We have an exciting opportunity for a permanent full-time nurse to join the transfusion team as a CPF.

The role will focus on transfusion training and education incorporating staff support and patient safety.

Management of educational material, with incident support and audit for all practitioners involved in transfusion at the Christie NHS, partnerships, and satellites (if required).

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an individual to work flexibly up until 8pm and clinically 80% of the time:

To coordinate the transfusion training

To prepare, plan and present internal and external educational days

Manage their time and diary to meet the transfusion service needs.

Provide practical and theory training sessions and assessments.

Support clinical staff and facilitate exposure in practice.

Support the transfusion audit calendar and quality improvement projects.

Support incident/error education

Manage educational material.

About us

The Christie is one of Europe's leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country. We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.

The Transfusion Team consists of a Haematology Consultant Transfusion Lead, Two Transfusion Practitioners with nursing backgrounds, clinical educational administrator, and Two Biomedical Scientists. We are a small team who meet regularly as part of our terms of reference and work closely as a team to support a safe transfusion service.

Job description

Job responsibilities

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Clinical

Support all levels of practitioners to develop and maintain safe practice.

Work at least 80% of the time clinically supporting practitioners in the clinical setting.

Prepares, coordinates and plans teaching sessions and study days.

Prepares clinical assessments and supports the practitioner to complete their assessment.

Maintains and coordinates the transfusion training register, eventually leading on education for transfusion.

Provides regular updates and support to clinical areas on compliance.

Facilitates and supports clinical exposure in practice.

Schedules study sessions that are required and timely.

Provides one to one training.

Promotes a safe and supportive environment for all levels of staff.

Liaises and works closely with trust clinical educators and transfusion link nurses to ensure a safe service.

Supports the transfusion practitioners with clinically based audits and quality improvements.

Provides support to practitioners involved in transfusion incidents or investigations.

Supports, assesses, and evaluates new equipment which may be implemented into the trust.

Identify areas of concern, acts on these immediately and escalate appropriately.

Managerial

Works within the transfusion team and autonomously to meet the requirements of the trust wide and partnerships, transfusion service.

Manages the transfusion training database and systems and provides updates to the Transfusion Practitioners and clinical areas.

Support editing and updates of policies, and standard operating procedures in transfusion

Manage their time and diary to meet the requirements of the transfusion service in the trust.

Attends the trust educational meeting and committees.

Manages and maintains educational material for training.

Professional

Acts with Integrity.

Demonstrates key understanding and works in accordance with the NMC or equivalent code of conduct.

Understands and adheres to trust policies and professional standards.

Demonstrates professionalism and respect at work for all colleagues.

Maintains and ensures own professional development and requirements are up to date.

Will work within own boundaries of competence and request support when required.

Will be willing to undertake further learning, knowledge, and training to support the role and service.

Will be flexible in role to meet the service requirements.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC or equivalent registration
• Mentoring or assessing skills/qualification
• BSc degree in nursing or equivalent
• Up to date training

Desirable

• Leadership or management experience
• Mentoring or assessing qualification
• Teaching qualification
• Communication training
• PGCert

Experience

Essential

• Transfusion knowledge and experience
• Clinical care practice
• Computer skills
• Motivation skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Medical devices competence
• Revalidation evidence if appropriate

Desirable

• Audit experience
• Experience of change management
• Experience of leadership
• Analysis of data and figures to provide reports.
• Report writing
• Clinical supervision training

Skills

Essential

• Verbal and written communication
• Computer skills
• Effective time management

Desirable

• Problem solving skills.
• Change management
• Incident investigation and review
• Audit or quality improvement experience

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of transfusion in their specific area
• Governance
• Trust behaviours and values

Desirable

• Risk management analysis
• Knowledge of current NHS and government issues relating to healthcare

Values

Essential

• Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours

Other

Essential

• Flexible working when required to meet service and patient requirements.
• Commitment to service development
• Accountable for actions
• Open and honest

Employer details

Employer name

The Christie NHS FT

Address

Transfusion Services - E00960

Manchester

M20 4BX

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413-85258-CNS-SD