Sister/Charge Nurse

As a Session Sister / Charge Nurse at NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), you will provide visible, confident clinical leadership to ensure donors receive safe, compassionate and highquality care at every session.

You will lead donorfacing teams, balance operational performance with regulatory compliance, and be the expert point of contact for donor eligibility and clinical decisionmaking.

Working autonomously when required, you will manage complex situations, respond to incidents, and role model professional behaviours that build donor trust and loyalty.

This role gives you the opportunity to make a direct contribution to saving and improving lives, while continuing to develop your leadership skills in a unique, nationally impactful healthcare environment.

Previous session nursing experience is not essential for this role. Full training and a structured 6-week supernumerary period will be provided to support successful transition into the role.

We are offering both full-time and part-time opportunities, so you can choose what works best for you.

Full-time hours are 9 days per fortnight, while our part-time option (6 days per fortnight) gives you greater flexibility to balance work with life outside it, while both roles continue to make a real difference. Early shifts start at 08:00 and finish at 17:00, while late shifts run from 10:30 to 19:30

Main duties of the job

Lead and support donor session teams to deliver safe, dignified and compassionate care, putting donors and patients at the centre of everything you do

Direct daily blood collection activity to meet operational targets while maintaining regulatory and quality standards

Act as the clinical expert for donor eligibility, donor care and the management of adverse events

Create a positive team environment by setting clear expectations, giving constructive feedback and role modelling NHSBT values

Monitor performance, identify risks early and take action to maintain donor and product safety

Support learning and development through coaching, mentoring and delivery of training

Work collaboratively with colleagues across NHSBT to share learning and support service improvement

Deputise for senior colleagues when required and contribute to wider service development activities Weekend and bank holiday working will be required.

You can expect to work some long hours, but you wont be working more than five days a week.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse with current Nursing and Midwifery Council registration (Adult/General)
• Evidence of ongoing professional development and commitment to continued learning
• Hold a full and valid UK driving licence with no more than 6 points

Experience

Essential

• Substantial management and leadership experience in a clinical environment
• Experience of managing and motivating teams to meet performance objectives
• Demonstrated understanding of patient or donor safety, risk management and quality standards
• Experience of implementing and leading change in a clinical setting
• Ability to manage complex situations confidently, making sound clinical judgements

About the employer

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.