TRANSPLANT COORODINATOR

RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING SUPPORT TO CLIENTS DESIROUS OF LIVING ORGAN DONATION AND ORGAN TRANSPLANT, POST-OPERATIVE CARE AND FOLLOW-UP, AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH

VACANCY

Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons to fill the following position at the North-Central Regional Health Authority (NCRHA):

    TRANSPLANT COORDINATOR

The incumbent will be responsible for providing support to clients desirous of living organ donation and organ transplant, post-operative care and follow-up, and educational outreach.

 Main Responsibilities:

• Educate clients about the processes and procedures required for safe and ethical work-up prior to organ donation and transplant, and support them during this preparatory phase.
• Advise post-operative patients on therapies for managing their health after organ donation and transplant, and monitor and assess their progress.
• Participate in the development and implementation of protocols and standards of care for the transplant patient in collaboration with multidisciplinary team.
• Communicate with multidisciplinary team members, patients and families in a timely manner with regard to patient care issues.
• Consult with leadership to resolve issues relating to transplant patients.
• Maintain up-to-date medical records for all potential recipients, potential donors, and all post-transplant donors and recipients.
• Maintain and update the Living Donor Registry, the Voluntary Deceased Donor Registry (VDDR), Transplant Activity Registry and the National Registry of Actual Deceased Donors.
• Assist in developing patient education materials.
• Serve as a resource person/preceptor on organ donation and transplantation for graduate and undergraduate nursing programs, and education materials of other healthcare professionals regarding the care of organ donors and recipients.
• Enhance the body of knowledge via research and publish data for nursing staff and colleagues concerning current issues in transplantation including those of clinical, legal, ethical and economic nature.
• Serve as a resource person for the community, public organisations, and persons desirous of organ donation or transplantation services.
• Participate actively in community/public education programs of organ donation and transplantation.
• Efficiently use available media including, but not limited to, PowerPoint presentations, lectures, webinars, telephone and internet links for imparting information about transplantation and organ donation.
• Provide timely feedback to key stakeholders outside of normal working hours.

• Perform other related duties incidental to work describes herein.

Minimum Qualifications, Training and Experience:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing.
• Minimum of five (5) years’ post-graduate nursing experience with training and working experience in Intensive Care Nursing, Dialysis, High Dependency Care Nursing, Neonatal Intensive Care, Paediatrics, Operating Theatre or similar specialized areas.
• Current registration with Nursing Council of Trinidad and Tobago.
• Working experience with an organ transplant team or organ procurement team will be considered an asset.
• Microsoft Office Suite Certification will be considered an asset.

*Certificates acquired at foreign universities MUST be supported by certified transcripts as well as evidence that the completed programme is accredited in Trinidad and Tobago.

All applications should be submitted with a cover letter, a detailed Curriculum Vitae, copies of relevant certificates, birth certificate, a police certificate of good character, a contact number and two (2) testimonials by August 18, 2025 and addressed (with the name of the position applied for, clearly labelled, on the outside of the envelope and the cover letter). To:

Office of the General Manager, Human Resources

North-Central Regional Health Authority

Building # 39, First Floor

Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex

Champs Fleurs

Unsuitable/late applications will not be acknowledged.