Cord Blood Bank Team Manager

Job summary

Umbilical cord blood, rich in Haematopoietic Stem Cells, is widely used around the world as an alternative graft source for bone marrow reconstitution in the treatment of many blood diseases and disorders. NHSBT Cord Blood Bank was started in 1996 and is responsible for the collection, processing, storage, and distribution of cord blood stem cell units to transplant centres around the globe. To date the NHSBT Cord Blood Bank has provided more than 900 transplants from a bank of more than 20,000 cryopreserved products. Reporting to the Head of Cord Blood Collections, the post holder will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the collection teams. Managing a small team of donor recruitment and collection assistants, key responsibilities will include oversight of cord blood collection room, management of laboratory, participation in quality assurance schemes, management of internal quality improvement programs, and stock/consumable management. Daily staff interactions and reinforcing our relationships with the NHS staff and Heads of Maternity.

Main duties of the job

Prioritise, co-ordinate and supervise the workload of a team of cord blood collection staff, ensuring that work is performed to the required high standard and within required time frames To perform, analyse, interpret, document and report both routine and specialist/complex investigations. To recruit and consent potential donor mothers and to assess their suitability as donors. To harvest cord blood and associated samples. Employ in depth knowledge of the Donor selection Guidelines (DSG) and its rationale to interpret and make judgements on the suitability of units for banking. To analyse and perform complex processing of cord blood stem cells. To contribute to a clinical laboratory service leading to release of reports and therapeutic products. To assist in the maintenance of quality systems required to ensure that all premises and procedures for unrelated cord blood collections are compliant with mandatory licensing and HTA requirements, other accreditation requirements and relevant policies and guidelines. Produce monthly activity reports and collate key performance indicators. May attend meetings representing the department on managers behalf. May deputise for the manager in his/her absence. To work and supervise across all areas of cord bank as required. Supports developing the service in anticipation of future clinical needs

About us

It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, youll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need. Our three core values are what set us apart. They guide and inspire everything we do. By being caring, expertly meeting the needs of our patients and our people, and accepting nothing less than the best quality, we can do extraordinary work and help our people to do something extraordinary in their career, too. Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever. You will join us on our journey to create an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with, and we positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.