Job summary
Band 7 - Senior Specialist Blood Conservation Practitioner

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Specialist Blood Conservation Practitioner to join our team. The Blood Safety and Conservation Team (BSACT) bring together several interrelated areas of work within the Trust. The team offers a multidisciplinary approach to blood safety, conservation, and haemostasis management.

We offer all aspects of haemostasis management to a wide variety of surgical specialities across the Trust. Expert haemostasis analysis and the introduction of blood conservation techniques have resulted in transfusion reduction, decreased exposure to donor blood for patients, better anti-coagulation management, improved wound healing and shorter ITU and hospital stays.

Main duties of the job

• To provide a highly specialist technical and diagnostic haemostasis service to the clinical specialities across the Trust.
• To identify procedures requiring extensive red cell transfusion to determine suitability for the use of cell salvage or other transfusion reduction strategies and advising clinicians appropriately. This will involve reviewing clinical case notes and blood usage data
• To work with senior colleagues on the formulation of diagnoses and plan patient management in patients presenting with prothrombotic tendencies or haematological conditions. This will include but not be limited to appropriate anti-coagulation, anti-platelet, and anti-fibrinolytic therapy.
• To work with pre-operative assessment and anaesthetic colleagues to ensure all information on techniques utilised is available for patients.

About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

Details
Date posted: 07 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 321-CORP-8084754-B7
Job locations: John Radcliffe Hospital, Manor House, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford, OX3 9DU

Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential:

• Registered Nurse/Midwife or Operating Department Practitioner
• Relevant Degree to the Profession
• At least 4 years' experience as an Operating Department Practitioner or Registered Nurse.
• Relevant experience at Band 6 level (at least 2 years)

Desirable:

• Demonstrate post graduate level study (HEI Level 7) or post graduate level working evidenced via continuous professional development portfolio/ or equivalent / or willing to work towards
• Knowledge of patient blood management

Knowledge
Essential:

• Demonstrates up to date knowledge and experience in the speciality and evidenced based practice
• Knowledge of the key professional issues and guidelines relating to professional practice
• Demonstrate decision making and the ability to work across professional boundaries
• Demonstrate excellent leadership skills by identifying, leading and implementing change required for service improvement, risk management, governance and quality
• Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of a wide range of approaches to the management of coagulation including point of care testing.

Desirable:

• Experience of working with and engaging a wide range of stakeholders

Skills
Essential:

• Leadership evidence at Band 6 Level
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including presentation skills
• Ability to assess and manage patient risk effectively and safely with independent problem- solving / decision-making, trouble shooting skills
• Good time management, organisational skills and ability to prioritise a busy/ unpredictable workload
• Appreciate the accountability associated with advanced clinical practitioner roles and autonomous working
• Demonstrable experience/knowledge of databases, specifically Excel, MS word etc and data analysis
• Able to perform under pressure in emergency situations. Flexibility to ensure the delivery of an effective and efficient service.

Desirable:

• Ability to think strategically in relation to long term service development
• Awareness of Clinical Governance, Clinical Effectiveness, and Patient Safety Agenda within the NHS.
• Knowledge of cell salvage and TEG and their employment into blood conservation strategies

Organisational Values
Essential:

• Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours

Other
Essential:

• An interest in the advancement of Blood conservation strategies locally and nationally.

Desirable:

• Interest in digital transformation

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.

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