Community Phlebotomist

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT); Cambridge; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Job sharing

Job summary

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust in Cambridge is seeking an enthusiastic person to join our Community Phlebotomy Team. No previous experience needed; full training will be provided. Flexible hours and job share options are available.

The role involves travelling around the county, performing venepuncture and basic measurements, under the supervision of a nurse, across neighbourhood teams in Cambridge and Ely.

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence required.
• Willingness to travel around the county with reliable transport.

Responsibilities

• Support service users with venepuncture, blood pressure, weight and height measurements.
• Work across neighbourhood teams in Cambridge and Ely under supervision.
• Provide care in a multidisciplinary setting with a registered nurse.

Skills

Driving licence

Job description

Do you enjoying working with people and making a difference? If so, have you considered a career working in the NHS? We are looking for a caring and enthusiastic person to join our Community Phlebotomy Team. No previous experience needed; all training will be provided. You will be fully developed, providing you an opportunity to jump start your career in healthcare. Flexible hours and job share available.

The role requires travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. Public transport cannot be used for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs.

The primary activity for this role will be supporting service users with their physical health needs including venepuncture, taking Blood Pressure, weight and height and other tasks as required. This will require working across several neighbourhood teams within Cambridge and Ely.

The post holder will provide support and care for service users with mental and physical health needs and to their carers within a multidisciplinary setting. They will undertake assigned tasks as a lone worker but with support from a registered nurse, including assisting in assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care.

The post holder will be trained to ensure that issues of equality, diversity and rights are dealt with in accordance with good practice and legislation.

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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead fulfilling lives.

Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including children’s, adult and older people’s mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research and development.

To achieve our goals, we recruit high calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly underrepresented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

All appointments for new employees to CPFT are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at https://www.cpft.nhs.uk

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jessica McPherson-Armstrong Job title: Area Nursing Manager Email address: [e-mail]

Isobel Summers

Advanced Community Nurse Practitioner

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