Specialist Nurse Organ Donation

NHS Blood and Transplant

The closing date is 06 April 2025

Job summary

Our team oversees organ and tissue donation to maximise donation opportunities to save as many lives as possible through transplantation. We ensure we do our amazing donors justice and give a lifeline to thousands of people every year. We provide support and guidance to patients and families to ensure we deliver a world-class service.

Main duties of the job

You will play a key role in saving and improving lives through being an ambassador for our services and be a central point for medical teams to help deliver and facilitate a successful organ and tissue donation process. You will have the opportunity to help patients and families and unite team to deliver life-saving services. Your responsibilities will include: Using your clinical skills and experience to ensure the safety of our donors and recipients. Coordinating the theatre process to ensure a safe and effective retrieval of organs and tissues. Responding to referring hospitals to provide advice, information and support. Undertaking patient assessment and screening to identify potential donors. Communicating with hospital colleagues to facilitate the organ donation conversation with families. Advising on interventions in the appropriate clinical management of the potential donor. Developing key relationships with hospital colleagues to ensure that no opportunity for donation is missed. Acting as an Ambassador to promote organ donation.

About us

It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, youll 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.

Date posted

26 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

18 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

006192

Job locations

Addenbrooke

Cambridge

United Kingdom

CB2 0QQ


Job description

Job responsibilities

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.

What we offer: • NHSBT promotes flexible working opportunities where the role will allow. • 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. • NHS 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: www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/pensions ‎ • 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.

This advert will close Sunday 6th April 2025 at 23:59pm. Shortlisting will take place on or around 14th April 2025 Interviews will be held on or around 24th April 2025- subject to confirmation.

For any informal enquiries please reach out to Alice Workman, Lead Nurse, alice.workman@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Or please join one of these informal meeting dates for the opportunity to ask questions and discuss the role, this will be hosted on Teams for the following dates/times:

28th March: 10am – 11am

31st March: 10am – 11am

2nd April: 1pm – 2pm

Please contact the Eastern Regional Admin Team to book onto these informal meetings via email odtregionaladmincluster@nhsbt.nhs.uk or phone 020 7166 6922.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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.

What we offer: • NHSBT promotes flexible working opportunities where the role will allow. • 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. • NHS 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: www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/pensions ‎ • 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.

This advert will close Sunday 6th April 2025 at 23:59pm. Shortlisting will take place on or around 14th April 2025 Interviews will be held on or around 24th April 2025- subject to confirmation.

For any informal enquiries please reach out to Alice Workman, Lead Nurse, alice.workman@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Or please join one of these informal meeting dates for the opportunity to ask questions and discuss the role, this will be hosted on Teams for the following dates/times:

28th March: 10am – 11am

31st March: 10am – 11am

2nd April: 1pm – 2pm

Please contact the Eastern Regional Admin Team to book onto these informal meetings via email odtregionaladmincluster@nhsbt.nhs.uk or phone 020 7166 6922.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Be a Registered Nurse with current Nursing and Midwifery Council registration; RN1 Adult Nurse level 1, RNA Adult Nurse level 1, RN8 Childrens Nurse level 1 or RNC Childrens Nurse level 1 (which must be maintained)
  • Hold a relevant nursing qualification OR equivalent job-related experience
  • Demonstrate commitment to own Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
  • Possession of a valid driving licence, allowing you to drive the UK

Experience

Essential

  • Have experience of a specialist healthcare environment working with families of those who have suffered a bereavement.
  • Demonstrate experience of using Microsoft Office packages and iOS to prepare documents, deliver presentations and communicate.
  • Have experience of leadership or be willing to develop this skill.
  • Have experience in an acute hospital setting or end of life care.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Be a Registered Nurse with current Nursing and Midwifery Council registration; RN1 Adult Nurse level 1, RNA Adult Nurse level 1, RN8 Childrens Nurse level 1 or RNC Childrens Nurse level 1 (which must be maintained)
  • Hold a relevant nursing qualification OR equivalent job-related experience
  • Demonstrate commitment to own Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
  • Possession of a valid driving licence, allowing you to drive the UK

Experience

Essential

  • Have experience of a specialist healthcare environment working with families of those who have suffered a bereavement.
  • Demonstrate experience of using Microsoft Office packages and iOS to prepare documents, deliver presentations and communicate.
  • Have experience of leadership or be willing to develop this skill.
  • Have experience in an acute hospital setting or end of life care.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Blood and Transplant

Address

Addenbrooke

Cambridge

United Kingdom

CB2 0QQ


Employer's website

https://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Blood and Transplant

Address

Addenbrooke

Cambridge

United Kingdom

CB2 0QQ


Employer's website

https://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Nurse- Organ Donation

Alice Workman

alice.workman@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Date posted

26 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

18 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

006192

Job locations

Addenbrooke

Cambridge

United Kingdom

CB2 0QQ


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