Head of Donor Planning and Performance

Job summary

If you are looking for a role in which you will be encouraged to explore your most ambitious ideas, then this is it! At NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), we give our people the freedom to pursue their biggest concepts and in the process, our incredible workforce produces truly incredible results. Become a member of our world-class team and challenge yourself to go further than you ever have before in your career. The work of NHSBT is vital to every member of our population, our work impacts on almost everyone at some point in their lives. It is therefore critical that we are equipped to handle whatever challenges we are faced with in the future, and our Blood Technology Product Team colleagues are at the heart of this work. Working collaboratively to create the most ambitious solutions that will benefit the thousands of people who need our support every year, we celebrate a forward-thinking approach to all that we do. You will be leading work on Critical National Infrastructure that enables NHSBT to save lives this involves both understanding of the high-level context of decisions you will take, and painstaking attention to detail.

Main duties of the job

In this role, you will be responsible leading the design and delivery of the Blood Donation Business Plan to meet NHSBT strategic goals and annual hospital demand. Your responsibilities will include: Leading key strategic projects Overseeing national, team collection programs, driving continuous improvement in appointment systems and software. Developing data-driven performance indicators and setting annual targets. Setting targets to diversify the donor base by ethnicity, gender, and blood group. Leading donor recruitment, ensuring appropriate venues, diversity, and blood group availability. Managing the Donor Planning and Performance budget. Ensuring sufficient collection capacity and optimized productivity. Advising the AD of Planning, Insight and Transformation on strategic developments requiring resources. Serving as regional media spokesperson. Acting as deputy for the AD of Planning, Insight and Transformation, including emergency planning and liaison. Continuously review the operating model for alignment with strategy and stakeholder needs. Leading risk management, business assurance, and corporate governance initiatives. You will be required to undertake occasional travel to any NHSBT sites to meet the requirements of the post (notice will be given)

About us

It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, youll 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.