**This vacancy is only open for candidates who have attended the Inverness Careers Fair on Friday 28th August**
Join Our Team Become a Apheresis/Whole Blood Senior Donor Carer Venepuncturist with Public Services Delivery Scotland
On 1 April 2026, NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) and NHS Education for Scotland (NES) became one national organisation, focused on continuity today and a stronger, more connected service for tomorrow.
As part of this transformation, NSS and NES have joined to form a new organisation: Public Services Delivery Scotland (PSD Scotland). This new organisation will play a pivotal role in supporting the renewal and ensuring the long-term sustainability of health and care services across Scotland.
About the Organisation:
PSD Scotland unites expertise from NES and NSS in a way that will allow us to accelerate national programmes to support the NHS to deliver better care, now and in the future. We support staff with education and training, provide the tools and data that improve services, and run vital national functions such as procurement, logistics and blood, tissue and cell services.
The Post:
As a major division within PSD 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 to patient care whilst remaining internationally competitive.
The Candidate:
We are looking for a Senior Donor Carer to join our existing team and provide a high standard of care to blood and plasma donors. You should be friendly, approachable and confident working with people, with the ability to contribute positively to a busy team environment. The post will also involve transporting staff and equipment to community sessions, supporting safe session set-up and dismantling, and working across the Highland region as required.
We are looking for a candidate who brings the following values, skills and attributes to their role:
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Friendly, reliable and peoplefocused, with a calm and reassuring approach
- Comfortable following clinical procedures and delivering safe, highquality donor care
- Confident supporting nervous donors and recognising when to seek nursing support
- Able to use IT systems accurately and maintain clear, reliable records
- Happy working independently as well as part of a close, supportive team
- Able to participate in loading, unloading and assembling community session donation equipment safely and efficiently.
In summary, the successful candidate will be a compassionate, reliable and practical team member who can deliver safe, high-quality donor care while working flexibly across fixed and community donation sessions. They will demonstrate strong communication skills, careful attention to detail, confidence in following procedures, and the ability to support donors and colleagues in a calm, professional and reassuring manner.
You must be flexible and willing to work variable hours across Mon-Sun and regular late evenings
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.
Location and Working Pattern:
The location is Inverness & North Blood Donor Centre, Raigmore Hospital.
The work pattern is Monday-Sunday, various hours per week are available
It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK and have entitlement to work in the UK for the post in which you will be employed.
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 - HR Benefits Brochure.
Inclusion:
Public Services Delivery Scotland is a national organisation and, as an anchor institution, it is our ambition to be a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone feels welcome. We recognise that flexible working creates an inclusive workplace where employees can thrive and feel confident about their ability to balance their personal and professional responsibilities. This is supported through Once for Scotland flexible working policies. PSD Scotland has made a long-term commitment to staff health and well-being and offers many learning and development opportunities to support and improve our approaches to diversity, inclusion and mental health in the workplace. There are a number of equality staff networks in place which all staff are welcome to join. We are also an equal opportunities employer and as such aim to guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies. As an accredited Disability Confident Leader, it is the aim of PSD Scotland to offer a fully accessible and inclusive recruitment service that supports applicants on their candidate journey. If you are interested in any reasonable adjustments, please contact the Recruitment Team on [email protected]
Further information:
For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Senior Charge Nurse Gillian Docherty or Senior Nurse Manager Cara Grant.
Closing date for completed applications is Monday 31st August
Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).
We are 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 however, where exceptionally high application volumes make this impracticable, a fair and proportionate shortlisting approach will be applied in line with Disability Confident guidance
