Donor Carer
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 16/09/2026
- Closes
- 21/09/2026
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Role summary
As a Donor Carer with NHS Blood and Transplant, you will support blood donors throughout their donation journey, ensuring a positive experience and contributing to a safe blood supply. This role involves learning clinical skills like donor screening and blood collection, monitoring donor wellbeing, and accurately recording information. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, delivering excellent care and encouraging donors to return. Comprehensive training and ongoing development are provided to help you grow your skills.
Key responsibilities
- Provide a caring and professional experience for donors, making them feel welcome, informed, and supported.
- Learn and develop clinical skills, including donor screening, haemoglobin testing, and blood collection procedures.
- Monitor donor wellbeing and provide appropriate care and advice before, during, and after donation.
- Maintain high standards of quality and safety by following clinical procedures and regulatory requirements.
- Accurately record donor and donation information using electronic and manual systems.
- Work closely with colleagues in a multidisciplinary team to deliver exceptional donor care and efficient donor sessions.
Essential criteria
- 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
- Have experience of dealing with the public
- Have experience of delivering a quality customer service
- Be willing to learn new technology skills and undergo digital training
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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NHS Blood and Transplant
Donor Carer
The closing date is 21 September 2026
Job summary
We are recruiting for two full-time fixed-term positions.
Job Summary
It takes all types of people to help save and improve lives. As a Donor Carer with NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), youll be at the heart of the donor experience, supporting the people whose generosity helps provide life-saving blood and blood products to patients across the UK. This is an exciting opportunity to build a career in healthcare, with comprehensive training and ongoing development to help you grow your skills and confidence. Working as part of a supportive team, you'll make a meaningful contribution every day by delivering excellent care, creating positive donor experiences and helping ensure a safe and reliable blood supply for those who need it most.
The role involves working a variety of hours, including evenings, weekends, and bank holidays but no night shifts!
You will be working on a shift basis but, the normal hours for this role are 4 days per week/ 8 days per fortnight. Early shifts start at 08:00 and finish 17:00. Late shifts start at 11:00 and finish 20:00, this will be 8.33 hour days.
Main duties of the job
Provide a caring and professional experience that helps donors feel welcome, informed and supported throughout their donation journey.
Learn and develop clinical skill
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