Phlebotomist

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals; Rishton; Presencial; GBP 21.000 - 24.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals are seeking a capable Phlebotomist to join our busy service. You will work within a dedicated team delivering frontline care to inpatients, outpatients and GP patients on a rota including weekends and bank holidays.

Excellent communication and organisational skills are essential, with proficiency in venepuncture and a commitment to high standards of service delivery in a hospital setting.

Formación

• Excellent communication and organisational skills are essential.
• Flexibility to work over 7 days and weekends on rotation.
• Experience dealing with patients in hospital settings is beneficial.

Responsabilidades

• Communicate effectively with laboratory and clinical staff regarding test requests.
• Order stock from Main Stores and rotate stock to maintain supplies.
• Participate in staff rotas and support Phlebotomy Supervisor to ensure adequate staffing.
• Perform venepuncture following correct procedures.
• Identify patients using verbal confirmation and IP wrist bands.
• Ensure accurate labeling of samples.

Conocimientos

Communication

Teamwork

Venepuncture

Educación

GCSE Maths & English

Descripción del empleo

Job overview

Due to the expansion of our busy service we are looking for a dynamic individuals with excellent communication skills to join our Phlebotomy Service. You will work within a dedicated team who provide front line care to hospital inpatients, outpatients & GP patients.

You will need to be flexible in your approach to working as the Phlebotomy service is provided 7 days a week operated on a rota basis. You must be willing to work weekends and bank holidays.Excellent communication and organisational skills are integral to the post. Being proficient in venepuncture is integral in this role , If you have what it takes to deliver and you want to make a difference then

Main duties of the job

You will be able to work well within a team, be able to use your initiative and be willing to acquire new skills and knowledge. Attention to detail will be a key characteristic. You will be able to work in a busy environment and have a strongly held commitment to high standards of service delivery.

Experience of dealing with patients and staff in the hospital environment or Blood Test Clinics will be of benefit.

Working for our organisation

We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Communicate effectively with laboratory staff, clinical staff, and external clients regarding advice/clarification of test requests in a professional and approachable manner Communicate, as appropriate, using information technology & other media.
• Order stock from Main Stores to maintain adequate supplies of stock items. and rotate stock to ensure effective use of resources.
• Participates in staff rotas as required & supports the Phlebotomy Supervisor to ensure that adequate staff levels are available to provide the inpatient & outpatient service
• Work on a one-to-one basis with patients and without direct supervision following competency assessment by the Phlebotomy Supervisor/Manager.
• Performs venepuncture following correct procedures
• Positively checks patient identification by verbal communication & scanning of IP wrist bands
• Accurate & Legible labelling of samples
• Make enquiries relating to Phlebotomy requests through the appropriate channels:
• Has a good understanding of the nature and purpose of the routine and specialist biomedical investigations/interventions required.
• Understands any particular factors that may affect the selection of an appropriate venepuncture site.
• Able to perform venepuncture on sites other than the sub cubital fossa

Person specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential criteria

• Educated to GCSE level or equivalent with at least 3 passes at grade A to C to include Maths and English
• Willing to accept further training

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of Venepuncture qualification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

• Understands the role of Phlebotomy within the Healthcare Science environment
• Understanding of Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust aims and values
• General appreciation of the importance of Health & Safety issues
• Must have an understanding of GDPR & the ability to act accordingly

Desirable criteria

• Prior employment as a hospital/clinical Phlebotomist
• Experience in using the Sarstedt Monovette system