Senior Clinical Leader for Blood Donation

2 months ago

Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom NHS Blood and Transplant Full time

About the Role

NHS Blood and Transplant is seeking a highly experienced and skilled Senior Clinical Leader to join our team as a Matron for Care Quality. This is a national vacancy, and the successful candidate may be based at any of our main centres in the UK, with the final location to be agreed at interview.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide clinical leadership and support to clinical and non-clinical staff, including advising on clinical practice issues and demonstrating an understanding of professional guidance, nursing policy, and relevant statutes.
  • Lead and manage the Regional Matrons, reporting to the Deputy Chief Nurse for Blood Donation.
  • Accountable for all processes on session, defining the framework of systems within which blood donation can be effective.
  • Ensure all systems are fully integrated across all functions in NHSBT, delivering stable foundations for improvement and removing barriers to effective and lean service delivery.
  • Design and implement improved or new systems, working collaboratively across all functions within NHSBT.
  • Contribute to the development of senior nursing leaders through advancing their knowledge and skills and developing new systems in collaboration with them.
  • Provide clarity around all standards of donor care and services (clinical and non-clinical) and have a maximum positive impact on the donor experience.
  • Accountable for ensuring high-quality clinical and process content of the Blood Donation education and training materials.
  • Accountable (owner) for the controlled documents used within Blood Donation.
  • Demonstrate and be a source of expert knowledge of blood and component donation processes, operations, and practice within Blood Donation.
  • Exercise individual accountability in line with Clinical Governance and professional requirements, committed to and holding all to account for the delivery and continuous improvement of an excellent donor experience.
  • Work as the operational link with the Clinical Director Blood Supply, the Lead Quality Specialist for Blood Donation, and be a visible member of the Blood Donation Clinical Audit Risk and Effectiveness group to identify opportunities for improvement.
  • Ensure professional leadership at all times to the highest standards of nursing as per the NMC code of professional conduct.

About You

Experience and Knowledge

  • Significant leadership and management experience in a clinical environment at a senior level.
  • Experience of successful improvement in service delivery and implementation of change.
  • Evidence of experience in setting, monitoring, and evaluating standards of care.
  • Experience of mentorship, coaching, and presentation of educational materials.
  • Experience of working with budgets and use of financial/activity information.
  • Current understanding of developments within the wider NHS, including benchmarking and similar services.
  • Experience of working with Information Technology using Microsoft Office packages (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).

Qualifications and Training

  • Registered Nurse with current Nursing and Midwifery Council registration (which must be maintained) as Adult Nurse level 1 or 2 or Children's Nurse level 1.
  • Postgraduate professional qualification OR equivalent training and experience in a relevant field.
  • Evidence of commitment to continued learning and application in practice.
  • Demonstrates commitment to own continued professional development (CPD).

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