Community Phlebotomist

NHS; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Gloucester is seeking a Community Phlebotomist to deliver high-quality venepuncture services in community clinics and patients' homes. The role requires strong communication skills and the ability to work independently while ensuring patient comfort and care. Ideal candidates will have relevant qualifications and experience in healthcare settings, alongside a commitment to personalized patient care.

Qualifications

• Previous experience of venepuncture.
• Experience of working in a health care setting with patients.

Responsibilities

• Obtain high quality blood samples from patients in the home environment.
• Plan day to day work tasks within an unpredictable environment.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Education

GSCE's or equivalent

NVQ in healthcare

Job description

Go back Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Community Phlebotomist

The closing date is 26 May 2025

The role of the phlebotomist is to provide a support service to the Long Term Condition (LTC) Services. To ensure patients are able to access timely appointments for venepuncture in order for the LTC service teams to be able to appropriately manage treatment and conditions.

This role is primarily based in community clinics across the county as well as providing domiciliary phlebotomy in appropriate patient's homes (housebound).

Working as a lone practitioner in the community in a variety of sites and patient's homes.

Main duties of the job

• To obtain high quality blood samples from patients in the home environment
• Responsible for planning day to day work tasks and activities within an occasionally unpredictable environment
• To work independently and as part of a team.
• Demonstrate an awareness of physical, psycho-social, cultural and environmental needs of patients and their family/carer when in patient's homes

About us

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Job responsibilities

Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our peoples skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• GSCE's or equivalent
• Previous experience of venepuncture
• NVQ in healthcare

Experience

• Experience of working in a health care setting with patients.
• Experience in community working

Qualifications

• Has access to a car and hold a UK Driving Licence.
• Knowledge of anatomy and physiology
• Knowledge of common blood test requests and process

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust