Blood Production Officer

As a Higher Healthcare Technical Officer (HHTO), you will help make sure hospitals receive the right blood components and tissues at the right time. You will work with a supportive team to receive, check, store and issue products safely, follow clear procedures, and keep accurate records. You will also monitor equipment and storage temperatures, prepare urgent and emergency orders, and support and train colleagues as you grow your own skills. Your careful work helps protect patients and supports clinicians to save and improve lives every day.,

• Make a direct difference to patients by safely receiving, checking, storing and issuing blood components and tissues to hospitals.
• Use your attention to detail to validate products, complete checks, and maintain clear paper and computer records to required standards.
• Support urgent care by preparing emergency orders and meeting tight timeframes when demand is high.
• Help keep quality high by monitoring storage temperatures, responding to alarms, and reporting incidents and defects to the right person.
• Operate and look after equipment safely, including more complex equipment that needs calibration or monitoring (such as an irradiator).
• Reduce waste by managing stock carefully, selecting the right products to meet requests, and maintaining a full audit trail for discarded items and recalls.
• Contribute to a positive team culture by sharing ideas, taking part in meetings, and helping improve processes and procedures.
• Learn and progress by taking part in training, supporting colleagues, and helping validate new equipment, processes or techniques.
  
  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.