Job summary

Secondment welcome | Fixed Term 2 Years

We are seeking an experienced and motivatedBiomedical Scientist or Registered Nurse to join our team as a Specialist Practitioner of Transfusion (SPOT).

The successful candidate will promote safe and effective transfusion practice across the Trust, delivering education and training to clinical staff, supporting compliance with BSQR, SABRE and SHOT requirements, and acting as the key link between the Blood Transfusion Department and clinical teams.

Key responsibilities include investigating transfusion incidents, managing traceability, developing transfusion policies, supporting quality improvement initiatives, and representing the Trust at regional and national transfusion meetings.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Band 7 practitioner, or an experienced Band 6 looking to develop their specialist transfusion expertise, within a dedicated team committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care.

About You

• HCPC Registered as a biomedical scientist
• OR Registered with the NMC

Main duties of the job

Reporting into the Lead Nurse for Haematology and Oncology, some of your responsibilities will include:

• Deliver education and training to clinical staff on best transfusion practice.
• Act as a specialist resource for transfusion-related advice and support.
• Investigate transfusion incidents and support learning and quality improvement.
• Monitor and manage transfusion traceability requirements.
• Develop, implement and review transfusion-related policies and procedures.

About us

At Sheffield Children's, our purpose is clear: to provide healthier futures for children and young people. Our three strategic aims are Outstanding Patient Care, Brilliant Place to Work, and Leaders in Children's Health.

We work with partners across local, regional, and national levels to deliver physical and mental healthcare in both acute and community settings. Many of our clinicians are nationally and internationally recognised for their expertise.

We're proud that 73% of colleagues would recommend Sheffield Children's as a place to work, placing us among the top five NHS trusts in England -- and the top-ranked trust in the North East and Yorkshire -- in the latest NHS Staff Survey.

Our nearly 4,000 colleagues bring our CARE values -- Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence -- to life every day, creating a kind, welcoming environment where patients and families feel safe and supported.

As we approach our 150th anniversary in 2026, we're excited to keep building our leadership in children's health, improve experiences for patients and staff, and focus on our communities and population health.

We also offer excellent benefits to support your wellbeing, with generous annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing programmes, and exclusive discounts -- helping you thrive at work and beyond.

Details

Date posted

29 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

425-26-8101403-A

Job locations

Sheffield Children's Hospital

Sheffield Children's Hospital, Western Bank

Sheffield

S10 2TH

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information on the main responsibilities for this post, please refer to the job description and person specification.

******We strongly encourage all applicants to review their right to work eligibility before submitting an application to help avoid any disappointment during the recruitment process.

This role has been assigned occupation code (2237 Nurse & 2113 Biomedical scientist)using the CASCOT coding tool. Under current Home Office guidance, it is strongly unlikely that the criteria required to support Skilled Worker visa sponsorship will be met for this vacancy.

For further information on occupation codes, sponsorship eligibility and right-to-work requirements, please visit:Skilled Worker visa: Your Job GOV.UK.Skilled Worker visa: eligible occupations and codes - GOV.UK

Diversity Statement

At Sheffield Childrens, we are committed to creating an inclusive environment that celebrates diversity and supports everyones success. We prioritise Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in our recruitment practices, creating a welcoming space for people of all backgrounds, including ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ members.

Recognising that inclusivity is an ongoing effort, we review our processes and welcome feedback to enhance our practices. A diverse team strengthens our organisation and the quality of care we deliver. For ideas on how we can improve, please contact our Recruitment Manager at [email protected]. Together, were building a workplace where everyone belongs.

