Certified Nursing Assistant jobs in United States

We’re Anthony Nolan. We’re here to uncover the answers inside us. Answers for people with blood cancer and blood disorders. Answers that will not only improve lives today but save them tomorrow.

By uniting people and science, we’re growing our world-leading stem cell register, so everyone who needs a transplant, can find their lifesaving match. We’re currently givingfour people a dayanother chance to live.

Driven by patients, backed by stem cell donors, and powered by science, we won’t stop until we’ve unlocked the cures, treatments and transplants that will transform the future for more patients. And together, we can reach the remarkable day where every patient who needs us can not only survive, but thrive.

If you're inspired by this vision, and feel you have the skills and experience we need to help achieve it, we'd love you to join our lifesaving team.

We are looking for a Lead Nurse to join our Cell Collection team.

Title: Lead Nurse, Cell Collection Centre

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 35 per week (Full-time)

Location:Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham

Job Summary

As the Lead Nurse of the Cell Collection Centre (CCC) and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) Registered Manager, you will be accountable for maintaining the highest standards of care, fostering a positive staff culture, ensuring an excellent donor experience, and achieving full compliance with all regulated activities.

You will provide strong and visible senior nursing leadership, creating a supportive and high-performing work environment. You will also be responsible for ensuring that all clinical activity at the CCC aligns with the required scope of practice and professional expertise to meet and sustain regulatory standards and external accreditations.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish the Cell Collection Centre as a centre of excellence for cell collection, ensuring the highest clinical standards, delivery of safe and high-quality care, and best practice in donor experience.
• Provide strategic vision and professional leadership in this specialist clinical field, engaging and collaborating effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Act as the CQC Registered Manager, accountable for ensuring the Centre’s full compliance with Care Quality Commission regulations and all relevant legislation.
• Serve as the Human Tissue Authority (HTA) Person Designated (PD) for the CCC, supporting the Designated Individual (DI) in maintaining compliance with HTA regulations.
• Lead the Centre’s successful achievement of Joint Accreditation Committee – ISCT & EBMT (JACIE) accreditation, targeted for 2026.
• Demonstrate passionate, confident leadership—fostering curiosity, collaboration, and determination across a matrix team comprising Anthony Nolan and NHS colleagues.
• Apply your clinical expertise to support and contribute to research in the field of cell collection, for both transplant and non-transplant purposes.
• Be willing and able to travel to other Anthony Nolan offices or external venues as required to participate in meetings, forums, and conferences.

What’s in it for you?

• 27 days annual leave, pension scheme, childcare vouchers, access to counselling via a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme
• A stimulating work environment full of opportunities to learn and develop
• Life Assurance of four times annual salary
• Travel season ticket loan, Cycle to work Scheme

Release your remarkable, join our team and give someone another chance to live.

All applicants must be able to demonstrate the right to work in the UK.

The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.