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You will lead and motivate a team of Healthcare Assistants and Donor Care Supervisor(s) to provide and deliver a high standard of personal care. You will use your clinical judgement to make decisions about donor suitability to meet our regulatory and governance requirements.
Main duties of the job
* Taking clinical responsibility for ensuring the safe assessment and blood donation of our donors.
* Being accountable for the safe running of a blood donation session.
* Taking responsibility for ensuring an excellent donor experience.
* Maintaining the competency and skills of your team and yourself.
* Being able to adapt communication styles for difficult conversations.
* Maintaining your professional development to help us deliver improvements to our practice.
Your working hours will be:
On a shift basis but, the normal hours for this role are rostered between 5 days per week / 10 days per fortnight. Early shifts start at 07:45 and finish at 17:00 and late shifts start at 10:30 and finish 21:00, this will be 9.38 hour days. This role is mainly late shifts.
The working days are Monday – Friday, weekends off (excluding Bank Holidays).
Weekend and bank holiday working will be required. You can expect to work some long hours, but you won’t be working more than five days a week.
About You
Experience and Knowledge
* Demonstrate leadership qualities and understand the principles of best practice to deliver high quality care.
* Have experience of supporting the professional development of others.
* Have an understanding of clinical audit and research.
* Have experience of supporting improvements and change in practice.
* Have an awareness of patient safety initiatives and risk management.
* Have experience of working with Information Technology such as hand-held devices and Microsoft Office packages (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
Qualifications and Training
* Registered Nurse with current Nursing and Midwifery Council registration (which must be maintained) as Registered Nurse – Adult
* Hold a full and valid UK driving licence with no more than 6 points (check if applicable)
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