Session Nurse - Brighton Donor Centre

Sister/Charge Nurse

Salary: £37,338 to £44,962 per annum pro rata (Band 6)

Location: Brighton

Ref: 005786

Job Summary

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.

About the role

This is a great opportunity for anyone keen to develop a career in a supportive, caring environment. Join us and you'll be building your skills so you can open doors to other exciting NHSBT roles. For now, as a Sister/Charge Nurse, you'll lead a team of Healthcare Assistants and Donor Care Supervisors, making sure they're motivated, well-trained, and proficient. In short, it's all about running safe blood donation sessions, which includes assessing donor blood and maintaining your team's skills.

Initially, you'll be based on our mobile team, but will soon transfer to our brand-new Blood Donation Centre. You can expect to be busy day-to-day, working variable hours and days including evenings, weekends and bank holidays - there won't be any night shifts.

About You

A nurse with current Nursing and Midwifery Council registration Part 1, you'll have great leadership skills. You'll also be up to speed on regulatory requirements and have deep clinical expertise. Above all, you'll have an unwavering drive for excellence, best practice and high quality care. If you've got what it takes to make critical decisions that affect donor safety, this role could be for you.

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

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:

• No night shifts
• 6 weeks' training
• TOIL (Time off in Lieu)
• Opportunities to work in other areas/specialisms
• Flexible working opportunities where possible
• 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
• An NHS career pathway with a culture of continuous learning
• Thrive programme to support personal and professional growth.
• NHS pension scheme.

This vacancy will close at 23:59 on Sunday 23 rd February 2025.

Interviews are anticipated to be held on w/c 10 th March 2025 - subject to confirmation.

For informal enquiries please contact:

Name: Clare Carman

Job Title: Senior Sister / Senior Charge Nurse

Contact Details:

If you're interested in this role, we'd love to hear from you. To apply, all you need to do is click apply now.