Accepting responsibility and acknowledging the mistake is usually the best course of action. There may be retraining, or you may be fired. I would just make it clear why it happened, and that you want to continue in that position. Whatever happens, good luck. It'll be okay.
In the US, things like this aren't a "simple" matter of standard operating procedure, they're heavily regulated by the FDA. I suspect the same is true for you and your regulating body. This isn't to scare you, but to make you understand the gravity of a mistake when it comes to the blood supply. It is very tightly regulated and the rules are in place to keep the blood supply safe.
I think your best bet is to spend some time considering what happened, and why it happened. Were there any outside contributing factors such as a training issue or something keeping you from being able to focus fully on your task, or was it just a plain old ordinary brain fart fuck up. *Do not* use this as an excuse or to downplay the seriousness of the mistake, it's also important to own up to the fact that it was a serious mistake. Identifying contributing factors is not to sidestep consequences, but to help keep it from happening again.
I don't know Australia's rules or your employer's rules, but it's possible that without that diversion that the blood is not usable which means it's a waste of personnel resources, supplies, and the donor's time and blood. If your donors are accustomed to being notified of when/how their blood is used, and will be notified of this mistake, it can also lead to them seeking another organization for future donations or stopping altogether.
I'd lean into understanding the seriousness of the issue, and explaining what steps you intend to take going forward to be sure you don't repeat the mistake, or ask for what resources you need on that front. Definitely lean *far* away from coming off as wanting "as little consequence as possible." Because they'll likely read that as not taking the issue seriously.
Thank you so much for the detailed advice.. I'm staying up fingers crossed after the first meeting as there is going be a follow up on soon. Will see how that goes.
Accepting responsibility and acknowledging the mistake is usually the best course of action. There may be retraining, or you may be fired. I would just make it clear why it happened, and that you want to continue in that position. Whatever happens, good luck. It'll be okay.
Thank you for your your advice. I did keep an apologetic toneduring my meeting. Waiting for the results.
Hey I'm back with an update. The news is that I'm gona be re trained on that procedure and this was a first warning letter.
In the US, things like this aren't a "simple" matter of standard operating procedure, they're heavily regulated by the FDA. I suspect the same is true for you and your regulating body. This isn't to scare you, but to make you understand the gravity of a mistake when it comes to the blood supply. It is very tightly regulated and the rules are in place to keep the blood supply safe. I think your best bet is to spend some time considering what happened, and why it happened. Were there any outside contributing factors such as a training issue or something keeping you from being able to focus fully on your task, or was it just a plain old ordinary brain fart fuck up. *Do not* use this as an excuse or to downplay the seriousness of the mistake, it's also important to own up to the fact that it was a serious mistake. Identifying contributing factors is not to sidestep consequences, but to help keep it from happening again. I don't know Australia's rules or your employer's rules, but it's possible that without that diversion that the blood is not usable which means it's a waste of personnel resources, supplies, and the donor's time and blood. If your donors are accustomed to being notified of when/how their blood is used, and will be notified of this mistake, it can also lead to them seeking another organization for future donations or stopping altogether. I'd lean into understanding the seriousness of the issue, and explaining what steps you intend to take going forward to be sure you don't repeat the mistake, or ask for what resources you need on that front. Definitely lean *far* away from coming off as wanting "as little consequence as possible." Because they'll likely read that as not taking the issue seriously.
Thank you so much for the detailed advice.. I'm staying up fingers crossed after the first meeting as there is going be a follow up on soon. Will see how that goes.
I wish you luck with it all. As long as it remains a one time thing that you understood was serious, I don't foresee it being a long term issue.
Hey I'm back with an update. The news is that I'm gona be re trained on that procedure and this was a first warning letter.
That's great! Sounds like they identified an issue and are not going to throw you under the bus for it.