Job Description
Job Title: Blood Production Officer (Known as HHTO)
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Job Summary
As a Blood Production Officer (Known as HHTO), you will play a vital part in making sure patients receive safe, timely blood and blood products when they need them most. Working within Hospital Services, you will carry out a range of routine and non‑routine tasks that support the validation, storage and issue of blood components and tissues. You will work as part of a committed team, using your attention to detail and technical skills to maintain high standards of quality and safety. You will also support and guide less experienced colleagues, helping the team deliver a reliable service that saves and improves lives every day.
Main duties of the job
• Contribute directly to patient care by safely validating, storing and issuing blood components and tissues in line with standard operating procedures
• Help ensure high standards of quality by accurately checking products, requests and records to minimise errors and wastage
• Support emergency and urgent requests so hospitals receive the right products at the right time
• Use specialist equipment, including monitored and calibrated systems, to maintain product safety and compliance
• Work collaboratively within the team, building strong relationships to deliver a reliable and responsive service
• Provide advice, guidance and training to less experienced colleagues, supporting their learning and development
• Monitor stock levels and storage conditions, responding appropriately to alarms or deviations
• Identify issues or incidents early and refer or report them to support continuous improvement
• Take responsibility for organising your own workload while contributing to team priorities
About You
Experience and Knowledge
• Experience of working effectively as part of a team
• Experience using computers and basic IT systems for data entry and record keeping
Qualifications and Training
• A level, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification
• Or extensive experience in a logistics or supply chain environment
• Or significant experience of routine NHSBT procedures and understanding of non‑routine procedures
• At Plymouth Site only: Possess a valid driving licence allowing the holder to drive in the UK.
About Us
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.
Our three core values are what set us apart. They guide and inspire everything we do.
By being caring, expertly meeting the needs of our patients and our people, and accepting nothing less than the best quality, we can do extraordinary work – and help our people to do something extraordinary in their career, too. Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever.
You will join us on our journey to create an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with, and we positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
What we offer:
- Unsocial hours enhancement
- Flexible working options – we promote flexible working where the role allows. We’re happy to discuss what flexibility might look like for you.
- Generous annual leave - 27 days annual leave (pro rata for part-time) plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years’ service and to 33 days after 10 years.
- Inclusive pension scheme - the NHS Pension Scheme is a defined benefit scheme (not dependent on investment returns). Further details and outline of benefits can be found at: http://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/information-about-nhs-pensions
- Supportive learning culture - we’ve fostered a culture of continuous learning where colleagues are well-led, engaged, and encouraged to grow. We support you in reaching your full potential, both in your current role and future career. Our Thrive program embodies our commitment to learning and development, offering a wide range of activities to support your personal and professional growth. It’s open to everyone at NHSBT, ensuring you have the resources to succeed and shine in your role.
- Health and wellbeing support – we offer confidential services including occupational health, employee assistance programme, and wellbeing resources. Our support is available to all colleagues and we endeavour to provide tailored workplace adjustments where possible.
This post requires working from Monday to Friday, 18:30 - 23:00 every day.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applications from disabled candidates. We will talk with you to explore any adjustments that may help you during the recruitment process.
You can find more information about accessibility, our culture, and how we support applicants on the NHSBT Careers website:
To learn more, please see the job description and person specification. These can be accessed via the link below, or by clicking ‘Apply’ if you are viewing this advert on another site.
Next steps
This vacancy will close at 23:59 on Sunday 17th May 2026.
The assessment process for this role will include: a single interview. Interviews are anticipated to be held on week commencing 1st June 2026 – subject to confirmation.
For informal enquiries please contact –
Name: Georgina Clark
Job Title: HS Manager
Contact Details: Georgina.Clark@nhsbt.nhs.uk
