NHS Blood and Transplant
Lead Nurse - Organ Donation
Lead Nurse - Organ Donation
CardiffField-based
FTCFull-Time
£58,379 - £65,723per annumFTE
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Description
NHS Blood and Transplant
Lead Nurse - Organ Donation
The closing date is 29 November 2026
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Job summary
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) play a vital role in saving and improving lives through the delivery of organ and tissue donation and transplantation services across the UK. We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Lead Nurse in Organ Donation to provide expert clinical leadership and operational support to our regional donation teams.
In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for leading and supporting Specialist Nurses in Organ Donation (SNODs), ensuring high standards of clinical practice, governance, and professional development. You will work collaboratively with hospital teams, stakeholders, and donor families to maximise donation opportunities and uphold the highest standards of care and compassion.
The successful candidate will demonstrate significant experience in critical care or transplantation, strong leadership and communication skills, and a commitment to delivering excellence in end-of-life care and organ donation.
This unique role provides you with opportunities to develop yourself, both as part of a regional team and as an individual autonomous practitioner. This essential role will impact on all stages of the donation process and ultimately in the number of life-saving transplants and as such is a rewarding and satisfying role.
Main duties of the job
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.
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.
Details
Date posted: 13 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8a
Salary: £58,379 to £65,723 a year
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 14 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 009602
Job locations: NHSBT - Greenmeadows Springs Business Park - Cardiff, Cardiff, United Kingdom, CF15 7NE
Job description
Job responsibilities
What we offer:
As a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applications from disabled candidates. We will talk with you to explore any adjustments that may help you during the recruitment process.
You can find more information about accessibility, our culture, and how we support applicants on the NHSBT Careers website: Read about our application process. Learn more about our culture at NHSBT.
To learn more, please see the job description and person specification. These can be accessed via the link below, or by clicking 'Apply' if you are viewing this advert on another site.
The assessment process for this role will include: a single interview.
Interviews are anticipated to be held on 11th December at Greenmeadows Springs Business Park – subject to confirmation.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Employer name: NHS Blood and Transplant
Address: NHSBT - Greenmeadows Springs Business Park - Cardiff, Cardiff, United Kingdom, CF15 7NE
Employer's website: https://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Recruiter Charlotte Walker, Charlotte.Walker@nhsbt.nhs.uk
NHS Blood and Transplant's privacy notice.
Lead Nurse - Organ Donation
The closing date is 29 November 2026
Apply for this job
Job summary
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) play a vital role in saving and improving lives through the delivery of organ and tissue donation and transplantation services across the UK. We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Lead Nurse in Organ Donation to provide expert clinical leadership and operational support to our regional donation teams.
In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for leading and supporting Specialist Nurses in Organ Donation (SNODs), ensuring high standards of clinical practice, governance, and professional development. You will work collaboratively with hospital teams, stakeholders, and donor families to maximise donation opportunities and uphold the highest standards of care and compassion.
The successful candidate will demonstrate significant experience in critical care or transplantation, strong leadership and communication skills, and a commitment to delivering excellence in end-of-life care and organ donation.
This unique role provides you with opportunities to develop yourself, both as part of a regional team and as an individual autonomous practitioner. This essential role will impact on all stages of the donation process and ultimately in the number of life-saving transplants and as such is a rewarding and satisfying role.
Main duties of the job
- Monitoring and managing the delivery of Key Performance Indicators to ensure the number of actual organs and tissues within the geographical donation area is maximised.
- Shared responsibility for operationally managing all aspects of the service provided by the Organ Donation Services team within the geographical area.
- Direct management of a team of staff. Overall duties and responsibilities will be allocated on a rotational basis within the service management team; most notably, management of the full Area budget and responsibility for overall management of a 24 hour on-call service.
- Providing input and challenge to hospital development planning and lead corrective action where necessary; ensuring national strategy is implemented and evaluated within the geographical area.
- Operational management of those staff within the team that fall within delegated area of responsibility.
- You will be required to participate in a 24 hour, 365 days per year on call rota and maintain clinical credibility by being up to date in all aspects of organ donation.
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.
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.
Details
Date posted: 13 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8a
Salary: £58,379 to £65,723 a year
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 14 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 009602
Job locations: NHSBT - Greenmeadows Springs Business Park - Cardiff, Cardiff, United Kingdom, CF15 7NE
Job description
Job responsibilities
What we offer:
- Flexible working options – we promote flexible working where the role allows. We're happy to discuss what flexibility might look like for you.
- Generous annual leave - 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.
- Inclusive 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: http://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/information-about-nhs-pensions
- Supportive learning culture - 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.
- Health and wellbeing support – we offer confidential services including occupational health, employee assistance programme, and wellbeing resources. Our support is available to all colleagues and we endeavour to provide tailored workplace adjustments where possible.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applications from disabled candidates. We will talk with you to explore any adjustments that may help you during the recruitment process.
You can find more information about accessibility, our culture, and how we support applicants on the NHSBT Careers website: Read about our application process. Learn more about our culture at NHSBT.
To learn more, please see the job description and person specification. These can be accessed via the link below, or by clicking 'Apply' if you are viewing this advert on another site.
The assessment process for this role will include: a single interview.
Interviews are anticipated to be held on 11th December at Greenmeadows Springs Business Park – subject to confirmation.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current Nursing and Midwifery Council registration (which must be maintained) as Registered Nurse Adult or Paediatric Nurse.
- Relevant degree or equivalent qualification in allied health or related field OR job-related experience equivalent to degree level knowledge.
- Demonstrable post graduate equivalent level specialist experience in leadership and management.
- Ability to travel independently across the UK to various locations. You will be provided with notice to allow for your journey planning.
- Demonstrates commitment to own continued professional development (CPD).
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of proven leadership and management experience in an acute hospital setting relevant to donation such as ICU, theatres or an emergency medicine department.
- Experience of working within the Organ Donation Service as a DTC within the last 5 years.
- Awareness of current professional issues and developments within co-ordination, nursing and the NHS.
- Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of own clinical practice.
- Experience of implementing effective change within teams / across an 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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Employer name: NHS Blood and Transplant
Address: NHSBT - Greenmeadows Springs Business Park - Cardiff, Cardiff, United Kingdom, CF15 7NE
Employer's website: https://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Recruiter Charlotte Walker, Charlotte.Walker@nhsbt.nhs.uk
NHS Blood and Transplant's privacy notice.
