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Tissue & Bone Donor Co-ordinator
About the Organisation:
National Services Scotland (NSS) is a national NHS Board operating right at the heart of NHSScotland providing invaluable support and advice at a strategic and operational level. NSS supports customers to deliver their services more efficiently and effectively and we offer shared services on a national scale using best-in-class systems and standards. Our priority is always the same – to improve the health and well-being of the people of Scotland. We do this by working in partnership with colleagues across Health and Social Care to deliver fit for purpose solutions and systems, delivering high quality services that help our stakeholders to free up resources so they can be re-invested into essential services. Supporting the join-up of Health and Social care through digitisation and inter-operability is an important part of the role.
The post:
As a vital part of NHS Scotland, NHS National Services Scotland’s mission is to enable and support the delivery of better health and better care, working in partnership. We do this by providing a range of specialised support services that enable NHS Boards to focus their efforts on delivering health improvement and patient care.
As a major division within NHS National Services Scotland, the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) plays a vital role not only in the health of the people of Scotland but also on an international scale through our leading position in new product development, biomedical research and donor services. Our goal is to maintain the highest standards of patient care whilst remaining competitive internationally.
Tissue, Cells & Advanced Therapeutics is an integral part of the SNBTS with responsibility for the collection, testing, storing and issuing of bone, human tissues and cells throughout Scotland. TCAT is licensed by both the Human Tissue Authority and Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency for the manufacture of tissue, cells and advanced therapeutics for both routine clinical use and use in first in man/Phase I/II clinical trials.
The candidate:
A vacancy exists for a Band 6 Nurse as a Tissue & Bone Donor Coordinator. This full time post is to work within a team of Tissue & Bone Donor Coordinators.
The role requires the selected individual to optimise the opportunity of donation potential in Scotland. The principal purpose of the role is to contribute to an established programme supporting the identification of suitable bone and deceased tissue donors in hospitals across the Central Belt.
The post holder will also obtain consent/authorisation for donation with donors and families and organise tissue retrieval. The role involves networking with HCP’s and providing training and advice to clinical colleagues in clinics, hospital orthopaedic theatres, emergency department and ICU settings. We collaborate with Specialist Nurses in Organ Donation across Scotland to increase donation opportunities for patients and families.
As part of a multi-disciplinary team the successful candidate will be expected to participate in the day-to-day operation and functioning of the service. This role is a dual role in both Bone and Tissue Donation.
The successful candidate will be required to undergo a PVG Scheme/Disclosure Scotland check. Any candidate who have lived/worked overseas for more than 12 months in the preceding 5 years will also be required to provide a criminal record check from the appropriate overseas agency.
Candidates must have current NMC/GMC/GDC/HCPC registration at the time of applying.
Location and working pattern:
This post will be based in Glasgow and working across hospitals within the Central Region.
Benefits:
Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits
Further information:
For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Wendy McGee on Wendy.Mcghee@nhs.scot.
Further information on NSS is available from: www.nhsnss.org
Closing date for completed applications is 20th June 2022.
Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).
We welcome applications from all candidates, however in line with Scottish Government requirement we will be giving priority consideration to Test and Protect core staff who meet the essential criteria for the role.
NHS National Services Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and as committed participant in the disability confident scheme, guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies