Sister/Charge Nurse
| Posting date: | 07 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £38,682.00 to £46,580.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £38682.00 - £46580.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 August 2025 |
| Location: | Borehamwood, WD6 1WG |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | M0048-25-0465 |
Summary
Your working hours will be on a shift basis but, the normal hours for this role are 5 days per week/10 days per fortnight for full time but we also have part-time working available. The team collect blood through all 7 days of the week. There is no fixed pattern. Early shifts usually start at 7am and finish 17:30. Late shifts usually start at 10:45am and finish 21:30, this will be 9.5 hour days. Weekend and bank holiday working will be required. You can expect to work some long hours, but you wont be working more than five days a week- and never any nights! Our Sister/Charge Nurses work in a fast moving and variable environment and play an essential role in the collection of blood and blood products, directly contributing to saving and improving patients lives. Please view the attached recruitment profile which is a summary of the detailed Job Description and Person Specification for the full personal attributes we require for the role. You will need to demonstrate these throughout the recruitment process. What we offer: At NHSBT, all of our nursing teams are supported by an excellent framework of practice development, offering ongoing professional development to enable us to have a strong sense of professional pride whilst we deliver a safe and quality product to our hospitals and the best standard of care to our service users. Focused induction and training programme with supernumerary period. Professional development including: NHSBT e-learning hub of online learning resources Leadership and Management programmes. Corporate Nursing Team who facilitates various professional development opportunities specific to Nursing, including Clinical Leadership, Clinical Supervision and Professional Nurse Advocates (PNAs). NHSBT Nursing Council, providing a forum to share best practice, support and evaluate implementation of our NHSBT Nursing Strategy. Potential funding opportunities for external studies where this has been identified during your Personal Development Review. Apprenticeships, work-based learning programmes. No night shifts and TOIL (Time of in lieu). NHSBT also promotes flexible working, where the role will allow. Opportunity to work within other specialisms within our organisation such as Therapeutic Apheresis Services or Organ Donation. Minimum 27 days annual leave per year plus 8 bank/public holidays dependent on length of service NHS Pension Scheme - defined benefit scheme (not dependent on investment returns). Further details and outline of benefits can be found at: www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/pensions If you are shortlisted for this role, we strongly recommend you attend in person for a blood collection session tour so we can provide you with a more in-depth understanding of this role. Please note that our travel policy does not allow for the payment of travel expenses. This vacancy will close at 23:59pm on Sunday 24th August 2025. Interviews are anticipated to be held on Thursday 4th September. For informal enquiries please contact: Sally Amos, Area Matron, sally.amos@nhsbt.nhs.uk