NHS Blood and Transplant

Consultant in Donor Medicine

The closing date is 04 May 2026

Job summary

As a Consultant in Donor Medicine at NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), you will help keep donors safe and well while supporting the NHS to deliver the right blood and blood products to patients when they need them.

Main duties of the job

You will lead clinical decision-making on donor suitability and follow-up, provide expert advice to colleagues and clinicians, and shape national policy through clinical governance, audit, teaching and research. Working across sites and teams, you will influence how we improve donor selection, manage adverse events and strengthen the quality of our services. This is a rare opportunity to combine clinical leadership with a clear, national impact on donor and patient outcomes.

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.

Details

Date posted

20 April 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

008552

Job locations

NHSBT

500 North Bristol Park

Filton

BS34 7QH


NHSBT

Vincent Drive

Birmingham

B15 2SG


NHSBT - Tooting

75 Cranmer Terrace

London

SW17 0RB


NHSBT

Capitol Way

Barnsley

S75 3FG


NHSBT

Plymouth Grove

Manchester

M13 9LL


NHSBT - Colindale

Charcot Road

London

NW9 5BG


Job description

Job responsibilities

To learn more, please see the job description and person specification. This can be accessed via the link below, or by clicking ‘Apply’ if you are viewing this advert on another site.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To learn more, please see the job description and person specification. This can be accessed via the link below, or by clicking ‘Apply’ if you are viewing this advert on another site.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full and Specialist or General Practice registration (and a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) (or eligible for registration within six months of interview).

Experience

Essential

  • Training and experience equivalent to that required for entry to the specialist register.
  • Broad knowledge of general medicine.
  • Wide experience in general medical specialties or general practice.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full and Specialist or General Practice registration (and a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) (or eligible for registration within six months of interview).

Experience

Essential

  • Training and experience equivalent to that required for entry to the specialist register.
  • Broad knowledge of general medicine.
  • Wide experience in general medical specialties or general practice.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

NHSBT

500 North Bristol Park

Filton

BS34 7QH


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Blood and Transplant

Address

NHSBT

500 North Bristol Park

Filton

BS34 7QH


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior Business Administrator - Transfusion

Grace Brennan

grace.brennan@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

20 April 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

008552

Job locations

NHSBT

500 North Bristol Park

Filton

BS34 7QH


NHSBT

Vincent Drive

Birmingham

B15 2SG


NHSBT - Tooting

75 Cranmer Terrace

London

SW17 0RB


NHSBT

Capitol Way

Barnsley

S75 3FG


NHSBT

Plymouth Grove

Manchester

M13 9LL


NHSBT - Colindale

Charcot Road

London

NW9 5BG


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