Job Summary
This role is critical to our future success and is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and experienced nurse with a proven track record of leadership.
Working closely with the Area Manager, you will provide highly visible, confident and expert leadership and management to your multi-disciplinary Donor Centre team. You will lead from the front; ensuring that high quality, safe and effective care is provided by your team at all times. You will need to juggle management and clinical priorities, ensuring the smooth running of the team and whilst being accountable for the balanced delivery of high performance across operational targets, clinical standards and regulatory compliance.
You will have the time to work alongside your team and act as a role model, demonstrating what it takes to deliver great donor experience and customer care whilst maintaining donor and product safety. You will achieve high performance through inspirational, effective leadership and performance management. Your excellent communication skills and clarity of vision will allow you to create a culture of continuous improvement amongst your team.
Main duties of the job
1. You will confidently lead and manage a multi disciplinary team whose purpose is to efficiently and safely deliver sufficient blood and blood components to meet patient demands
2. You will work collaboratively with Hospital Services, Manufacturing and Testing Departments to ensure sufficiency of supply to hospitals
3. You will be responsible for delivering a positive donor experience whilst maintaining donor and product safety and regulatory compliance
4. You will be an inspirational and engaging leader, committed to achieving key performance targets
5. You will be required to travel and spend time away from base, which will involve working irregular hours and overnight stays when required, with prior notice
About You
Experience and Knowledge
6. Experience as a supervisor / leader in a clinical or regulated environment at a senior level, delivering organisational objectives
7. Experience of leading a team of multi disciplinary staff
8. Understanding of working with budgets and use of financial/activity information
9. Experience of presenting educational materials
10. Experience of working with customers/donors and satisfaction initiatives
11. Experience of audit / clinical audit
12. Experience of working with information technology using Microsoft Office packages (Word, Excel and PowerPoint), or equivalent Systems
Qualifications and Training
13. Registered Nurse with current Nursing and Midwifery Council registration (which must be maintained) as Registered Nurse – Adult
14. Demonstrates commitment to own Continued Professional Development (CPD