Healthcare Assistant Hca - Phlebotomy Experience

Medacs Healthcare; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Medacs Healthcare seeks Health Care Support Workers with phlebotomy experience to join our team in the Scotland region. You will support clinical assessments, ensure a positive participant experience, and help run mobile clinics within a multidisciplinary team.

Applicants should have at least 1 year of blood collection experience, current phlebotomy competency or certificate, and a clean PVG background. Valid UK driving license and 25+ age preferred for locum/contract roles.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year of active experience drawing blood (validated by competency checklist and references).
• Phlebotomy competency sign-off or certificate required.

Responsibilities

• Re-confirm participant details prior to appointment.
• Perform height, weight, and waist measurements; record heart rate and blood pressure and input results.
• Draw and label two blood samples; store correctly.
• Monitor participant welfare and escalate as needed.
• Prepare sample boxes for courier collection.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Patient care

Vital signs input

Data entry

Education

Phlebotomy certificate

Job description

Job role: Healthcare Support Workers - HCA - Phlebotists

Location: Scotland region

We are seeking motivated and compassionate Health Care Support Workers (HCSWs) with phlebotomy experience to join our team.

As a Health Care Support Worker, you will play a key role in supporting clinical assessments, ensuring a positive participant experience, and maintaining high standards of care, quality and safety. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will help facilitate the smooth operation of mobile clinics and support participants throughout their research journey.

This role is ideal for individuals who are passionate about patient care, enjoy working in a dynamic environment, and are committed to supporting innovative healthcare and research programmes that aim to improve the health of future generations.

Main duties of the job

• Responsible for re-confirming participant details before commencement of appointment
• Responsible for completing; height, weight and waist measurements captured; taking heart rate and blood pressure checks and inputting result data on the system
• Responsible for drawing the two blood samples, labelling, and storing correctly
• Checking the welfare of the participant throughout the appointment, escalating as required
• Responsible for preparing boxes containing samples to be collected by the courier
• Minimum of one year's active experience drawing blood (as validated through competency checklist and references during recruitment process)
• HCAs/Phlebotomists competent in Phlebotomy (must have certificate or competency sign off), 12months experience or more is required for the following locum contract
• Be aged 25 or over.
• Hold a full manual driving licence with a clean driving record.
• The ability to pass an enhanced background check - PVG

Healthcare Assistant HCA - Phlebotomy experience Glasgow