Posted: 18 June
The role
Job Summary
Our team oversees organ and tissue donation to maximise donation opportunities to save as many lives as possible through transplantation. We ensure we do our amazing donors justice and give a lifeline to thousands of people every year. We provide support and guidance to patients and families to ensure we deliver a world-class service.
Main duties of the job
You will play a key role in saving and improving lives through being an ambassador for our services and be a central point for medical teams to help deliver and facilitate a successful organ and tissue donation process. You will have the opportunity to help patients and families and unite teams to deliver life-saving services.
Your responsibilities will include:
To provide support and appropriate information to families of those that are critically ill and acutely bereaved, relating to end-of-life choices, specifically to include organ and tissue donation.Facilitate and maximise organ and tissue donation working autonomously and collaboratively in various clinical and non-clinical settings.Responsible for system building and working closely with identified individuals in order to maintain a robust infrastructure to support and maximise donation. This includes analysis, planning, design, implementation, evaluation and continuance of educational and quality assurance programmes with all stakeholders within agreed and defined clinical area. To obtain all relevant information enabling transplant centres and tissue establishments to assess the suitability of potential donors. This may include the requirement to negotiate further tests and investigations.About You
Experience and Knowledge
Experience in a clinical setting and demonstration of effective leadership qualities and ability – may be supported with leadership/managerial experience. Demonstrate experience of using Microsoft Office packages and iOS to prepare documents, deliver presentations and communicate. Experience of clinical audit and data collection Have experience of leadership or be willing to develop this skill.Have experience in an acute hospital setting or end of life care.Post registration clinical experience to families of patients who are critically ill, via nursing in critical care, ICU or emergency department.
Qualifications and Training
Registered Nurse Adult Care, General Nursing (Part 1 and 2) or Children’s nursing of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) professional register First degree or equivalent qualification in allied health or related field /job related experience equivalent to degree level knowledgePost graduate level qualification in relevant healthcare environment for example critical careRequirement for NMC professional registration required (which must be maintained in the role).Demonstrate commitment to own Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
