Senior Sister/Senior Charge Nurse

NHS Blood and Transplant; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate leader to guide a dedicated team in the vital mission of blood collection. This role involves ensuring the safety and quality of blood donations while creating a welcoming environment for donors. You will play a crucial part in developing your team's skills and fostering continuous improvement. With a commitment to professional growth and a supportive culture, this position offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on patient care across the UK. Join a team that values compassion, expertise, and quality in everything they do, and help save lives through your leadership.

Benefits

27 days annual leave

NHS pension scheme

Flexible working opportunities

Continuous learning culture

Thrive program for personal growth

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in a clinical setting is essential.
• Strong understanding of clinical audit and research required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate a team to ensure high standards of donor care.
• Oversee safe collection of blood products and maintain team competency.

Skills

Leadership in clinical environment

Change management

Clinical care standards monitoring

Patient safety initiatives awareness

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

Registered Nurse - Adult

Continuous professional development

Full UK driving licence

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 saving and improving 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 is 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 Healthcare Assistants, 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:

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

Your hours of work in this role will be Monday - Friday, 09:00 - 17:00. No night working, weekend shifts, or Bank Holiday working is required.

About You
Experience and Knowledge

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

Qualifications and Training

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

Please view the attached recruitment profile which is a summary of the detailed Job Description and Person Specification for the full personal attributes we require for the role. You will need to demonstrate these throughout the recruitment process.

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:

1. NHSBT promotes flexible working opportunities where the role will allow.
2. 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.
3. NHS 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: www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/pensions.
4. 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.

This vacancy will close at 23:59 on Sunday 23rd March. Interviews are anticipated to be held on or around Monday 31st March – subject to confirmation. For informal enquiries please contact – Sally Amos, Area Manager-Central South, [e-mail]