The role of the Transplant Collaborative Clinical Lead is to provide leadership to the regional transplant collaboratives, focusing on increased inter‑unit collaboration and quality improvement initiatives ensuring equity of access and best outcomes for all recipients.
The Transplant Collaborative Clinical Lead will develop and lead the national transplant collaboratives strategy and workplan.
As the Transplant Collaborative Clinical Lead, you will play a key role in the delivery of our strategy Organ Donation and Transplantation 2030: Meeting the Need.
Working alongside National and International leaders in the field of Donation and Transplantation you will be an integral member of the OTDT Clinical Team.
Note: The annual salary ranges from £105,504 to £139,882, prorated based on your agreed PAs and calculated by your substantive employer according to relevant experience, with payment made by NHSBT accordingly.
Main duties of the job
The Transplant Collaborative Clinical Lead will provide leadership to the regional transplant collaboratives, focusing on increased inter‑unit collaboration and quality improvement initiatives. The Transplant Collaborative Clinical Lead will develop and lead the national transplant collaboratives strategy and workplan. The Transplant Collaborative Clinical Lead will be a member of the Organ & Tissue Donation & Transplantation (OTDT) Clinical Team, reporting to the Clinical Steering Group and will participate in relevant workstreams reporting into the OTDT Medical Director. Each regional collaborative is led by a chair and deputy chair who guide a steering group of local healthcare professionals to deliver region‑specific workplans. As a key recommendation of the Organ Utilisation Group (OUG) February 2023 report, honouring the gift of 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.
Job responsibilities
Please find the attached detailed Job Description for a deeper understanding of the role. You will need to demonstrate these skills and competencies throughout the recruitment process.
Update: this advert is now closing on 23:59 on Sunday 11th January 2026.
Interviews are anticipated to be held 2nd February 2026 subject to confirmation.
For informal enquiries please contact MDOfficePAs@nhsbt.nhs.uk.
Qualifications
* Current General Medical Council Registration
Experience
* A medical qualification and experience of working at consultant physician level in a transplant unit
* Expert knowledge and experience of caring for patients in end stage organ failure awaiting transplantation and post‑transplant recipients
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.
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