Senior Retrieval Assistant
| Posting date: | 10 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £27,485 to £30,162 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £27485 - £30162 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 June 2025 |
| Location: | Liverpool, L24 8RB |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | M0048-25-0343 |
Summary
At NHSBT, we prioritize your personal development and take training seriously. To give you a better understanding of what to expect in this role, heres an overview of what your initial training program will cover: Training Programme Overview (6 months): Eye and Tissue Retrieval: Includes bone, skin, heart valves, tendons, and arteries. Vehicle Familiarisation: Training in driving NHSBT liveried vehicles, including a driving assessment. Our vehicles are manual. Mortuary Work: Acclimation to working in mortuary settings and with deceased patients. Regulatory Knowledge: Understanding Human Tissue Authority regulations, consent requirements, and the Human Tissue Act. Tissue Retrieval: Training in dissection and tissue removal, with basic anatomy instruction. Clinical Pathway Insight: Overview of the process from referral and consent to tissue preparation for transplantation. Virology Testing: Basic understanding of virology testing on deceased donors. Support Functions: Training in stock ordering, retrieval kit preparation, and other support areas. Competency Assessments: Completion of competency assessments in eye and tissue retrieval around the 6-month mark. Throughout the training programme, supervision is provided during retrieval activities. Only after demonstrating competence will, you conduct retrievals independently. For multi-tissue retrievals, a minimum of two NHSBT team members are always present, along with third-party professionals, such as healthcare staff and mortuary technicians, who provide site supervision at non-NHSBT locations. What we offer you: Extensive Learning and Development Opportunities refer to the detailed training program outlined above. Career pathway There are defined career pathways covering both scientific and leadership/management routes. Within Tissue and Eye Services it is possible to progress through Senior Retrieval Assistant, Retrieval Team Leader, Retrieval Supervisor and Retrieval Team Manager roles depending on experience, qualifications gained and the vacancies arising. There are also opportunities to learn about other areas of NHSBT via a day in the life sessions for staff wanting to work across departments and directorates. Leave: 27 days per year plus 8 bank/public holidaysPro rata if part-time. Leave increases to 29 days after 5 years service and 33 days after 10 years service. Pension: The NHS Pension Scheme is a defined benefit scheme (not dependent on investment returns). Further details and outline of benefits can be found at: www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/pensions Please view the attached recruitment profile which is a summary of the detailed Job Description and Person Specification for the full personal attributes we require for the role. You will need to demonstrate these throughout the recruitment process.