Donor Carer

NHS Blood and Transplant; Huntingdonshire; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 58,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

6‑week training period

Flexible working options

Generous annual leave

Inclusive pension scheme

Health & wellbeing support

No night shifts

Overtime/unsociable hour payments

Job summary

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is seeking a Donor Carer to join its mobile team across donation sessions. You will provide a safe, caring donation experience, with training in donor screening, venepuncture and post-donation care.

You’ll travel between venues and work alongside healthcare professionals to ensure quality and donor satisfaction. The role involves varied hours including evenings, weekends, and bank holidays, with no night shifts.

Qualifications

• Experience of dealing with the public.
• Experience of delivering a quality customer service.
• Be willing to learn new technology skills and undergo digital training.
• Hold a valid full UK Driving Licence (Manual) with no more than 6 penalty points (provisional licences will not be accepted)

Responsibilities

• Welcome and support donors to deliver a safe, caring donation experience.
• Learn and develop practical healthcare skills including donor health screening and venepuncture.
• Work in a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality donor care.
• Maintain donor records and support safe handling, reconciliation and transport of blood products and samples.
• Encourage donors to return for regular donations.
• Support quality, safety, infection prevention and regulatory compliance.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and training opportunities.
• Travel to donation venues and help set up and pack down equipment.

Skills

Public interaction

Customer service

Digital training willing

Education

Full UK Driving Licence (Manual)

Job description

Donor Carer

Please note, following changes to UK Immigration Policy from 31st December 2026, this role will no longer be eligible for Visa Sponsorship. We are therefore unable to consider candidates requiring sponsorship as it will not be possible to complete the process before this date. Please do not apply unless you have another means of establishing a right to work.

Job Summary

It takes all types of people to help save and improve lives. As a Donor Carer with NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), you’ll play a vital role in supporting blood donors throughout their donation journey. Working as part of a skilled and supportive mobile team, you’ll help create a safe, positive and caring experience for donors while contributing to the collection of lifesaving blood products. You’ll receive comprehensive training to develop practical healthcare skills, including donor screening, venepuncture and donor care. Every day is different as you travel to donor sessions, work alongside healthcare professionals and help ensure the highest standards of quality, safety and donor experience. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful contribution, learn valuable clinical skills and build a rewarding career in a unique NHS organisation

The role involves working a variety of hours, including evenings, weekends, and bank holidays — but no night shifts!

You will be working on a shift basis but, the normal hours for this role are 4 days per week/ 8 days per fortnight.

Main duties of the job

• Help deliver a safe, caring and positive donation experience by welcoming and supporting donors throughout their visit.
• Learn and develop practical healthcare skills, including donor health screening, venepuncture and post-donation care.
• Work as part of a close-knit multidisciplinary team committed to delivering high-quality donor care and service excellence.
• Maintain accurate donor records and support the safe handling, reconciliation and transportation of blood products and samples.
• Encourage donors to return and continue making a lifesaving difference through regular donation appointments.
• Contribute to maintaining high standards of quality, safety, infection prevention and regulatory compliance.
• Support continuous improvement by contributing ideas, embracing new ways of working and participating in training and development opportunities.
• Travel to different donation venues and help set up, operate and pack down equipment to ensure sessions run smoothly and efficiently.

About You

Experience and Knowledge

• Have experience of dealing with the public.
• Have experience of delivering a quality customer service.
• Be willing to learn new technology skills and undergo digital training.

Qualifications and Training

• Have a good standard of numeracy and literacy.
• Be willing to undertake development and training to upskill yourself including completion of the Skills for Health Care Certificate.
• Hold a valid full UK Driving Licence (Manual) with no more than 6 penalty points (provisional licences will not be accepted)

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.

What we offer:

• 6-week training period to fully prepare you for your career with us
• Rotas published 6 weeks ahead of time.
• No night shifts.
• Payments for unsociable hours, overtime, meal and driving allowances where applicable.
• 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 endevour 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

Next steps

This vacancy will close at 23:59 on 12th November 2026.

You will be invited to complete an assessment following your application. You must complete the assessment sent to you by email from @ArcticShores.com. The deadline for this assessment is 4 days after your application is submitted. It will take an average of 35-40 minutes. Please check your junk email box if needed. When you complete the Donor Carer assessment, the result will be used for any future applications made within 12 months. Therefore, please complete your assessment before applying for any other Donor Carer vacancies. If you have previously completed the assessment, you will not need to complete another one.

For further information, please visit Candidate Support – Arctic Shores

If you’re shortlisted, we’ll invite you to see the role for yourself by visiting a blood collection session, followed by a face-to-face interview. Unfortunately we’re unable to offer virtual options, and travel expenses aren’t covered.

The session visit and interview are planned for 25th November and 1st and 2nd December 2026– subject to confirmation.

For informal enquiries please contact –

Karen Wright, Senior Sister, [e-mail]