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Transplant Development Manager - Assessment and Recovery Centre

NHS Blood and Transplant

Northway, Filton, BS34 7QH · Edgbaston, B15 2SG · Derriford Hospital, Derriford Road, PL6 8DH · Tooting, SW17 0RB · Dodworth, Barnsley, S75 3FG · Colindale, NW9 5BG · Manchester, M13 9LL · Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4NQ · Speke, Liverpool, L24 8RB · Southampton, SO16 5AFView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515

Contract

Fixed-Term

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

4 October 2026

6 days left

Job description

At NHS Blood & Transplant (NHSBT), we provide a service that is unique, we help our donors do something extraordinary to save or enhance a life in nee...

Planning, leading and

managing Assessment and Recovery Centre (ARC) Clinical pathway projects and

activities that contribute to the achievement of NHSBT Strategy and Organ

Donation and Transplant 2030 Meeting the Need strategy.

Service Development

Lead on patient

experience and involvement (recipient)

Subject matter expert

for ARCs programme

  • Hybrid working arrangements – because NHSBT works nationally, we’re able to offer hybrid working options that give you more flexibility to balance work with life.
  • 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.

This vacancy will close at 23:59pm on Sunday 4th October 2026.

The assessment process for this role will consist of a single panel interview with a task to prepare.

Interviews are anticipated to be held on 19th/20th/21st October – subject to confirmation.

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.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to Masters Level as demonstrated either by academic qualification or supported by extensive senior management and leadership experience at a senior level.
  • Nursing and Midwifery Registration or Health & Care Professions Council Registration.
  • Demonstrate commitment to own Continued Professional Development (CPD).
  • Requirement for Nursing and Midwifery Registration or Health & Care Professions Council Registration professional registration which must be maintained in the role.

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable evidence of successful improvement in service delivery and development and implementation of change.
  • Experience in managing and motivating people to deliver strategy and business objectives.
  • Experience of working as a senior Manager in the NHS
  • Evidence of experience of leading effective change and innovation within teams /across an organisation.
  • High level of knowledge of current issues, research and developments within the entire donation and transplantation pathway, supporting and maintaining the processes which underpin it.
  • Highly developed specialist knowledge of organ donation the entire donation and transplantation pathway.
  • Experience of staff management to include recruitment, training, performance management.
  • Demonstrable experience of analytical skills to lead and support the implementation of new and changing initiatives.
  • Awareness of current professional issues and developments within organ donation and transplantation, and the NHS.
  • Demonstrate commitment to own Continued Professional Development (CPD) and application in practice.
  • Willingness to work irregular hours and to travel extensively, including overnight stays when required (with appropriate prior notice).
  • Willingness and ability to undertake travel and spend time away from base to meet the requirements of the post (with appropriate prior notice).

How to apply

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Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

18 September 2026

Last checked

22 September 2026

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