Specialist Nurse for Organ Retrieval/Ventricular Coordinator
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 21/09/2026
- Closes
- 24/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role involves joining the Specialist Nurse for Organ Retrieval and Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD) Coordinator team at Wythenshawe Hospital. The post holder will facilitate the assessment, procurement, preservation, and safe transfer of hearts and lungs for transplantation. Additionally, they will coordinate the care and education of patients supported with VADs and their families, from initial contact through long-term follow-up. The role also includes providing educational support to healthcare providers and community organizations regarding VADs.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse and NMC registration
- Teaching/ assessor certificate or equivalent
- Post registration training
Desirable criteria
- Degree
- Relevant postgraduate course
- Non Medical prescribing
- minimum 3 years' experience at band 5 in ITU/ Cardiothoracic/ Cardiology
- Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience working with patients following Heart and Lung Transplant and short and long term mechanical circulatory support devices
- Involvement with audit and research
- Ability to work unsupervised. Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate within a MDT
- Good time management skills
- Presentation skills, Competent I.T. skills
- Good analytical and problem solving skills - clinical reasoning
- Understanding of care of patients with cardiopulmonary diseases
- Understanding of heart and lung Transplantation
- Clinical Governance
- Mechanical circulatory support
- Awareness of national policies and developments in transplantation
- Personal attributes
- Flexible to meet service delivery needs, including participation with extending the working week.
- Calm under pressure
- Able to work long working hours
- Driving licence
- Working within a small team
- Registered Nurse and NMC registration
- Teaching/ assessor certificate or equivalent
- Post registration training
- Degree
- Relevant postgraduate course
- Non Medical prescribing
- minimum 3 years' experience at band 5 in ITU/ Cardiothoracic/ Cardiology
- Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience working with patients following Heart and Lung Transplant and short and long term mechanical circulatory support devices
- Involvement with audit and research
- Ability to work unsupervised. Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate within a MDT
- Good time management skills
- Presentation skills, Competent I.T. skills
- Good analytical and problem solving skills - clinical reasoning
- Understanding of care of patients with cardiopulmonary diseases
- Understanding of heart and lung Transplantation
- Clinical Governance
- Mechanical circulatory support
- Awareness of national policies and developments in transplantation
- Personal attributes
- Flexible to meet service delivery needs, including participation with extending the working week.
- Calm under pressure
- Able to work long working hours
- Driving licence
- Working within a small team
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Specialist Nurse for Organ Retrieval/Ventricular Coordinator
The closing date is 24 September 2026
Job summary
Applications are invited to join the Specialist Nurse for Organ Retrieval and Ventricular assist devices (VAD) Coordinator team at Wythenshawe Hospital.
Main duties of the job
As part of the Organ retrieval service team, the post holder will help facilitate**** assessment, procurement, preservation and safe transfer of heart and lungs for transplantation.
As a Ventricular Assist Devices Coordinator, the post holder will facilitate the care and education of patients supported with a Ventricular Assist Device and their families from initial contact, work-up for implant, peri-operative period and long-term follow-up, maintaining excellent care across the VAD/Transplant continuum. VAD Coordinators also participate in patient and caregiver education, providing educational/outreach support regarding VAD to health care providers, patient groups, community organizations, and others in the hospital's service area.
About us
Join Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) and become part of a 30,000 plus strong team, delivering exceptional care to over 1 million people every year. As the largest provider of specialist services, and our Oxford Road Campus in Manchester, the largest health academic campus in
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