Community Phlebotomist

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT); Costessey; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Community Phlebotomist to support the district nursing team across the St Ives and Hunts locality. You will travel to patients' homes to perform venepuncture, BP, and basic checks, under supervision, contributing to personalised care.

The role is part-time (30 hours) with a pattern 08:00–14:00 and will require travel across the locality. Training is provided; SystmOne experience is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Experience working in the community setting.
• Experience as a phlebotomist; full training provided.
• Experience caring for adults with complex health needs.
• Enhanced communication and interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to travel across neighbourhoods.
• Computer skills and use of health records (SystmOne).
• Good time management and ability to manage workload.

Responsibilities

• Support service users with physical health needs including venepuncture and blood pressure checks in the community.
• Provide care for service users with mental and physical health needs within a multidisciplinary setting.
• Work as a lone worker with supervision from a registered nurse.
• Maintain accurate entries in the electronic health record.
• Promote equality, diversity and rights in line with professional practice.

Skills

Community experience

Phlebotomy experience

Adult health care

Communication skills

Travel flexibility

IT literacy

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

Main area Community Nursing Grade Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 30 hours per week (Working initially between 08:00-14:00) Job ref 310-OPAC-8185769

Site Kings Hall Town St Ives, Cambs Salary £25,272 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 31/08/2026 23:59

Job overview

We are currently looking for a Community Phlebotomist to work as a member of our District nursing team. You will be trained and supervised by registered professionals, undertaking delegated duties, and expected to follow a plan of care based on the specific needs of service users. You will be required to travel across the St Ives and Hunts Locality to provide a phlebotomy service to support patients in their own homes.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Experience of working in the community setting.
• Experience working as a phlebotomist although full training will be provided.
• Experience of caring for and supporting adults with complex health needs.
• Enhanced communication and interpersonal skills.
• The ability to work flexibly across the neighbourhood team, including travelling for work purposes.
• Computer skills, including the use of health electronic patient records e.g SystmOne.
• Good time management skills and the ability to manage individual workload.
• Willing to travel.

Main duties of the job

• 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 within the community.
• 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.

Working for our organisation

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 under represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

All appointments are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period.

Please note we reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process.

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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please note for this role you will be required to 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. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities

• To undertake physical health checks including venepuncture, taking BP, and other tasks as required.
• To work across the community as required
• Support the team in maintaining essential stocks.
• To promote a positive service user experience through proactive listening, being responsive to issues raised and through resolving issues and concerns raised by service users with colleagues and senior members of the team.
• To be responsible for maintaining and conducting oneself in a professional manner towards service users, carers, colleagues and other agencies, at all times.
• To participate in working collaboratively with other Trust services and external agencies to provide seamless care for service users.
• To observe and report to a registered member of the team, any changes which may indicate an alteration in the general wellbeing and safety of a service user. This would include observations around the service user’s presentation, behaviour, mood and verbal content.
• To demonstrate empathy, dignity, respect and compassion toward service users at all times.
• To understand the importance of the relatives/carers contribution to care and conversing with the service users and their relatives/carers, establishing their needs and assisting them as necessary.
• Ensuring that any entries made by the post holder in the patients electronic health record are current, relevant and accurate.
• To promote and support registered staff with the physical health, comfort and wellbeing of service users, including physical observations and taking blood pressure, temperature and pulse under their guidance and supervision.
• To ensure good working relationships with colleagues by contributing to the effective running of the service through engaging in clinical discussions and attending appropriate meetings including contributing to neighbourhood team hand-overs.

*DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

• Educated to GCE/GCSE (Maths and English) or equivalent.
• NVQ Level 2 or equivalent. Or Care Certificate
• Training relating to ward specialism

Experience

• Experience of working as part of a team.
• Previous experience of working with people with physical and / or mental health problems.
• Experience of working in a caring capacity.
• Experience of phlebotomy

Skills/Abilities

• Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision.
• Effective communication skills both verbally and written including IT literacy (MS Office).
• Enthusiastic and has the ability to participate in full rotational shifts as required
• Shows appropriate professional and personal boundaries.
• Awareness of safeguarding issues
• Basic understanding of legislation relating to care including – Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Act, Children’s Act, Equality Act 2010, Health and Safety Act and the Data Protection Act
• Knowledge of NICE guidance.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to travel independently around Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area meeting required timescales. A Full driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential.

Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services.

We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:

• Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
• Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
• Children’s community services in Peterborough;
• Ground-breaking research

We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information about our positive equality, diversity and Inclusion work, please visit https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/equalityanddiversity .

CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to take on additional hours that are flexible around your personal circumstances.

Please be advised that in line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust currently are unable to accept applications from overseas candidates whose country of residence is classed as a ‘Red List’ country.

Applicants who require entry into the UK will be required to provide a valid police certificate from the relevant authority from each country (except the UK) where the applicant has been present for 12 months or more, 10 years before the date of visa application, while aged 18 or over.

If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.

All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are made an offer, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.