Senior Nurse

NHS Ayrshire & Arran; Palestine (TX); On-site; USD 68,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Work life balance policies

Occupational health services

Learning resource centres

Discounted leisure

Job summary

Glasgow Blood Donor Centre is seeking a confident, dynamic leader to head the Glasgow and the West Donor Collection teams within the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service. The post requires strong interpersonal, communication and organisational skills, with PVG Scheme Disclosure Scotland checks and overseas criminal record checks where applicable.

The successful candidate will drive donor care excellence and ensure service continuity.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Glasgow and the West Donor Collection teams within the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service.
• Drive donor care excellence and ensure continuity of service.
• Oversee recruitment, PVG Scheme checks and overseas criminal record disclosures where applicable.

Job description

Glasgow Blood Donor Centre

On 1 April 2026, NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) and NHS Education for Scotland (NES) became one national organisation, focused on continuity today and a stronger, more connected service for tomorrow.

Glasgow Blood Donor Centre

On 1 April 2026, NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) and NHS Education for Scotland (NES) became one national organisation, focused on continuity today and a stronger, more connected service for tomorrow.

About The Organisation

PSD Scotland unites expertise from NES and NSS in a way that will allow us to accelerate national programmes to support the NHS to deliver better care, now and in the future.

We support staff with education and training, provide the tools and data that improve services, and run vital national functions such as procurement, logistics and blood, tissue and cell services.

The Post

Are you looking for a pivotal leadership role in which you can lead teams to deliver excellence in Donor Care?

We are looking for a confident, dynamic, innovative and forward-thinking individual to lead the Glasgow and the West Donor Collection teams within the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service.

The Candidate

You will require excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills. You must be self-motivated, proactive with the ability to be flexible and react positively to on-going changing demands and priorities. Demonstrable evidence of ongoing professional development working within the competencies framework is essential.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo a PVG Scheme Disclosure Scotland check. Any candidate who have lived/worked overseas for more than 12 months in the preceding 5 years will also be required to provide a criminal record check from the appropriate overseas agency.

Candidates must have current NMC registration at the time of applying.

Location and Working Pattern:

This post will be based at Glasgow Blood Donor Centre, Atheneum.

The work pattern for this post is Monday to Friday, 36 hours per week.

It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK and have entitlement to work in the UK for the post in which you will be employed.

Benefits

Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits. HR Benefits Brochure.

Inclusion

Public Services Delivery Scotland is a national organisation and, as an anchor institution, it is our ambition to be a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone feels welcome. We recognise that flexible working creates an inclusive workplace where employees can thrive and feel confident about their ability to balance their personal and professional responsibilities. This is supported through Once for Scotland flexible working policies. PSD Scotland has made a long-term commitment to staff health and well‑being and offers many learning and development opportunities to support and improve our approaches to diversity, inclusion and mental health in the workplace. There are a number of equality staff networks in place which all staff are welcome to join. We are also an equal opportunities employer and as such aim to guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies. As an accredited Disability Confident Leader, it is the aim of PSD Scotland to offer a fully accessible and inclusive recruitment service that supports applicants on their candidate journey. If you are interested in any reasonable adjustments, please contact the Recruitment Team on [e-mail]

For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Fiona Gaskall on [e-mail]

Closing date for completed applications is 28 August 2026

Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e‑mail only, so please check your e‑mail regularly (including junk folders).

We are an equal opportunities employer and as committed participant in the disability confident scheme, guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies however, where exceptionally high application volumes make this impracticable, a fair and proportionate shortlisting approach will be applied in line with Disability Confident guidance