Bank Phlebotomist

Hampshire Hospitals NHS; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A public healthcare trust in Basingstoke seeks a dedicated phlebotomist to provide a patient-friendly service across hospital wards and outpatient clinics. Key responsibilities include collecting blood samples and ensuring excellent patient care. Ideal candidates will have phlebotomy experience, good interpersonal skills, and the ability to work flexibly across multiple sites. This role is essential for patient diagnosis and treatment, contributing significantly to patient journeys. The trust values its staff and offers a supportive environment for professional development.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Qualifications

• Understanding patient confidentiality principles.
• Knowledge of phlebotomy's role in patient care.

Responsibilities

• Caring for and collecting blood samples from patients.
• Providing professional service in various settings.

Skills

Phlebotomy Experience

Excellent patient care and compassion

Team work

Good IT skills

Ability to work across sites

Education

Good sound general education

Vocational course in phlebotomy at NVQ 3 level

Job description

Job overview

To be a member of the phlebotomy team providing a patient friendly service to the hospital wards, outpatient clinics and GP Surgeries as required over a 7-day week between the hours of 07:00 and 18:00 Phlebotomists will be expected to provide a helpful and professional service to patients and healthcare staff within the Trust and primary care. Shifts start at 07:00 or 07:30am.

Main duties of the job

“Caring for and collecting blood samples from patients who require test as part of their diagnosis and treatment

What we look for:

• Phlebotomy Experience
• Excellent patient care and compassion
• Team work
• Ability to work across our sites
• Good IT Skills
• Weekend and BH working
• To be physically able to undertake the following requirements of the role -
• standing, sitting, stretching or reaching to take bloods
• Raising and lowering phlebotomy chairs and patient beds
• Walking between wards and department whilst pushing trolley

Becoming a member of a team that is highly valued and respected team that make a real difference to our patients.

We provide a Phlebotomy service across all our sites caring for patients on our wards those that attend our outpatients services and in several outlying GP Surgeries. Having a blood test done is often an essential step in a patients diagnosis or treatment and the care we give makes a real difference to this journey.

Working for our organisation

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital.

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Good sound general education

Desirable criteria

• Vocational course in phlebotomy at NVQ 3 level

Experience & Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Understand the principles of patient confidentiality
• A knowledge of the importance and relevance of phlebotomy in the deliverance of patient care

Desirable criteria

• Previous healthcare experience

Skills & Ability

Essential criteria

• Good interpersonal skills and able to communicate with patients and healthcare professionals
• Basic IT skills