Sister

NHS Blood and Transplant; Oxford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

A health organization in Oxford seeks a responsible individual to lead a team of Donor Carers. This role involves using clinical expertise to assess donor eligibility and ensuring that high standards of care are met. Candidates must be Registered Nurses with effective leadership skills and good communication abilities. An understanding of clinical practice and regulatory requirements is essential. The position entails part-time working hours with no night shifts and promotes a supportive work environment for professional growth.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

NHS pension scheme

Opportunities for professional development

Flexibility in working hours

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse and maintain NMC registration.
• Hold a full and valid UK driving licence with no more than 6 points.
• Demonstrate leadership and support professional development for others.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Donor Carers and Supervisors ensuring excellent care.
• Assess potential donors’ health and safety criteria.
• Ensure an excellent donor experience during donation sessions.

Skills

Leadership qualities

Clinical expertise

Communication skills

IT proficiency

Education

Registered Nurse with current NMC registration

Full UK driving licence

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

You will be responsible for leading a team of Donor Carers and Donor Care Supervisors, ensuring they are motivated, well-trained, and capable of delivering excellent care.

You will be expected to foster a positive working environment, provide ongoing training, and support, and address any team issues or concerns that arise.

You will use your clinical expertise and judgment to assess whether potential donors meet the necessary health and safety criteria for blood donation. This includes considering the donor's medical history, current health status, and any other relevant factors.

This role requires strong leadership skills, clinical expertise, and a deep understanding of regulatory requirements.

Youll be responsible for ensuring that the team delivers exceptional care while making critical decisions that affect donor safety and the overall quality of the service.

Main duties of the job

Taking clinical responsibility for ensuring the safe assessment and blood donation of our donors.

Being accountable for the safe running of a blood donation session.Taking responsibility for ensuring an excellent donor experience.

Maintaining the competency and skills of your team and yourself.Being able to adapt communication styles for difficult conversations.

Maintaining your professional development to help us deliver improvements to our practice.

Your working hours will be:

On a shift basis but, the normal hours for this role are 3 days per week/ 6 days per fortnight. Part time hours are equivalent to 3 days a week. Early shifts start at 08:00 and finish 17:00. Late shifts start at 10:30 and finish 19:30, this will be 8.33 hour days.

Weekend and bank holiday working will be required. You can expect to work some long hours, but you wont be working more than five days a week.

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

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.

What we offer:

• No night shifts.
• TOIL (Time off in Lieu)
• Opportunities to work in other areas/specialisms.
• NHSBT promotes flexible working opportunities where the role will allow.
• 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.
• 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
• 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 2nd February 2026

Interviews are anticipated to be held on w/c 9th February 2025– subject to confirmation

Person Specification

Qualifications

• 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

Experience

• Demonstrate leadership qualities and understand the principles of best practice to deliver high quality care.
• Have experience of supporting the professional development of others.
• Have an understanding of clinical audit and research.
• Have experience of supporting improvements and change in practice.
• Have an awareness of patient safety initiatives and risk management.
• Have experience of working with Information Technology such as hand-held devices and Microsoft Office packages (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).

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.