Job summary
We have positions available at Newcastle, Sheffield, Nottingham, Luton, Milton Keynes, Borehamwood (Hertfordshire) and Colindale (London Middlesex).
At NHS Blood and Transplant we help people to do something extraordinary - donate blood, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save and enhance lives. First and foremost, we play a unique and special role in the NHS. It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives.
If you are shortlisted for this role, you will need to attend in person for a blood collection session tour so we can provide you with a more in-depth understanding of this role. This will then be followed by a face-to-face interview. I regret that we are unable to arrange virtual interviews or tours. Please also note that our travel policy does not allow for the payment of travel expenses.
Main duties of the job
You will be joining our organisation at an exciting time of change as we introduce this new Band 5 Registered Nurse role to our frontline multi-disciplinary teams. You will have the opportunity to enhance your skills and knowledge in a forward-thinking environment that provides an opportunity to grow your career. Whether you join us as a newly qualified or experienced nurse, you will be supported to achieve your ambitions and full potential.
Do you want to know what working as a Registered Nurse on a donor session looks like? View our video and hear directly from one of our Registered Nurses, what working here is really like and why you should consider investing your careers with us: Click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erO0QHwLrfc
Your role with us will provide you with the opportunity to work alongside a Band 6 Nurse to apply and develop your valuable professional clinical knowledge. You will also develop your leadership skills to successfully deliver and contribute to continuous service improvements.
Working in a fast moving and variable environment this essential role in the collection of blood and blood products will directly contribute to the saving and improving of patients lives.
About us
At NHSBT, all of our nursing teams are supported by an excellent framework of practice development, offering ongoing professional development to enable us to have a strong sense of professional pride whilst we deliver a safe and quality product to our hospitals and the best standard of care to our service users.
- Focused induction and training programme, with ongoing assessment and continuous development.
- All recruited B5 registered nurses will be offered a 6-12 Month preceptorship.
- Professional development including:
- NHSBT e-learning hub of online learning resources
- Leadership and Management programmes.
- Corporate Nursing Team who facilitates various professional development opportunities specific to Nursing, including Clinical Leadership, Clinical Supervision and Professional Nurse Advocates (PNAs).
- NHSBT Nursing Council, providing a forum to share best practice, support and evaluate implementation of our NHSBT Nursing Strategy.
- Potential funding opportunities for external studies where this has been identified during your Personal Development Review.
- Apprenticeships, work-based learning programmes.
Opportunity to work both within donor centres and within community mobile teams
Minimum 27 days annual leave per year plus 8 bank/public holidays dependent on length of service
- NHS Pension Scheme - defined benefit scheme (not dependent on investment returns). Further details and outline of benefits can be found at: www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/pensions
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a registered Nurse you will use your clinical skills and knowledge to assess donor suitability to donate, ensuring donor and product safety, in line with regulatory and governance standards. Duties include:
- Supporting the Sister/Charge Nurse in organising session activities to provide assurance of staff, donor and product safety deploying session staff to ensure that donor throughput is as efficient, and customer focussed as possible.
- Obtaining and maintaining proficiency in all core blood/component collection skills including venepuncture and will deploy these skills when working on session.
- Be required to act quickly and immediately in the event of emergencies or other unexpected events on the session.
- Be responsible for assessment, planning, provision, maintenance, and evaluation of donor care, in line with NMC and NHSBT codes of conduct.
- Lead by example providing guidance to the collection team to deliver excellent donor care and service, through confident clinical leadership. Developing with us to lead the blood collection team.
- Communicate confidently, effectively, and succinctly, any clinical/ operational issues in relation to the donation session that may require escalation and action from management.
- Ability to travel between Blood Donation Centres and community venues in a timely manner during the working day.
You will not be required to work night shifts in this role. You will be required to work variable hours including evenings, weekends and bank holidays.
Please view the attached recruitment profile which is a summary of the detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
Please also view the benefits information sheet which details the benefits of working for NHSBT and the hours of work, salary, leave entitlement etc. for this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a registered Nurse you will use your clinical skills and knowledge to assess donor suitability to donate, ensuring donor and product safety, in line with regulatory and governance standards. Duties include:
- Supporting the Sister/Charge Nurse in organising session activities to provide assurance of staff, donor and product safety deploying session staff to ensure that donor throughput is as efficient, and customer focussed as possible.
- Obtaining and maintaining proficiency in all core blood/component collection skills including venepuncture and will deploy these skills when working on session.
- Be required to act quickly and immediately in the event of emergencies or other unexpected events on the session.
- Be responsible for assessment, planning, provision, maintenance, and evaluation of donor care, in line with NMC and NHSBT codes of conduct.
- Lead by example providing guidance to the collection team to deliver excellent donor care and service, through confident clinical leadership. Developing with us to lead the blood collection team.
- Communicate confidently, effectively, and succinctly, any clinical/ operational issues in relation to the donation session that may require escalation and action from management.
- Ability to travel between Blood Donation Centres and community venues in a timely manner during the working day.
You will not be required to work night shifts in this role. You will be required to work variable hours including evenings, weekends and bank holidays.
Please view the attached recruitment profile which is a summary of the detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
Please also view the benefits information sheet which details the benefits of working for NHSBT and the hours of work, salary, leave entitlement etc. for this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current NMC registration (which must be maintained in the role). - If you are currently awaiting your NMC registration please, apply here: https://jobs.nhsbt.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=4436
- Evidence of commitment to continued learning and development and application in practice.
- Completion of training for additional clinical skills including venepuncture and Basic life support (BLS) or ability to obtain.
- Willingness and ability to develop management, coaching and mentoring skills necessary for leading and managing a team.
- Demonstrates commitment to own continued professional development (CPD).
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate an understanding and knowledge of patient safety initiatives and strategies and risk management.
- Competence in the use of computers and electronic communication systems or expectation to develop existing skills further as the needs of the service dictate.
- Demonstrates an understanding of the importance of good customer care and the ability to respond to the needs of service users / patients.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current NMC registration (which must be maintained in the role). - If you are currently awaiting your NMC registration please, apply here: https://jobs.nhsbt.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=4436
- Evidence of commitment to continued learning and development and application in practice.
- Completion of training for additional clinical skills including venepuncture and Basic life support (BLS) or ability to obtain.
- Willingness and ability to develop management, coaching and mentoring skills necessary for leading and managing a team.
- Demonstrates commitment to own continued professional development (CPD).
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate an understanding and knowledge of patient safety initiatives and strategies and risk management.
- Competence in the use of computers and electronic communication systems or expectation to develop existing skills further as the needs of the service dictate.
- Demonstrates an understanding of the importance of good customer care and the ability to respond to the needs of service users / patients.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
