Consultant Clinical Scientist

Job summary

This is a great opportunity to act as a Consultant Clinical Scientist in Transfusion Science. At NHSBT you will be a member of the Red Cell Immunohematology (RCI) senior management team to ensure safe and clinically effective use of red cells and other blood components. You will provide scientific and expert advice to internal and external customers to NHSBT. Your knowledge and experience will ensure that the NHSBT will remains a centre of excellence in transfusion science.

Your organisational and leadership skills will ensure the transfusion service continues to deliver a cost effective and responsive service to patients and users of the service. NHSBT will offer training and development opportunities to maintain and enhance your personal development.

Main duties of the job

Based at Red Cell Immunohaematology (RCI), you will be responsible for the integrity of the scientific and technical knowledge base applicable to transfusion and transplantation, and its integration into practice, at a level comparable to that of a consultant medic. Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing expert advice on a range of highly specialist services to own and other professions in specialist area of activity both within core hours and out-of-hours as part of the patient-facing consultant on-call rota.
• Working alongside the Head of Function and as part of the RCI Senior Management Team (SMT) to provide strategic direction and expert professional leadership.
• Participating in the ongoing development and innovation of service practice using established continuous improvement methodologies.
• Providing teaching and training in area of specialist expertise to scientific and medical staff / students / members of the public.
• Undertaking research, clinical audit and innovation in the specialist field, resulting in national/international impact and continuous improvement in clinical practice.
• Undertaking data/information gathering, chairing RCAs, signing off any remedial actions, and providing clinical oversight and input, within the organisation and at a national level.
• Undertaking line management of employees in the HSST programme in due course.

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