Job summary
As a Senior Nurse Practitioner in Microbiology, the primary focus of the role is the assessment, management and support of blood and stem cell donors, with a significant proportion of the work undertaken through detailed telephone consultations. The post holder acts as an autonomous clinical decision-maker, contacting donors to discuss microbiology screening results, including sensitive and complex markers such as HIV, hepatitis and other transfusion-transmissible infections, while gathering detailed medical, travel and risk history to determine donor and product eligibility. Using expert knowledge of donor selection guidelines, microbiology testing and risk assessment, the Senior Nurse Practitioner provides clear, compassionate advice, makes high-level clinical judgements on donor deferral or reinstatement, and ensures the safety of patients and blood products, while liaising with GPs and specialist services where required.
Main duties of the job
As a Senior Nurse Practitioner, you will be part of the Microbiology team and will ensure the delivery of safe and effective care to donors, with a major focus on direct donor contact by telephone. A core element of the role is communicating with donors to discuss microbiology screening results, including sensitive and complex markers, gathering detailed medical, travel and risk information, and making high-level clinical decisions about donor and product eligibility to protect patient safety. Your responsibilities will include:
- Providing excellent post donation product management and expert advice to NHSBT departments and external organisations.
- Acting with a high level of autonomy, the post holder will demonstrate critical thinking and skills in clinical decision making.
- Working collaboratively with the organisation to meet the needs of donors and supporting the delivery of safe blood products.
- Contributing to the wider development and strategic direction of the Clinical Support team.
- Communicating effectively with a broad spectrum of stakeholders such as medical staff and General Practitioners, records and administrative staff, National Contact Centre, Senior Sisters/Charge Nurses and other NHSBT departments.
- You will be required to travel occasionally and work flexible hours to meet service demands (no nights or weekends).
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.
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RN1 or RNA) with Nursing and Midwifery Council (which must be maintained) with relevant post-registration experience.
- Significant experience with evidence of either post-graduate education or equivalent demonstrable experience.
- Evidence of significant experience in clinical history taking/ counselling.
- Demonstrates commitment to own continued professional development (CPD).
Experience
Essential
- Understand the principles of clinical effectiveness and best practice. Has the ability to be flexible and to look beyond existing ways of working and boundaries to produce effective and innovative service delivery.
- Possess experience of planning and delivering teaching programmes within a clinical environment.
- Demonstrate experience of planning, implementing, and evaluating changes in clinical practice.
- Experience of initiating and supporting the professional development of other staff, whilst supporting own development.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of clinical audit and research.
- Experience of working with information technology using Microsoft Office packages (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams and PowerPoint)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RN1 or RNA) with Nursing and Midwifery Council (which must be maintained) with relevant post-registration experience.
- Significant experience with evidence of either post-graduate education or equivalent demonstrable experience.
- Evidence of significant experience in clinical history taking/ counselling.
- Demonstrates commitment to own continued professional development (CPD).
Experience
Essential
- Understand the principles of clinical effectiveness and best practice. Has the ability to be flexible and to look beyond existing ways of working and boundaries to produce effective and innovative service delivery.
- Possess experience of planning and delivering teaching programmes within a clinical environment.
- Demonstrate experience of planning, implementing, and evaluating changes in clinical practice.
- Experience of initiating and supporting the professional development of other staff, whilst supporting own development.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of clinical audit and research.
- Experience of working with information technology using Microsoft Office packages (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams and PowerPoint)
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
