Specialist Nurse

Job Title: Specialist Nurse – Organ Donation
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 team to deliver life-saving services.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

• To provide support and appropriate information to families of those that are critically ill and the acutely bereaved, relating to end of life choices, specifically to include organ and tissue donation.
• Facilitate and maximise organ and tissue donation being required to work 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 Childrens 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 knowledge
• Post graduate level qualification in relevant healthcare environment for example critical care
• Requirement for NMC professional registration required (which must be maintained in the role).
• Demonstrate commitment to own Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
• Possession of a valid driving licence, allowing you to drive the UK

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.

What We Offer

• 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: ‎
• 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.
This vacancy will close at 23:59 on Sunday 26th October 2025
Interviews are anticipated to be held Wednesday 5th November 2025 – subject to confirmation.
For informal enquiries please contact – Clare Jones, Lead Nurse-Organ Donation,