, and produce clear and concise minutes for review by technical and clinical teams. They will also interact with the wider trust communications team on behalf of the HTT and will be responsible for updating the UHNM Blood Transfusion social media pages. The post holder will work under the supervision of the Transfusion Practitioner team and will interact with laboratory, clinical and support staff.
Applications are invited from enthusiastic individuals who are educated to GCSE level or equivalent, hold an RSA level 3 qualification or equivalent and who have data entry experience and knowledge of hospital administration systems.
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.