Job description Job responsibilities For more information on the main responsibilities for this post, please refer to the job description and person specification. ******We strongly encourage all applicants to review their right to work eligibility before submitting an application to help avoid any disappointment during the recruitment process. This role has been assigned occupation code (2237 Nurse & 2113 Biomedical scientist)using the CASCOT coding tool. Under current Home Office guidance, it is strongly unlikely that the criteria required to support Skilled Worker visa sponsorship will be met for this vacancy. For further information on occupation codes, sponsorship eligibility and right-to-work requirements, please visit:Skilled Worker visa: Your Job GOV.UK.Skilled Worker visa: eligible occupations and codes - GOV.UK Diversity Statement At Sheffield Childrens, we are committed to creating an inclusive environment that celebrates diversity and supports everyones success. We prioritise Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in our recruitment practices, creating a welcoming space for people of all backgrounds, including ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ members. Recognising that inclusivity is an ongoing effort, we review our processes and welcome feedback to enhance our practices. A diverse team strengthens our organisation and the quality of care we deliver. For ideas on how we can improve, please contact our Recruitment Manager at [email protected]. Together, were building a workplace where everyone belongs.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Significant post registration experience in a relevant setting
• Experience of senior healthcare roles, leading teams and ensuring adherence to best practices in patient care.
• Experience designing and delivering healthcare training programmes, including simulation exercises and competency based education.
• Experience conducting audits, evaluating training effectiveness, and reporting findings to drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration with extensive transfusion knowledge and current NMC registration or relevant professional body
• Educated to master's level or equivalent knowledge and skills gained through a combination of in-depth experience, post- graduate or post registration study and/or courses

Desirable

• Recognised leadership/mentoring/coaching course
• SPOT experience

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• Comprehensive understanding of current best practice in transfusion therapy
• Understanding of healthcare governance frameworks and experience in developing and implementing policies for emergency preparedness and response.
• Ability to identify training gaps and deliver evidence-based education to both clinical and non-clinical colleagues.
• Ability to provide pastoral support, adapting as necessary
• Self-motivated and able to work under own initiative and prioritise workload
• The ability to communicate with a range of different people within the organisation and present information in a way that is easy to understand to effectively engage with people
• Able to manage complexity and work in an ambiguous or changing environment
• IT literate including sound knowledge of MS Office software such as; Excel, PowerPoint etc

Desirable

• Experience of investigating clinical incidents and near misses associated with transfusion practice.
• Experience of identifying and managing clinical risks associated with transfusion practice

Person Specification Experience Essential Significant post registration experience in a relevant setting Experience of senior healthcare roles, leading teams and ensuring adherence to best practices in patient care. Experience designing and delivering healthcare training programmes, including simulation exercises and competency based education. Experience conducting audits, evaluating training effectiveness, and reporting findings to drive continuous improvement. Qualifications and Training Essential Registered Nurse with current NMC registration with extensive transfusion knowledge and current NMC registration or relevant professional body Educated to master's level or equivalent knowledge and skills gained through a combination of in-depth experience, post- graduate or post registration study and/or courses Desirable Recognised leadership/mentoring/coaching course SPOT experience Knowledge and skills Essential Comprehensive understanding of current best practice in transfusion therapy Understanding of healthcare governance frameworks and experience in developing and implementing policies for emergency preparedness and response. Ability to identify training gaps and deliver evidence-based education to both clinical and non-clinical colleagues. Ability to provide pastoral support, adapting as necessary Self-motivated and able to work under own initiative and prioritise workload The ability to communicate with a range of different people within the organisation and present information in a way that is easy to understand to effectively engage with people Able to manage complexity and work in an ambiguous or changing environment IT literate including sound knowledge of MS Office software such as; Excel, PowerPoint etc Desirable Experience of investigating clinical incidents and near misses associated with transfusion practice. Experience of identifying and managing clinical risks associated with transfusion practice

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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 (Opens in a new tab). 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 (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Sheffield Children's Hospital

Sheffield Children's Hospital, Western Bank

Sheffield

S10 2TH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.sheffieldchildrens.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Sheffield Children's Hospital

Sheffield Children's Hospital, Western Bank

Sheffield

S10 2TH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.sheffieldchildrens.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

Permanent | Full-time

We are looking for someone to join our inpatient team, where you will support young people with conditions such as low mood, anxiety, psychosis, eating difficulties, and autism, working with a multidisciplinary team to deliver tailored care plans and interventions.

You will be working substantively at Sapphire Lodge, which is dedicated to providing high-quality care to young people aged 13-18 experiencing mental health, emotional, and behavioural difficulties.

About You

• RMN / RN (Mental Health) or RLDN / RN (Learning Disabilities) registration or awaiting registration.

• A genuine interest in working with young people and supporting them

• Flexibility to meet the needs of the service and the young people in our care.

If you're passionate about making a difference in the lives of young people and want to work in a creative and supportive environment, we would love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

Reporting into the Clinical Nurse Manager, your responsibilities will include:

• Assess, plan, and implement nursing care.

