Overview
This is a varied and multi-faceted role that requires a high level of experience and expertise. The aim is to maximise the potential for organ donation whilst providing excellent care for donors and their families. This unique role provides you will opportunities to develop yourself, both as part of a regional team and as an individual autonomous practitioner. This essential role will impact on all stages of the donation process and ultimately in the number of life-saving transplants and as such is a rewarding and satisfying role.
Main duties
In the role of Lead Nurse (each Region has between 2 5 Team Managers) you will be responsible for supporting the delivery of high-quality cost-effective services within the Organ Donation Organisation. Your responsibilities will include:
1. Monitoring and managing the delivery of key performance indicators to ensure the number of actual organs and tissues within the geographical donation area is maximised.
2. Shared responsibility for operationally managing all aspects of the service provided by the Organ Donation Services team within the geographical area.
3. Direct management of a team of staff. Overall duties and responsibilities will be allocated on a rotational basis within the service management team; most notably, management of the full area budget and responsibility for overall management of a 24 hour on-call service.
4. Providing input and challenge to hospital development planning and lead corrective action where necessary; ensuring national strategy is implemented and evaluated within the geographical area.
5. Operational management of those staff within the team that fall within delegated area of responsibility.
You will be required to participate in a 24 hour, 365 days per year on call rota and maintain clinical credibility by being up to date in all aspects of organ donation.
About us
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. 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.
Details
* Date posted: 04 September 2025
* Pay scheme: Agenda for change
* Band: Band 8a
* Salary: £55,690 to £62,682 a year
* Contract: Fixed term
* Duration: 24 months
* Working pattern: Full-time
* Reference number: 007336
* Job locations: Oxford Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom, OX3 9BQ
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse with current Nursing and Midwifery Council registration (which must be maintained) as Registered Nurse Adult or Paediatric Nurse
* Relevant degree or equivalent qualification in allied health or related field OR job-related experience equivalent to degree level knowledge
* Demonstrable post graduate equivalent level specialist experience in leadership and management
* Demonstrates commitment to own continued professional development (CPD)
* Possession of a valid driving licence, allowing you to drive in the UK
Experience
* Evidence of proven leadership and management experience in an acute hospital setting relevant to donation such as ICU, theatres or an emergency medicine department
* Recent experience of working within the Organ Donation Service as a SN-OD
* Awareness of current professional issues and developments within co-ordination, nursing and the NHS
* Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of own clinical practice
* Experience of implementing effective change within teams / across an organisation
* Experience of working with information technology using Microsoft Office packages (Word, Excel and PowerPoint), or equivalent Systems
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name: NHS Blood and Transplant
Address: Oxford Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom, OX3 9BQ
Employer's website: https://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
#J-18808-Ljbffr