NHS Scotland
Assistant Transfusion Practitioner
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Assistant Transfusion Practitioner
This vacancy is only open to applicants currently employed with NHS boards*
On 1 April 2026, NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) and NHS Education for Scotland (NES) became one national organisation, focused on continuity today and a stronger, more connected service for tomorrow.
As part of this transformation, NSS and NES have joined to form a new organisation: Public Services Delivery Scotland (PSD Scotland). This new organisation will play a pivotal role in supporting the renewal and ensuring the long-term sustainability of health and care services across Scotland.
About The Organisation
PSD Scotland unites expertise from NES and NSS in a way that will allow us to accelerate national programmes to support the NHS to deliver better care, now and in the future. We support staff with education and training, provide the tools and data that improve services, and run vital national functions such as procurement, logistics and blood, tissue and cell services.
The Post
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an NMC or HCPC registered practitioner to join the SNBTS Transfusion Team, supporting the delivery of safe, effective and person-centred transfusion practice within NHS Scotland.
The post holder will work closely with the Transfusion Practitioners, Hospital Transfusion Team (HTT) and multidisciplinary colleagues to enhance patient safety through the implementation, monitoring and long-term sustainability of the Infected Blood Inquiry (IBI) recommendations and Serious Hazards of Transfusion (SHOT) Standards. The role supports the delivery of the HTT workplan addressing local operational requirements of education and training, audit, transfusion incident management, and the implementation of national and local transfusion policies.
We are looking for a motivated individual with excellent communication skills, the ability to work with limited supervision, and a flexible, proactive approach to promoting safe transfusion practice at local and national level.
The Candidate
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Applicants should be educated to degree level with significant post registration experience preferably in clinical transfusion. The post-holder will be required to work across their designated sites and Higher Education Institutes to support delivery of the role, and as such a valid driving licence is desirable. The post-holder will contribute to the promotion and delivery of safe and effective transfusion practice, maintain effective communication and collaborative working across NHS Scotland and support the wider functions and responsibilities of the SNBTS Transfusion Team model of service.
The successful candidate will be required to undergo a Disclosure Scotland check. Any candidate who has lived/worked overseas for more than 12 months in the preceding 5 years will also be required to provide a criminal record check from the appropriate overseas agency.
Candidates must have current NMC/HCPC registration at the time of applying.
Previous applicants need not apply
Location and Working Pattern:
The work pattern for all posts is Monday to Friday
The base and hours for each role are noted below:
- Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow - 36 hours per week
- Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow – 25.2 hours per week
- Hospital base (to be agreed) covering Gartnaval General Hospital, Glasgow and Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley and Inverclyde Royal Hospital, Greenock and Vale of Leven District Hospital, Alexandria – 25.2 hours per week
- Dumfries and Galloway Royal Hospital, Dumfries – 7.2 hours per week
Please confirm on your application which area you wish to apply for
It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK and have entitlement to work in the UK for the post in which you will be employed.
Benefits
Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits - HR Benefits Brochure.
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Inclusion
Public Services Delivery Scotland is a national organisation and, as an anchor institution, it is our ambition to be a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone feels welcome. We recognise that flexible working creates an inclusive workplace where employees can thrive and feel confident about their ability to balance their personal and professional responsibilities. This is supported through Once for Scotland flexible working policies. PSD Scotland has made a long-term commitment to staff health and well-being and offers many learning and development opportunities to support and improve our approaches to diversity, inclusion and mental health in the workplace. There are a number of equality staff networks in place which all staff are welcome to join. We are also an equal opportunities employer and as such guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies. As an accredited Disability Confident Leader, it is the aim of PSD Scotland to offer a fully accessible and inclusive recruitment service that supports applicants on their candidate journey. If you are interested in any reasonable adjustments, please contact the Recruitment Team on NSS.wfrs@nhs.scot
Further Information
For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Jane Oldham, Senior Nurse, SNBTS Transfusion Team at jane.oldham2@nhs.scot
Closing date for completed applications is 24th July 2026.
Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).
We are an equal opportunities employer and as committed participant in the disability confident scheme, guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies however, where exceptionally high application volumes make this impracticable, a fair and proportionate shortlisting approach will be applied in line with Disability Confident guidance
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