Community Phlebotomist

Provide CIC; Halstead; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established community interest company is seeking a dedicated Community Phlebotomist to join their dynamic team. This role involves taking blood tests from patients in their homes, ensuring compliance with health protocols, and maintaining accurate records. The organization is committed to delivering high-quality health services across various community settings. With a focus on patient care and safety, this position offers an opportunity to make a significant impact in the lives of individuals and families. If you are passionate about healthcare and have experience in phlebotomy, this role is an excellent fit for you.

Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme

Flexible Working Practices

Ongoing Training and Development

Qualifications

• Experience in taking blood specimens and monitoring INR.
• Knowledge of community health practices and patient confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Take blood specimens from patients at home according to protocols.
• Maintain accurate records and ensure cleanliness in the workplace.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Basic Computer Skills

Community Health Experience

Education

Professional UK Clinical Registration

Job description

• To take blood specimens from patients according to the protocols, practices and standards required by Provide operating protocols, at the request of a qualified medical practitioner or other health professional.
• To undertake INR monitoring using PoCT method.
• To ensure that specimens are delivered to the correct pick-up location at the correct time.
• To maintain stocks of containers, needles etc. to enable the work to proceed efficiently.
• To keep the workplace clean and tidy.
• To know and observe procedures for high-risk patients and specimens.
• To maintain accurate records of blood tests taken within the relevant patient records if required, using a computerized record system.
• To maintain confidentiality in all matters concerning patients in accordance with the Caldicott regulations.
• To inform the Line Manager of any identified training needs.
• To participate in annual appraisal and review.
• To be fully aware of Provides Health and Safety Policies and your responsibilities within these.

Working for our organisation

Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise).

We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. We work from a variety of community settings, such as three community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people’s homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults.

We have an income of approximately 67 million, and serve communities with a total population of more than 4.5 million people.

The Phlebotomy Service is a relatively small team but we cover a large part of MidEssex for Domiciliary Blood tests and Anticoagulation monitoring(INR) We now have a position available for health care professionals who would like to become part of this very busy and productive team to enable us to push forward and deliver a first class service.

This post is eligible to join the NHS Pension Scheme

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Community Phlebotomist working across MidEssex taking required blood tests from patients within their own homes.

Job description and Spec attached in documents

Person specification

Qualifications

Driving

• Full UK driving license with access to a car

Experience

• pervious experience in Phlebotomy
• Community related experience

Skills

• knowledge of basic computer skills i.e emails, windows

FURTHER INFORMATION:

How will we contact you?

• All correspondence for this post will be by email or text messaging. Please register for text messages on your TRAC account. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly to ensure that email filters are set to allow our mails.
• As we often have many applicants for jobs at Provide, we regret that we will only be able to contact those external applicants who are shortlisted for interview. Therefore if you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, then please assume you have not been shortlisted for interview on this particular occasion. Internal candidates who are unsuccessful can seek feedback from the recruiting manager.
• If you wish to contact the Recruiting Manager about the vacancy/role or for feedback after interview, their details are provided within the advert.

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Closing Date

Provide reserves the right to close this vacancy at any time or bring forward the closing date should it have an overwhelming response. We therefore encourage an early application to ensure consideration for this post.

Professional UK clinical registration required for the role?

If we require you to hold UK professional clinical registration to undertake a role we appoint you to, Provide will pay for your registration during the first year of your employment.

Provide CIC continues to encourage all colleagues to ensure they have been double vaccinated and received a booster vaccination.

We recognise taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, service users, customers, fellow colleagues, and their families.

Our staff have been trained in 'Anti-Fraud' and will use technology to examine identity/immigration documents.

Disability

If you have a disability and need assistance or more time to complete your application or attending interview, please contact a member of the HR Services Team on 0300 3030 2661 or [e-mail].

Work Trials

Please check with your local Job Centre Plus to see if you are eligible for a Work Trial. If you are interested in trying this job first, please contact the HR Services team and we can help you make the arrangements with the Job Centre and the Recruiting Manager.

We are committed to equal opportunities, flexible working practices and the National Living Wage.

SuccessfulApplicant:

You will be required to bring all your documentation to your interview to show the recruiting manager and again at your pre-employment appointment with the Recruitment Co-Ordinators.

The information that you provide will be treated confidentially. If you fail to provide all of the information, Provide may not be able to fulfil our contractual obligations to you or may be prevented from complying with our legal obligations.

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.

Name Ann Farmer Job title Phlebotomy Supervisor Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07580911896 Additional information

Ann Farmer, telephone [phone], email [e-mail]