Senior Sister/ Charge Nurse

NHS Blood and Transplant; England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Blood and Transplant seeks an experienced Nursing Manager to lead a Donor Carers team in a fast-moving, patient-centered blood collection environment. You will ensure safe collection, champion core values, and guide clinical governance while providing an excellent donor experience.

You will coordinate sessions, develop staff, and align resources with demand, risks, and quality standards to support lifesaving blood services across hospitals.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current Nursing and Midwifery Council registration (Adult)
• Hold a full UK driving licence with no more than 6 points
• Evidence of continuous professional development

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and motivate a team of Donor Carers, Donor Care Supervisors and Sister/Charge Nurses to deliver high standards of care and meet governance requirements
• Take clinical accountability and operational responsibility for safe collection of blood products
• Lead by example and promote core values to deliver an excellent donation experience
• Oversee and maintain the competency and skills of your team and yourself
• Motivate your team to promote continuous improvement and staff development
• Collaborate with stakeholders to plan and resource blood collection sessions

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Performance objectives

Risk management

Clinical governance

Communication

Education

NMC registered nurse (Adult)

Tools

Microsoft Office

iOS

Job description

Job Summary

Leading your team in a fast moving and variable environment this essential role in the collection of blood and blood products will directly contribute to the saving and improving of patients lives.

Our donors are very special people and it is your job to make sure they feel safe, special and well cared for, creating an experience that they will want to return to time and time again. Without our donors we cannot ensure and deliver a safe and sufficient blood supply to hospitals. Your work links directly to saving and improving patients lives every day. Your leadership skills are key to ensuring the blood your team collects is safe for the patient and the giving of their donation safe for the donors; a unique challenge.

As part of the selection process you will be invited to attend a Blood Donation Session / Clinic, so that you can gain an understanding of the requirements of this essential role

You will undertake an extensive induction and training programme, with ongoing assessment, and receive ongoing development to support you in your role and to develop your leadership and management skills.

Main duties of the job

You will lead, manage and motivate a team of Donor Carers, Donor Care Supervisor(s) and Sister/Charge Nurses to deliver and maintain high standards of care to our donors and to meet our regulatory and governance requirements. Your duties will include:-

• Taking clinical accountability and operational responsibility for ensuring the safe collection of blood products.
• Leading by example, promoting our core values and behaviours to deliver an excellent donation experience.
• Overseeing and maintaining the competency and skills of your team and yourself.
• Motivating your team to promote continuous improvement and staff development.
• Collaborating with a range of stakeholders to effectively plan and resource blood collection sessions.

You may be required to work variable hours and cover blood collection sessions as needed. This may include evenings, weekends and bank holidays. Night shifts are not required in this role.

About You

Experience and Knowledge

• Have experience of using Microsoft Office packages and iOS to prepare documents, deliver presentations and communicate
• Have experience of leadership and management in a clinical environment
• Have experience of recognising and implementing improvements and change management
• Have experience in monitoring and evaluation standards of clinical care and an understanding of clinical audit and research
• Have experience of initiating and supporting the professional development of
• colleagues
• Have experience of working to performance objectives and organisational targets
• Have an awareness of patient safety initiatives and risk management

Qualifications and Training

• Registered Nurse with current Nursing and Midwifery Council registration (which must be maintained) as Registered Nurse - Adult
• Hold a full and valid UK driving licence with no more than 6 points
• Evidence of continuous professional development