Donor Centre Nurse Manager

NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A national health organization in Nottingham is seeking an experienced nurse leader to manage a multi-disciplinary team at a donor center. Responsibilities include ensuring high quality and safe donor experiences, achieving performance targets, and effective collaboration with hospital services. The suitable candidate will have a track record of leadership in clinical settings, excellent communication skills, and the ability to inspire their team, along with necessary qualifications as a Registered Nurse. This role involves travel and may require irregular hours.

Qualifications

• Supervisor experience in a clinical environment at a senior level.
• Experience leading a multi-disciplinary team.
• Understanding of budget management and financial information.
• Experience in presenting educational materials.
• Experience working with donors and customer satisfaction initiatives.
• Experience in clinical audit.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office packages.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a multi-disciplinary team delivering blood components.
• Collaborate with Hospital Services and Manufacturing Departments.
• Deliver a positive donor experience while ensuring safety.
• Achieve key performance targets through effective leadership.
• Travel and work irregular hours as needed.

Skills

Leadership in a clinical environment

Communication skills

Experience with budgets

Customer service

Team management

Audit experience

IT proficiency (Microsoft Office)

Education

Registered Nurse - Adult

Job description

Job Summary

This role is critical to our future success and is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and experienced nurse with a proven track record of leadership.

Working closely with the Area Manager, you will provide highly visible, confident and expert leadership and management to your multi-disciplinary Donor Centre team. You will lead from the front; ensuring that high quality, safe and effective care is provided by your team at all times. You will need to juggle management and clinical priorities, ensuring the smooth running of the team and whilst being accountable for the balanced delivery of high performance across operational targets, clinical standards and regulatory compliance.

You will have the time to work alongside your team and act as a role model, demonstrating what it takes to deliver great donor experience and customer care whilst maintaining donor and product safety. You will achieve high performance through inspirational, effective leadership and performance management. Your excellent communication skills and clarity of vision will allow you to create a culture of continuous improvement amongst your team.

Main duties of the job

• You will confidently lead and manage a multi disciplinary team whose purpose is to efficiently and safely deliver sufficient blood and blood components to meet patient demands
• You will work collaboratively with Hospital Services, Manufacturing and Testing Departments to ensure sufficiency of supply to hospitals
• You will be responsible for delivering a positive donor experience whilst maintaining donor and product safety and regulatory compliance
• You will be an inspirational and engaging leader, committed to achieving key performance targets
• You will be required to travel and spend time away from base, which will involve working irregular hours and overnight stays when required, with prior notice

About You

Experience and Knowledge

• Experience as a supervisor / leader in a clinical or regulated environment at a senior level, delivering organisational objectives
• Experience of leading a team of multi disciplinary staff
• Understanding of working with budgets and use of financial / activity information
• Experience of presenting educational materials
• Experience of working with customers / donors and satisfaction initiatives
• Experience of audit / clinical audit
• Experience of working with information technology using Microsoft Office packages (Word, Excel and PowerPoint), or equivalent Systems

Qualifications and Training

• Registered Nurse with current Nursing and Midwifery Council registration (which must be maintained) as Registered Nurse – Adult
• Demonstrates commitment to own Continued Professional Development (CPD)