• Provide therapeutic interventions to help young people manage their thoughts, feelings, and emotions.

• Collaborate with the team to contribute to the development of individual care plans.

• Support the recovery and well-being of young people, helping them achieve their maximum potential.

• Coordinate nursing activities across shifts to ensure smooth operations on the unit.

About us

At Sheffield Children's, our purpose is clear: to provide healthier futures for children and young people. Our three strategic aims are Outstanding Patient Care, Brilliant Place to Work, and Leaders in Children's Health.

We work with partners across local, regional, and national levels to deliver physical and mental healthcare in both acute and community settings. Many of our clinicians are nationally and internationally recognised for their expertise.

We're proud that 73% of colleagues would recommend Sheffield Children's as a place to work, placing us among the top five NHS trusts in England -- and the top-ranked trust in the North East and Yorkshire -- in the latest NHS Staff Survey.

Our nearly 4,000 colleagues bring our CARE values -- Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence -- to life every day, creating a kind, welcoming environment where patients and families feel safe and supported.

As we approach our 150th anniversary in 2026, we're excited to keep building our leadership in children's health, improve experiences for patients and staff, and focus on our communities and population health.

We also offer excellent benefits to support your wellbeing, with generous annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing programmes, and exclusive discounts -- helping you thrive at work and beyond.

Job summary

Fixed term | 12 months

We are looking for an experienced, dynamic, and highly motivated safeguarding professional to join Sheffield's newly established Multi-Agency Child Protection Team (MACPT) as the Health Lead.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in an innovative safeguarding partnership, hosted by Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust and based within Sheffield City Council. As the senior health representative within the team, you will help shape and strengthen the health contribution to child protection decision-making across the city.

Working collaboratively with colleagues from social care, police, education, and the wider health system, you will provide expert safeguarding leadership and advice to support timely, informed, and effective responses for children at risk of significant harm. You will champion partnership working, influence strategic and operational practice, and drive continuous improvement to ensure the best possible outcomes for children, young people, and their families.

This unique role offers the opportunity to make a real difference by contributing to a pioneering multi-agency approach that places the needs and safety of children at its heart.

If you are a passionate safeguarding leader with the expertise, credibility, and drive to influence practice across organisational boundaries, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

In this role, you will lead and coordinate the health contribution within Sheffield's innovative Multi-Agency Child Protection Team (MACPT), ensuring health perspectives are embedded within safeguarding decision-making and practice.

You will provide expert safeguarding advice and clinical leadership in complex child protection situations, using your specialist knowledge to support effective risk assessment, decision-making and planning for children and families.

Working collaboratively with colleagues across health, social care, police and education, you will help deliver coordinated, child-centred interventions and strengthen multi-agency safeguarding arrangements across the city.

You will play a key role in driving service improvement, learning and quality assurance activities, helping to develop and embed best practice across the safeguarding partnership.

You will champion inclusive, trauma-informed and anti-racist approaches, ensuring the needs of vulnerable children, young people and families remain at the heart of everything we do.

You will also contribute to workforce development, safeguarding supervision, audit, quality assurance, performance monitoring and service improvement activities, helping to strengthen safeguarding practice and outcomes for children, young people and families across the city.

About us

At Sheffield Children's, our purpose is clear: to provide healthier futures for children and young people. Our three strategic aims are Outstanding Patient Care, Brilliant Place to Work, and Leaders in Children's Health.

We work with partners across local, regional, and national levels to deliver physical and mental healthcare in both acute and community settings. Many of our clinicians are nationally and internationally recognised for their expertise.

We're proud that 73% of colleagues would recommend Sheffield Children's as a place to work, placing us among the top five NHS trusts in England -- and the top-ranked trust in the North East and Yorkshire -- in the latest NHS Staff Survey.

Our nearly 4,000 colleagues bring our CARE values -- Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence -- to life every day, creating a kind, welcoming environment where patients and families feel safe and supported.

As we approach our 150th anniversary in 2026, we're excited to keep building our leadership in children's health, improve experiences for patients and staff, and focus on our communities and population health.

We also offer excellent benefits to support your wellbeing, with generous annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing programmes, and exclusive discounts -- helping you thrive at work and beyond.