Phlebotomist

South Hermitage Surgery; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A community GP practice in Shrewsbury is looking for a dedicated phlebotomist to join their friendly team. The role involves undertaking daily phlebotomy clinics, recording patient data, performing checks, and managing laboratory samples. Applicants should have experience in a healthcare setting, good communication skills, and a passion for delivering quality care. The position offers flexible hours and a supportive work environment with access to NHS benefits.

Benefits

Access to NHS pension scheme

Friendly work environment

Qualifications

• Experienced in Phlebotomy preferred, newly qualified may be considered.
• Experience in a care environment is an asset.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage workload.

Responsibilities

• Undertake daily phlebotomy clinics.
• Record and update patient data including health needs.
• Perform blood pressure checks as per protocol.
• Process and manage bloods and laboratory samples.
• Order and restock surgical equipment and medical consumables.
• Involved in infection control monitoring and compliance.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Verbal communication

Judgement

Teamwork

Education

GCSE (or equivalent) Maths & English Grade C or above

NVQ level 3 in Health & Social Care

Job description

Due to the current increase in demand for GP services we are offering a fantastic opportunity for someone to join our friendly team.

We pride ourselves on providing the very best of care for our patients, and are looking for people who are going to bring a similar enthusiasm and passion for delivering a high quality service, and will also show kindness and compassion to our patients.

We are looking for a full or part-time phlebotomist, with some additional clinical administrative duties.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an experienced Phlebotomist. All applicants will be expected to take bloods as the main part of their role, but may also be required to take height and weight measurements and BP readings. The role will also include preparation of bloods and other samples for daily collection, and re-stocking of clinical rooms and stock ordering.

Experience of working within a General Practice environment would be an advantage, although not essential.

Hours will be between 9 - 4pm for a minimum of 3 days a week (flexible). There will be the option of working additional hours on a Wednesday evening 6-8 pmfor our extended access clinic or Saturday and Sunday mornings if wanted.

About us

South Hermitage Surgery is a traditional GP practice with a population of over 9000 patients, based in a leafy Shrewsbury suburb.

We are a small, friendly team of around 35 staff in total. Our clinical team comprises of GPs, Nursing team including Nurse Practitioners, HCA & Phlebotomist. We have our own Clinical Pharmacist and we have recently added a Paramedic to our team. They are supported by our wonderful team of receptionists, secretaries, coders and administrators. We are also a member practice of Shrewsbury Primary Care Network, working together with 15 other local practices which brings a wider range of services to our patients, and additional job opportunities for our staff.

An an NHS organisation, our staff have access to the NHS pension scheme.

Job responsibilities

Job Responsibilities:

• Undertake daily phlebotomy clinics
• Recording and updating patient data such as height, weight, smoking status, health & well-being needs, including contacting patients with missing data.
• Perform blood pressure checks following Practice protocol
• Processing and management of bloods and laboratory samples as requested by GPs/nurses in a timely manner for daily collection
• Surgical equipment, medical consumables and vaccine ordering, re-stocking and stock rotation
• Take an active involvement in infection control monitoring and compliance
• Check internal emails, NHS emails and Emis tasks on a daily basis, completing any tasks in a timely fashion
• To work in accordance of written protocolsand keep abreast of changes

Person Specification

Qualifications

• GCSE (or equivalent) Maths & English Grade C or above
• Good general secondary education
• NVQ level 3 in Health & Social Care
• HCA Care Certificate

Qualities & Attributes

• Ability to use own judgement, resourcefulness and common sense
• Ability to work as part of an integrated multi-skilled team
• Pleasant and articulate
• Able to work under pressure
• Able to work in a changing environment
• Ability to work without direct supervision and determine own workload priorities

Experience

• Experienced in Phlebotomy - may consider newly qualified but ideally experienced
• Experience of working in a care environment
• Experience of dealing with vulnerable patients
• Excellent verbal communication skills both in person and on the telephone
• Awareness of diversity issues and able to work in a positive, non-discriminatory way
• Maintain a professional code of conduct
• Experience of collaborative working
• Experience of working directly with the public in a busy NHS environment
• Experience of working within a nursing team
• Knowledge of the General Practice
• NHS Mandatory training CPR / Confidentiality/ Manual Handling / Health & Safety / Child Protection / Fire Safety Awareness

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.