Job summary
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is offering a rare and meaningful opportunity for a Band 7 Specialist Nurse to join our dedicated team in Stem Cell Donation and Transplantation. This permanent role places you at the heart of a life-saving service, where your expertise will directly impact the lives of patients in need of stem cell transplants.
As a Specialist Nurse, you will play a crucial role in supporting the donation process for Peripheral Blood Stem Cell (PBSC) and bone marrow collections from our donor registry. You will be a key contact for all donor health and travel risk queries, ensuring the safety and readiness of donors whose selfless contributions enable the only available live saving treatment for the recipients.
Working within NHSBT, you will be part of a nationally vital function, supporting and advancing one of the UKs most critical transplant services, and helping to deliver hope to patients awaiting stem cell transplants across the country.
Main duties of the job
Whilst working in this role your responsibilty will be to respond promptly to medical queries from donors and SCDR staff at each stage of the donor pathway. You will complete medical clearance paperwork for unrelated donors after their assessment and investigation by clinicians in our collection centres.
Your duties will also include:
- Escalate medical issues to donor consultants as required.
- Provide support for donors at both short and long-term follow up post-donation.
- Ensure the clinical team meets regulatory, accreditation and other quality and performance targets and participate in clinical audit.
- Responsible for nurse and administrative training related to PBSC and bone marrow provision for new and existing staff collaborating with Therapeutic Apheresis Services registry lead nurse.
- Responsible for training related to PBSC and bone marrow provision across the function for new and existing staff.
- Carry out donor medical assessments and make decisions on donor suitability alongside the SCDT Consultant.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached recruitment profile which is a summary of the job description and person specification for this role.
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: www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/pensions • 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 Monday 26th May at 23:59pm Shortlisting for this role will take place on or around 28th May, so you can expect an update on your application then. Interviews are anticipated to be held on 12th June 2025. For informal enquiries please contact – David Winstone, BBMR Operations & Planning Manager, David.Winstone@nhsbt.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached recruitment profile which is a summary of the job description and person specification for this role.
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: www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/pensions • 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 Monday 26th May at 23:59pm Shortlisting for this role will take place on or around 28th May, so you can expect an update on your application then. Interviews are anticipated to be held on 12th June 2025. For informal enquiries please contact – David Winstone, BBMR Operations & Planning Manager, David.Winstone@nhsbt.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC approved nurse prescribing qualification or commitment to work towards within an agreed timeframe.
- Demonstrate commitment to own Continued Professional Development (CPD)
- Requirement for NMC part 1 Adult professional registration (which must be maintained in the role).
Experience
Essential
- Experience communicating with a wide range of senior professionals and managers internal and external to the organisation.
- Have experience of carrying out patient/donor clinical examinations/assessments.
- Demonstrate experience of working within healthcare regulatory guidelines.
- Demonstrate experience of clinical leadership.
- Experience of working with information technology using Microsoft Office packages (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
- Experience communicating with a wide range of senior professionals and managers internal and external to the organisation.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC approved nurse prescribing qualification or commitment to work towards within an agreed timeframe.
- Demonstrate commitment to own Continued Professional Development (CPD)
- Requirement for NMC part 1 Adult professional registration (which must be maintained in the role).
Experience
Essential
- Experience communicating with a wide range of senior professionals and managers internal and external to the organisation.
- Have experience of carrying out patient/donor clinical examinations/assessments.
- Demonstrate experience of working within healthcare regulatory guidelines.
- Demonstrate experience of clinical leadership.
- Experience of working with information technology using Microsoft Office packages (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
- Experience communicating with a wide range of senior professionals and managers internal and external to the organisation.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
