About this role
Job summary
At NHS Blood & Transplant (NHSBT), we are a unique organisation that saves and improves lives every day. We are on a mission to ensure every patient receives the donation they need.
We are looking for a Lead Nurse to join our Organ & Tissue Donation & Transplantation (OTDT) directorate as a key member of the Tissue Donation Leadership team, focusing on Eye Donation Schemes.
Through professional leadership and stakeholder engagement you will be accountable for UK Eye Donation Schemes, ensuring donation opportunities are maximised against the available donor pool at identified NHS Hospitals.
This unique role enables the successful candidate to utilise their identified leadership skills and clinical expertise in deceased donation, to support the continued development of the schemes in order to meet the need for patients currently awaiting a corneal transplant in the UK.
The successful candidate will have opportunity to develop both as part of a team and as an individual autonomous practitioner, building on existing data collection to continually strengthen clinical practice.
This role provides opportunity for direct line management, internal and external stakeholder engagement with one key aim of meeting the need of patients awaiting a corneal transplant.
Main duties of the job
As service lead, you will be accountable for all UK Eye Donation Schemes ensuring corneal donation opportunities at contractual sites are maximised. You will provide operational and professional leadership to the National Eye Donation Schemes, establishing and maintaining clear communication pathways between the schemes and NHSBT.
You will also:
Work collaboratively with OTDT Commissioning colleagues to ensure contractual service needs are realised and always met providing the operational input and professional leadership required.Be innovative in the approach to meet the need for corneas providing leadership for hospital sites to consider a variety of service development options.Provide Professional Nursing Leadership to the in-hospital based Regional Tissue Donation Nurse Specialist(s).
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.
Job description Job responsibilities
What we offer:
Hybrid working arrangements – because NHSBT works nationally, we’re able to offer hybrid working options that give you more flexibility to balance work with life. Flexible working options – we promote flexible working where the role allows. We’re happy to discuss what flexibility might look like for you. Generous annual leave - 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. Inclusive 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: http://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/information-about-nhs-pensions Supportive learning culture - 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. Health and wellbeing support – we offer confidential services including occupational health, employee assistance programme, and wellbeing resources. Our support is available to all colleagues and we endeavour to provide tailored workplace adjustments where possible. As a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applications from disabled candidates. We will talk with you to explore any adjustments that may help you during the recruitment process.
You can find more information about accessibility, our culture, and how we support applicants on the NHSBT Careers website:
Read about our application process Learn more about our culture at NHSBT To learn more, please see the job description and person specification. These can be accessed via the link below, or by clicking ‘Apply’ if you are viewing this advert on another site.
Next steps This vacancy will close at 23:59 on Tuesday 16th June.
The assessment process for this role will be multistage, involving an initial stage video presentation, which if you are successful, you will be invited to a final stage panel interview on Teams.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered Nurse with current Nursing and Midwifery Council registration. Educated to Masters level or equivalent level of specialist knowledge gained through formal training and work experience in clinical research. Possesses a teaching/assessing qualification, e.g. ENB 998 or equivalent. Demonstrate commitment to own Continued Professional Development (CPD) Awareness of current professional issues and developments within deceased donation, nursing and the NHS.
Experience Essential
Demonstrate experience of clinical leadership on a team level. Demonstrate experience of planning, implementing and evaluating change. Demonstrate awareness of performance objectives and organisational targets. Demonstrate experience of clinical teaching. Evidence of proven leadership and management experience by influence and direct management. Experience of contribution to development or strategy and service development. Demonstrates an understanding and evidence participation in principles of clinical audit, and data collection. Demonstrates involvement in personal and professional development for self. Demonstrates an awareness of current issues in nursing. Experience of caring for a dying patient. Experience in dealing with bereaved families. Experience in communicating with a wide range of senior professionals internal and external to the organisation. Demonstrable evidence of successful service improvement and implementation of change. Experience in managing and motivating people to deliver corporate strategy and business objectives. Awareness of current professional issues and developments within organ donation, nursing and the NHS. Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of own clinical practice and that of others within a clinical governance framework. Evidence of experience of leading effective change and innovation within teams /across an organisation. Evidence of proven leadership and management experience by influence and direct management.
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 NHSBT - Filton
500 North Bristol Park
Northway
Filton, Bristol
BS34 7QH
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)