Job summary
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Job Summary
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.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job
This is a great opportunity for anyone looking to learn hands-on skills in healthcare and take their first steps into a professional career with the NHS.
Youll be fully trained in how to take blood from our donors, and youll be their first point of care during their time with us.
Youll also make sure we keep accurate records of donor sessions, while managing the safe handling of blood products, needles and other medical equipment.
As part of a true multi-disciplinary team, youll work variable hours and days including evenings, weekends and bank holidays - without night shifts.
You will be working on a shift basis but, the normal hours for this role are 3days per week/ 6days per fortnight. Early shifts start at 08:00 AM and finish 17:00 PM. Late shifts start at 10:30 AM and finish 19:30 PM, this will be 8.33 hour days.
Youll also be working alongside medical professionals, which means youll discover more autonomy and responsibility than equivalent roles elsewhere in the NHS.
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
To learn more, please see our recruitment profile, which provides a summary of the job description and person specification. This can be accessed via the link below, or by clicking ‘Apply’ if you are viewing this advert on another site.
What we offer you:
- 6-week training period.
- Rotas published 6 weeks ahead of time.
- No night shifts.
- Payments for unsociable hours, overtime, meal and driving allowances where applicable.
- Flexible working opportunities where the role allows
- 27 days per year plus 8 bank/public holiday. Pro rata if part-time. Leave increases to 29 days after 5 years’ service and 33 days after 10 years’ service
- An NHS career pathway with a culture of continuous learning
- Thrive programme to support personal and professional growth.
- NHS pension scheme.
If you are shortlisted for this role, you will need to attend in person for a blood collection session tour so we can provide you with more in-depth understanding of this role. This will be followed by a face-to-face interview.
This vacancy will close at 23:59 on 26th October 2025.
Interviews are anticipated to be held on w/c 3rd November 2025 – subject to confirmation
If you’re interested in this role, we’d love to hear from you. To apply, all you need to do is click apply now.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To learn more, please see our recruitment profile, which provides a summary of the job description and person specification. This can be accessed via the link below, or by clicking ‘Apply’ if you are viewing this advert on another site.
What we offer you:
- 6-week training period.
- Rotas published 6 weeks ahead of time.
- No night shifts.
- Payments for unsociable hours, overtime, meal and driving allowances where applicable.
- Flexible working opportunities where the role allows
- 27 days per year plus 8 bank/public holiday. Pro rata if part-time. Leave increases to 29 days after 5 years’ service and 33 days after 10 years’ service
- An NHS career pathway with a culture of continuous learning
- Thrive programme to support personal and professional growth.
- NHS pension scheme.
If you are shortlisted for this role, you will need to attend in person for a blood collection session tour so we can provide you with more in-depth understanding of this role. This will be followed by a face-to-face interview.
This vacancy will close at 23:59 on 26th October 2025.
Interviews are anticipated to be held on w/c 3rd November 2025 – subject to confirmation
If you’re interested in this role, we’d love to hear from you. To apply, all you need to do is click apply now.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Have a good standard of numeracy and literacy
- Be willing to undertake development and training to upskill yourself including completion of the Skills for Health Care Certificate
- Hold a full valid UK manual driving licence with no more than 6 penalty points
Experience
Essential
- You dont need experience in healthcare well build your skills with training. You should be ready to upskill yourself and complete the Skills for Health Care Certificate. Well also be helping you get to grips with our technology and giving you digital training. Youll need a decent standard of literacy and numeracy, plus plenty of drive for learning.
- Whatever your background, youll need to be good with people and used to dealing with the public. Its all about giving great service and taking pride in your skills.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Have a good standard of numeracy and literacy
- Be willing to undertake development and training to upskill yourself including completion of the Skills for Health Care Certificate
- Hold a full valid UK manual driving licence with no more than 6 penalty points
Experience
Essential
- You dont need experience in healthcare well build your skills with training. You should be ready to upskill yourself and complete the Skills for Health Care Certificate. Well also be helping you get to grips with our technology and giving you digital training. Youll need a decent standard of literacy and numeracy, plus plenty of drive for learning.
- Whatever your background, youll need to be good with people and used to dealing with the public. Its all about giving great service and taking pride in your skills.
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.
