Specialist Nurse Organ DonationinBirminghaminBirminghamPUBLISHED WED 30 OCT 2024

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.

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 team to deliver life-saving services. Your responsibilities will include:

• Using your clinical skills and experience to ensure the safety of our donors and recipients.
• Coordinating the theatre process to ensure a safe and effective retrieval of organs and tissues.
• Responding to referring hospitals to provide advice, information and support.
• Undertaking patient assessment and screening to identify potential donors.
• Communicating with hospital colleagues to facilitate the organ donation conversation with families.
• Advising on interventions in the appropriate clinical management of the potential donor.
• Developing key relationships with hospital colleagues to ensure that no opportunity for donation is missed.
• Acting as an Ambassador to promote organ donation.

About us

What we offer:

You will have the opportunity to help patients and families and unite team to deliver life-saving services

NHSBT promotes flexible working opportunities where the role will allow.

27 days annual leave (pro rata for part-time) plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years’ service and to 33 days after 10 years.

NHS pension scheme. The NHS Pension Scheme is a defined benefit scheme (not dependent on investment returns) Further details and outline of benefits can be found at: www.jobsincare.com/job/jbnsi6Xj ‎  

We’ve fostered a culture of continuous learning where colleagues are well-led, engaged, and encouraged to grow. We support you in reaching your full potential, both in your current role and future career. Our Thrive program embodies our commitment to learning and development, offering a wide range of activities to support your personal and professional growth. It’s open to everyone at NHSBT, ensuring you have the resources to succeed and shine in your role.

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.