Liver Organ Lead - CLU

Job summary

The Liver Organ Lead CLU will provide clinical leadership for the liver community, and champion and promote the values of organ utilisation. Delivering the Liver Offer Review Scheme is an essential part of the role. Identifying and prioritising projects with the ability to optimise utilisation potential, by minimising missed transplant opportunities, is core to the role. Identifying barriers to increased organ utilisation, both within liver transplantation and more widely, and the benefits of projects already undertaken will inform further interventions, including in paediatric organ utilisation. You will be expected to be an advocate and voice of challenge within the Organ Utilisation community, and understand and influence the relationships between organ donation and organ acceptance through liaison with Regional Clinical Leads for Organ Donation as needed, and to identify opportunities for useful collaboration. Local Liver CLUs will work with you to increase Organ Utilisation, and you will be required to provide advice and support to Local CLUs as appropriate on an ad-hoc basis

Main duties of the job

Develop and support meeting with local CLUs Develop and support meetings with local CLUs Attendance at NHSBT meetings for Organ Lead CLUs Development of action plans for your organ specialty Submission of final report to NHSBT Associate Medical Director for Organ Utilisation (evaluation of steps taken and priorities for longer term change) Triage and assure correspondence in respect of role and utilisation issues as required. Leadership and support for ensuring that Local CLUs have appropriate plans and policies in place, developed in line with national policy and guidelines. Report organ-specific utilisation performance information. Weekly correspondence. Monthly contact with areas of responsibility. Review of any policies. Clinical Expertise / Advice Source of knowledge regarding organ utilisation and provide advice as required. Escalate via NHSBT Clinical Governance structures any critical incident or near-miss relating to organ utilisation practice for your specific organ type. Consider any Missed Utilisation Opportunities Investigate and prioritise opportunities to improve utilisation of your specialist organ type. Challenge colleagues and barriers as required to eliminate missed opportunities. Promotion e.g., national promotion activities, international transplant community events Act as a spokesperson/ advocate for utilisation as required.

About us

At NHS Blood and Transplant, were incredibly proud of the many talented people who come together every day to make our organisation the very best it can be. We have clearly defined values that are centred around offering exceptional care to our donors and their families. We take care of each other too and we focus on building our expertise so we can change lives, provide quality support and offer fulfilling careers. Its an opportunity to contribute to a unique team as part of a service that saves lives 365 days a year. We offer brilliant benefits including 27 days of holiday (plus bank holidays), a comprehensive induction and training programme, and competitive pension scheme. We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with and positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community. Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever