Job summary

Based at the Chesterfield Royal Hospital site

We are inviting applications from experienced, motivated, and enthusiastic HCPC registered candidates to join our friendly and hardworking team in Haematology/Blood Transfusion.Haematology and Blood Transfusion laboratory experience is preferred for this role and candidates should ideally be HCPC registered and have completed an Institute of Biomedical Science Registration Portfolio. However, consideration for the trainee post (Band 5 annex-u) will be given to candidates with a suitable degree accredited by the IBMS and completion of the IBMS Registration Portfolio will be supported in this post.

Candidates ideally should be able to demonstrate experience of working in modern fully automated Haematology and Blood Transfusion laboratories. All candidates will be required to participate in the 24/7 shift system once appropriate training and competencies have been completed.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be trained, and competency assessed to join the 24/7 shift system undertaking early, late, day, night, weekend and bank holiday shifts. Therefore the ability to work autonomously for long periods of time as part of the 24/7 shift rota is essential.

The role involves but is not limited to the following:

• Processing and validation of patient specimens analysed on the Sysmex XN9000 line and CS5100 analysers.
• Reporting on blood film morphology.
• Processing, validation and cross-matching of transfusion samples using the IH100 analysers and manual techniques.
• Appropriate referral of abnormal results to clinicians.
• Monitoring of blood stocks and use of the Blood360 electronic tracking system.
• Maintenance of equipment.
• Service development inclusive of quality management activities and projects.
• Effective communication and team working.
• Experience of using our current equipment, Q-Pulse and/or CliniSys WPE would be an advantage but full training will be given.
• Participate in 24/7 shift system

Closing date of applications: 7 July 2024

Interview date: 19 July 2024

If you are applying for an Internal Secondment, please ensure you have spoken to your line manager and have their support prior to your application. Please speak to the Recruitment Team if you have any questions.

About us

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.