Donor Carer

NHS Blood and Transplant; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

6-week training

Rotas ahead 6 weeks

No night shifts

Flexible working

Annual leave 27 days + bank holidays

Pension

Job summary

NHS Blood and Transplant is seeking a Donor Carer to join our mobile team, supporting donors across sessions in the North East and Cumbria. You will travel between venues, deliver a safe, friendly donation experience and work within a multidisciplinary team to uphold high standards of care.

The role involves shift work, with early starts and late finishes, 4 days per week/8 days per fortnight, and no night shifts.

Qualifications

• 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)

Responsibilities

• Deliver a safe, caring and positive donation experience by welcoming and supporting donors.
• Learn and develop practical healthcare skills including donor health screening, venepuncture and post-donation care.
• Work with a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality donor care and service excellence.
• Maintain accurate donor records and support safe handling, reconciliation and transportation of blood products and samples.
• Encourage donors to return for regular donations and contribute to lifesaving aims.
• Contribute to high standards of quality, safety, infection prevention and regulatory compliance.
• Support continuous improvement and participate in training and development opportunities.
• Travel to different donation venues and help set up, operate and pack down equipment for sessions.

Skills

Good numeracy and literacy

Willingness to develop and train

Education

Skills for Health Care Certificate (or willingness to obtain)

Job description

This vacancy is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship. 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 organisationThe role involves working a variety of hours, including evenings, weekends, and bank holidays but no night shifts!

Newcastle Donor Centre is the team base, but this vacancy is for Newcastle Mobile team that covers Mobile sessions throughout the North East and Cumbria region.

You will be working on a shift basis but, the normal hours for this role are 4 days per week/ 8 days per fortnight. The earliest shifts start at 08:00am and then latest finish 21:30. These will be 8.33 days

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 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.

Job responsibilities

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

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 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

This vacancy will close at 23:59 on Thursday, 19th November 2026.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• 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)

Experience

• 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

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.