Senior Staff Nurse - Transfusion

Job Title: Senior Staff Nurse

• Transfusion Post requires candidate to be entitled for work: Yes DBS Check Level: Enhanced Both Lists Salary Range: £57,112.62 to £64,466.07 Contract Type: Permanent Full time/Part Time: Full Time Term Time only post: Advert Closing Date: 27/10/2026 Job Overview Please note that although this post is advertised for full-time, we are open to jobshare for part-time Are you a motivated and compassionate registered nurse with strong venepuncture skills and a passion for delivering high-quality patient care? We are seeking an enthusiastic, compassionate, and experienced Senior staff Nurse to join our friendly and supportive Venesection/ Blood donor team. This is an exciting opportunity for a registered nurse with experience in venepuncture, phlebotomy, or outpatient nursing to contribute to the delivery of safe and effective therapeutic venesection and blood donation services. The successful candidate will provide patient-centred care, support individuals undergoing therapeutic venesection, promote donor wellbeing, and ensure the highest standards of clinical practice are maintained within a supportive multidisciplinary team. Working within a dynamic and patient-focused environment, you will have the opportunity to utilise and develop your specialist skills, contribute to service improvement, and help deliver outstanding care to patients with a range of haematological and medical conditions. If you are passionate about providing exceptional patient care, enjoy working autonomously while being part of a close-knit team, and are looking to take the next step in your career, we would love to hear from you. For an informal and confidential discussion about this exciting opportunity, please contact Brian Mwanga Advanced Clinical Practitioner
• Haematology & Manager
• Donor Room via email at b.mwanga@health.gov.je or Tel: 01534 444331 Job Purpose Please see full Job Description About the Role As a Blood Donor/Venesection Nurse, you will be responsible for assessing, preparing, and supporting patients and donors undergoing venesection procedures. You will work closely with the Haematology team to ensure treatments are delivered safely and effectively while maintaining excellent patient and donor experiences. The role requires strong clinical assessment skills, competence in venepuncture, and the ability to recognise and respond to adverse reactions. You will contribute to service development, support quality improvement initiatives, and promote safe clinical practice at all times.

Key Responsibilities

Assess patients and donors for suitability prior to venesection procedures. Perform therapeutic venesection and blood collection procedures safely and effectively. Monitor patients before, during, and after procedures, responding appropriately to adverse events. Provide education, support, and reassurance to patients, donors, and carers.

Maintain accurate clinical documentation and electronic patient records. Adhere to infection prevention, health and safety, and clinical governance requirements. Participate in audit, quality improvement, and service development activities. Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality care.

Support the induction, supervision, and development of junior staff where appropriate. Essential Criteria Registered Nurse (Adult) with current NMC registration. Evidence of ongoing continuing professional development. Experience in venepuncture, phlebotomy, blood collection, or intravenous procedures. Experience working within an acute hospital, outpatient, haematology, oncology, or transfusion setting.

Competent in venepuncture and cannulation. Ability to assess patients and monitor them throughout clinical procedures. Knowledge of infection prevention and control, consent, safeguarding, and patient safety principles. Ability to recognise and manage adverse reactions, including vasovagal episodes. Competent in Basic Life Support (BLS).

Excellent communication, organisational, and interpersonal skills. Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team. Competent in the use of electronic patient record systems. Desirable Criteria Experience in therapeutic venesection services. Experience working in blood donor, transfusion, or haematology services.

Immediate Life Support (ILS) certification. Teaching, mentorship, practice assessor, or supervision experience. Experience participating in audit, research, quality improvement, or service development projects. Knowledge of haematological conditions requiring therapeutic venesection.

What We Offer

A supportive and collaborative working environment. Opportunities for professional development and career progression. Access to specialist haematology and venesection training. Participation in service development and quality improvement initiatives. The opportunity to make a meaningful difference to patients living with haematological conditions.

A rewarding role within a dedicated multidisciplinary team committed to delivering excellent patient care Attributes and Behaviours TIER 6 Assistant, Team Member and Support Worker Jersey Public Service Careers Across the Jersey Public Service, the scope of our work means our people enjoy a wide range of opportunities—working with recognised experts across teams, learning new skills, and developing their careers.

We actively seek to recruit people from different backgrounds with diverse perspectives, creating a richer, more varied environment where you’re exposed to new ideas, new ways of thinking, and new opportunities to build an exciting and rewarding career. To maintain the highest standards of public service, we have a rigorous screening process, to ensure candidates align with our values, skills, and professional requirements.

This helps us create a trusted, capable workforce that can deliver excellence and safeguard our community. For regulated activity roles (working with children and adults at risk of harm), an enhanced level of screening will be conducted to include enhanced DBS checks. Extraordinary, every day.