Community Phlebotomist

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension

27 days annual leave

Staff wellbeing programme

Flexible working opportunities

Job summary

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust in the community setting seeks a skilled clinician to perform venepuncture, capillary blood sampling and insulin administration for housebound patients. A valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential as role involves travel across the community.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team, receive full training, and contribute to high standards of patient care.

Qualifications

• Must hold a valid UK Driving Licence and have access to a vehicle.
• Role involves working across the Community as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Full training and competencies will be given to undertake the above.

Responsibilities

• Carry out venepuncture and capillary blood sampling and insulin administration for house bound patients in the community setting.

Job description

You will be responsible to carry out venepuncture and capillary blood sampling and insulin administration for house bound patients within the community setting.The above is not an exhaustive list of expected clinical duties to be undertaken. Full training and competencies will be given to ensure you have the appropriate skills to undertake the above.

You must hold a valid UK Driving Licence and have access to a vehicle as this role involves working across the Community, You will contribute to the delivery of high standards of health care to patients within a community integrated team as part of a multidisciplinary team.

The service provides 24/7 nursing and therapeutic input to patients within their own homes with the aim of returning them to maximum independence, by actively promoting self-management on all activities of daily living., Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.

Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.

To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

Find out about living and working with us -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

One of the largest Trusts in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients' own homes. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 amazing colleagues providing care to approximately a million people.