Administration Support - Therapeutic Apheresis Services (TAS)

Therapeutic Apheresis Services (TAS) in NHS Blood & Transplant is a vital area of modern healthcare, improving patient outcomes and saving lives. It delivers a range of therapeutic apheresis procedures for patients across the country. These include performing stem cell harvests and white cell depletions; providing plasma exchanges for neurology, renal and haematology patients; carrying out red cell exchanges for patients with sickle cell disease. As an Administrative Assistant within TAS Bristol, you will provide essential administrative support to the nursing team based within Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre and our new TAS site in Aztec West. You will work as part of a collaborative team, maintaining high standards of care, accuracy, and efficiency. As an enthusiastic and motivated individual, your talents can make a positive difference to our team helping ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the unit, playing a key role in supporting a growing and impactful service.Main duties of the job In this role within our Therapeutic Apheresis Services (TAS) Unit you will be the first point of contact for internal and external colleagues. Your responsibilities will include:

• Co-ordinating the administration for the unit including dealing with telephone calls, updating and organising diaries, collation of test results and filing of confidential patient/donor information
• Working on your own as well as part of a larger team of specialist nurses. Managing your workload to ensure tasks are prioritised to meet specific deadlines
• Managing data collection, data entry and maintenance of spreadsheets and databases
• Managing stock levels of medical and administrative equipment to support workloads, ordering and receiving stock, and maintaining storage areas.
• Supporting your line manager with meeting arrangements, which includes booking meeting rooms, creating agendas and minute taking
• Attending training and development sessions at locations across the country and visiting hospitals in the region for patient record management.
  
  It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, you'll 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.