Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in the organisation and co-ordination of the Haematology / Blood Transfusion service.
• Assist in the implementation and maintenance of a quality management system in Haematology / Blood Transfusion.
• Participate in developing the Haematology / Blood Transfusion service to meet the clinical needs of our patients and ensuring that the service is consistent with the mission, vision, values and strategic plan of the Hospital.
• Participate in training staff as required.
• Participate in leading and training a team of skilled staff, creating and promoting healthy working relationships.
• Ensure that policy relating to the Haematology Laboratory record keeping is followed.
• Participate with the Laboratory Manager in facilitating the training of students from relevant college courses.
• Actively participate in internal and external quality control and quality assurance..
• Participation in the out of hours on-call rota is mandatory.
• To perform tasks and duties in a manner that ensures compliance with relevant regulations so that the requirements of International standard ISO 15189 (current version and incorporating AML-BB Minimum Requirements for Blood Bank Compliance with Article 14 (Traceability) and Article 15 (Notification of Serious Adverse Reactions and Events) of EU Directive 2002/98/EC), JCI ACCREDITATION STANDARDS for hospitals and relevant Medical Devices Directives 93/42/EC and 98/79/EC are met.

• Coru Registration
• The BSc in Science (Applied Science) Honours degree
• Masters level qualification in Haematology is an essential requirement due to this being a specialist role