Cardiothoracic Heart Advisory Group Chair

Job summary

The role of the Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Advisory groups is to advise NHSBT on all aspects of Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation and ensure equity of access and best outcomes for all recipients.

The Chairs of Solid Organ Advisory Groups play a key role in providing leadership and professional input in solid Organ Transplantation to NHSBT and the wider Donation and Transplantation community.

Main duties of the job

As the Chair of the Cardiothoracic Advisory Group - Hearts, you will play a key role in the delivery of our strategy Organ Donation and Transplantation 2030: Meeting the Need.

Working alongside National and International leaders in the field of Donation and Transplantation you will be an integral member of the OTDT Clinical Team.

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.