Donor Recruitment And Publicity Officer

Advertised location: Aberdeen

Advertised salary: Band 5 (£34,544 - £43,039)

Employment type: Permanent

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 vital part of NHSScotland, NHS National Services Scotland’s mission is to enable and support the delivery of better health and better care, working in partnership. We do this by providing a range of specialised support services that enable NHS Boards to focus their efforts on delivering health improvement and patient care. The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service is the specialist provider of transfusion medicine in Scotland, supplying high quality blood, tissues, products and services across the country. With Transfusions Centres in Inverness, Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow, SNBTS work with communities, hospitals and professionals to ensure that the donor’s gift is used wisely and effectively for the benefit of patients.

The Candidate: We are seeking to appoint the Donor Recruitment and Publicity Officer (Aberdeen) to the Donor Marketing and Engagement Department. Reporting to the Donor Publicity Manager, you will be responsible for the recruitment, retention and engagement of blood donors within the Aberdeen area. You will be responsible for the day to day co‑ordination of the recruitment and publicity activity to support the Donor Relationship Management strategy and the implementation of plans that will ensure the tactical donor relationship and retention goals are met. You will communicate effectively with donors and non donors across the region in a wide variety of ways, by delivering talks, implementing local marketing plans, social media, web updates, engaging with various community groups and contacting blood donors directly via pro‑active phone calls, letters and various other forms of communication. You will make a significant contribution to achieving the strategic goals of SNBTS by delivering a world‑class blood strategy that delivers value for money and meets the transfusion needs of patients in Scotland. You will be highly motivated with strong problem solving skills. You will have excellent communication skills and will be adept at communicating with a wide variety of people on many different levels. You will be familiar with creating a wide variety of presentation materials and you will be a confident public speaker. You will be educated to degree in a relevant subject. The successful candidate will be required to undergo a PVG Scheme. Any candidate who has 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: This post is based at Aberdeen & North‑East Scotland Blood Donor Centre. The work pattern for this post is Monday to Friday, 36 hours per week. PSD Scotland is a remote‑friendly employer with colleagues based throughout Scotland. We support hybrid and office‑based working arrangements where possible and welcome discussions about alternative working patterns during the application process. 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.

Inclusion: Public Services Delivery Scotland is a national organisation and, as an anchor institution, is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. We welcome applications from all under‑represented groups, including racially minoritised people and disabled people. You do not need to be working in a similar role now. Whether you are returning from a career break, such as maternity, paternity or caring responsibilities, or bringing transferable skills from another sector, your experience can bring a valuable perspective to our work. We are committed to supporting staff health, wellbeing and development, and offer a range of learning and development opportunities to promote diversity, inclusion and positive mental health. Staff can also join a range of equality networks. As an equal opportunities employer and accredited Disability Confident Leader, we offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria. Where exceptionally high application volumes make this impracticable, a fair and proportionate shortlisting approach will be applied in line with Disability Confident guidance.

If you would like to discuss the role, reasonable adjustments or alternative working patterns before applying, please contact NSS.wfrs@nhs.scot.

Further information: For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Cara McGuigan at Cara.McGuigan@nhs.scot or call on 07855 135 631. Closing date for completed applications is 12th October 2026. Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e‑mail only, so please check your e‑mail regularly (including junk folders).