SWAN Nurse Specialist donation

Band 6 Nurse specialist – 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
• Demonstrates 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; however, 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.

• Providing high‑quality, compassionate nursing care as part of the SWAN Team.
• Acting as a specialist nurse for eye donation within LUHFT.
• Approach and support bereaved families sensitively and professionally to discuss eye donation in a timely and appropriate manner.
• Undertake eye retrieval procedures in accordance with NHSBT and Trust policies, following full training and competency sign‑off.
• Collaborate effectively with NHSBT teams, mortuary services, and clinical staff across the Trust.
• Participate in audit, service development, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Ensure accurate documentation and compliance with governance, infection control, and consent frameworks.

• Excellent communication skills and emotional intelligence.
• Ability to work autonomously in complex, sensitive, and high‑pressure situations.
• Compassionate, professional, and patient‑ and family‑centred approach.
• Commitment to NHS values and quality standards in end‑of‑life care and organ/tissue donation.

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name:
Maria Guerin;

Job title:

Lead Nurse SWAN end of life and bereavement care;
Email: mar;
Telephone: .