SWAN Nurse Specialist donation

SWAN Nurse Specialist (Eye donation)

Closing date: 09 March 2026

Band 6 Nurse specilaist – SWAN Team – Eye Donation

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LUHFT) In partnership with NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT).

Are you a Band 5 Registered Nurse with at least five years' post-registration experience and a passion for end-of-life and bereavement care, with a special interest in organ and tissue donation?

We are seeking a compassionate, motivated Registered Nurse to join the SWAN Team, in a specialist role supporting the NHS Blood and Transplant Eye Donation Scheme.

This is a unique opportunity to work in a highly specialised area of practice, providing expert end‑of‑life and family support at some of the most sensitive moments in care.

• Has significant post‑registration experience, ideally within end‑of‑life care, critical care, acute care, or bereavement services.
• Displays excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Is able to work flexibly, including participation in an on‑call or rota system if required.
• Is emotionally resilient and able to support families during highly sensitive and complex conversations.
• Has a strong commitment to NHS values and to organ and tissue donation.
• Experience with in donation services or eye retrieval is desirable; full training and ongoing support will be provided.

As a Band 6 Nurse
, you will be an integral member of the LUHFT SWAN Team, playing a vital role within the NHSBT Eye Donation Scheme
, combining clinical expertise, compassionate communication, and specialist nursing skills.

In addition, you will provide exceptional end‑of‑life care and bereavement support to patients and families.

• Providing high‑quality, compassionate nursing care as part of the SWAN Team.
• Acting as a specialist nurse for eye donation within LUHFT.
• Approaching and supporting bereaved families sensitively and professionally to discuss eye donation in a timely and appropriate manner.
• Undertaking eye retrieval procedures in accordance with NHSBT and Trust policies, following full training and competency sign‑off.
• Collaborating effectively with NHSBT teams, mortuary services, and clinical staff across the Trust.
• Participating in audit, service development, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Ensuring accurate documentation and compliance with governance, infection control, and consent frameworks.
• Demonstrating excellent communication skills and emotional intelligence.
• Working autonomously in complex, sensitive, and high‑pressure situations.
• Committing to NHS values and quality standards in end‑of‑life care and organ/tissue donation.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital and Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities – from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award‑winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year.

The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page.

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