Donor Centre Administrator

**Donor Centre Administrator**

**Job Summary**

This post will provide you with a good grounding in administrative work and the use of office procedures and equipment.

There will be opportunities for you to find out about blood collection, the processes we undertake to ensure the blood is safe and the lifesaving products we make from our donations.

Your essential role will directly contribute to saving and improving people’s lives.

**Main duties of the job**
- You will be working as part of a team to ensure that enough donor appointments are booked to collect the required blood groups on a daily basis to ensure patient requirements are met.

You will provide a comprehensive administrative service to the donor centre to ensure the overall provision of a high quality and value for money service.

**About You**

**Experience and Knowledge**
- Experience of maintaining extensive records in both paper and electronic format in a way that allows others to quickly retrieve information.
- Experience of working and complying with standard procedures and confidential information.
- Experience of working in a high paced, customer focussed environment.
- Knowledge of organising and prioritising a busy and varied workload.

**Qualifications and Training**
- Educated to NVQ level 3 in Customer Service, or equivalent experience.
- Demonstrate commitment to own Continued Professional Development (CPD).

**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.

**What we offer**:

- 20% HCA’s Supplement, minimum payment of £5,414 per annum (pro rata for part time) and a maximum payment of £8,172 per annum (pro rata for part time).
- 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.
- 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 is for our new Centre in Brixton which is due to open in December, please note there may be delays to this Centre opening.

This vacancy will close at 23:59 on 20th November 2024.