Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the leadership team of Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospital Trust in our journey for further Improvement.

Applications are invited for the position of Blood Transfusion Lead across both Queens Hospital, Romford and King George Hospital, Goodmayes.

You will need to be enthusiastic in sharing our vision of a high-quality transfusion service at BHR with the potential to be part of a Pathology network. The applicant must be suitably qualified and highly experienced in Blood Transfusion sciences.

The role is to provide management for the Blood Transfusion Department, working closely with the Head of Department to coordinate, develop and transform the efficiency and quality of the Blood Transfusion service. You will have direct line management responsibility for Staff that work within the Blood Transfusion Department and lead the team in meeting both regulatory, including the EU Directive on Blood Safety and Quality Regulations 2005 (MHRA), UKAS ISO15189 accreditation and SHOT standards and requirements.

Main duties of the job
To manage the transfusion laboratory Service at the trust. To supervise the technical work and lead a team of Biomedical Scientists and support staff to provide a high quality, efficient and effective service which supports the objectives of patient care and resource management within the hospital. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that all local and national policies relating to blood transfusion practice are implemented and observed by all staff.

About us
We're an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with.

They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated good by the Care Quality Commission.

We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen's and get rid of corridor care.

We're proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We're also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.

We run a Women's Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The majority of our 8,400 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

Details
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8a
Salary: £63,665 to £70,887 a year Per Annum Inclusive
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 162-8069-CCS
Closing date: 08 November 2026

Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications

• Essential: State registered with HCPC Master's degree or equivalent
• Desirable: Management qualification
• Desirable: Evidence of CPD.
• Desirable: Current IBMS membership

Experience/ Knowledge

• Essential: Broad post HCPC registration experience.
• Essential: Previous supervisory experience as Senior in Haematology/Blood Transfusion
• Essential: Comprehensive up-to-date knowledge of Blood Transfusion.
• Desirable: Previous management experience as Lead in Blood Transfusion.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address: Across Sites, Rom Valley Way, Romford, RM7 0AG, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.bhrhospitals.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Head of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, Aisha Ali, aisha.ali10@nhs.net, 01708435000

Applications should be made online. Apply through our website.