Job summary The Apheresis Nurse Team Manager will be required to line manage a team of Collection Staff aligned to the Apheresis clinic ensuring that department daily targets and monthly key performance indicators are achieved. The post holder will also be the specialist nurse and expert in all aspects of the automated component collection process. The post holder will be responsible for maintaining expert knowledge of the speciality, enabling them to provide complex evidence-based advice, clinical leadership, supervision, mentorship, and support to other apheresis speciality staff. This post is fixed term/secondment for 24 months, due to secondment cover. If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post. Main duties of the job Will actively contribute to strategic and operational developments relating to the apheresis speciality, participating in apheresis specific clinical audit, research, and benchmarking activities to ensure that apheresis practice is effective, and evidence based. Working closely with the Senior Operations manager and the Registered Nurses, the post holder will ensure that the highest standard of operational supervision is carried out in the clinic. This will include directing the Registered Nurses on duty to ensure that clinic activities and staff deployment in the clinic supports efficient donor throughput and a customer focussed environment. Working closely and having strong operational links with the Apheresis Consultant, the post holder will take the Welsh Blood Service lead in the optimisation of cell separator productivity and efficiency, ensuring supplier compliance with organisational objectives and ensuring a seamless service that enables excellent donor care, optimising donor safety. There will be a requirement for the post holder to maintain competency with whole blood collection and they will be required to provide occasional cover through various teams and blood collections facilities such as blood mobiles and the community teams covering a large geographical area. There is a requirement for the post holder to provide cover for scheduled tours that will include overnight stays. About us Here at Velindre University NHS Trust we are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in our cutting-edge Velindre Cancer Centre and our award-winning Welsh Blood Service, as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together. We are also fortunate to host the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales and have developed strong partnership working with these expert services. Formed in 1999, the Trust has a dedicated workforce that continuously strives to apply the key principles of value based healthcare through a wide array of roles. We play a vital role in the communities we support and have ambitious plans for the future to continue to improve the services we deliver. We strive to maintain our core values in everything we do by being; accountable, bold, caring and dynamic, and ensuring the best possible care for our patients and donors. If you want to work for an organisation that prides itself on making a real difference and offers exciting career opportunities then Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you. Visit our website to find out more https://velindre.nhs.wales/ Date posted 13 January 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 7 Salary £46,840 to £53,602 a year per annum Contract Secondment Working pattern Full-time Reference number 120-NMR001-0125 Job locations Welsh Blood service Ely Valley Road Talbot Green CF72 9WB Job description Job responsibilities You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac Job description Job responsibilities You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac Person Specification Qualifications and Knowledge Essential Registered Nurse with current NMC registration Educated to MSc level or equivalent experience. Evidence of ongoing personal development Understanding of the role the Welsh Blood Service plays in the wider community Knowledge and understanding of the blood/ component process Evidence of continued professional development Understand the role WBS plays in the wider community Understanding of confidentiality In depth knowledge of the apheresis speciality In depth knowledge of blood component collection processes Knowledge of working in a healthcare environment Desirable Leadership Qualification or demonstrable equivalent experience The ability to speak Welsh Experience Essential Extensive clinical experience Specialist knowledge in apheresis speciality Evidence of the application of leadership skills and autonomous practice Experience of working in a team Desirable Experience of working people at all levels Participation in audit and research Apheresis Experience Skills and Attributes Essential Good communication, written and numeracy skills Trained in the use of apheresis automated equipment. Able to work methodically and accurately often with competing demands. Organisational and negotiation skills Motivational and change management skills. Demonstrates the ability to promote and foster good working relationships within a team and groups of teams Standard keyboard/IT skills Demonstrable experience of team working and leadership Be willing and able to develop own knowledge and skills to contribute to the development of others Integrity Motivational skills Assertive and confident Access to transport to allow travel to clinics daily Person Specification Qualifications and Knowledge Essential Registered Nurse with current NMC registration Educated to MSc level or equivalent experience. Evidence of ongoing personal development Understanding of the role the Welsh Blood Service plays in the wider community Knowledge and understanding of the blood/ component process Evidence of continued professional development Understand the role WBS plays in the wider community Understanding of confidentiality In depth knowledge of the apheresis speciality In depth knowledge of blood component collection processes Knowledge of working in a healthcare environment Desirable Leadership Qualification or demonstrable equivalent experience The ability to speak Welsh Experience Essential Extensive clinical experience Specialist knowledge in apheresis speciality Evidence of the application of leadership skills and autonomous practice Experience of working in a team Desirable Experience of working people at all levels Participation in audit and research Apheresis Experience Skills and Attributes Essential Good communication, written and numeracy skills Trained in the use of apheresis automated equipment. Able to work methodically and accurately often with competing demands. Organisational and negotiation skills Motivational and change management skills. Demonstrates the ability to promote and foster good working relationships within a team and groups of teams Standard keyboard/IT skills Demonstrable experience of team working and leadership Be willing and able to develop own knowledge and skills to contribute to the development of others Integrity Motivational skills Assertive and confident Access to transport to allow travel to clinics daily 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 (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. 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 (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). Employer details Employer name Welsh Blood Service Address Welsh Blood service Ely Valley Road Talbot Green CF72 9WB Employer's website https://www.welsh-blood.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)