Phlebotomist

St Austell Healthcare; St. Austell; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic healthcare practice in St. Austell is seeking a dedicated Phlebotomist to join their busy team. This full-time position involves clinical skills like venepuncture, performing urinalysis, and measuring vital signs. Candidates should be self-motivated, with a solid grounding in general practice or healthcare sectors. The role includes some Saturday shifts and late shifts on a rota basis, offering flexible working hours and competitive pay based on experience. Join a collaborative team focused on delivering quality care to the community.

Benefits

6 weeks holiday plus bank holidays (pro rata)

Electric car and bike salary sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• Experience in general practice or healthcare sector.
• Knowledge of Data Protection Act within General Practice.
• Ability to work in a busy and fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Undertake venepuncture and urinalysis for pathology.
• Measure and record vital signs accurately.
• Support equality and value diversity within the team.

Skills

Self-motivated

Effective oral communication

Good level of computer literacy

Ability to remain calm under pressure

Experience with SystmOne

Education

GCSE grade C and above in Maths and English or equivalent

Venepuncture training

NVQ 2

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

St Austell Healthcare are seeking a Phlebotomist to join our busy practice. This is a full time position and will include some Saturday working in the Ophthalmology clinic, and some late shifts, both on a rota basis.

Rate of pay will be dependent on experience.

Advantages include:

• 6 weeks holiday plus bank holidays (pro rata)
• Electric car and bike salary sacrifice schemes

Main duties of the job

Clinical Skills

• Undertake, record and follow guidelines for the tasks for which you have received appropriate training.
• Venepuncture.
• Urinalysis and preparation of specimens for investigation by the pathology laboratory.

Measuring and recording:

• blood pressure
• pulse rate and rhythm
• temperature
• height and weight
• body mass index

ECGs.

About us

St Austell Healthcare has a strong multidisciplinary team comprising GPs, ANPs, Nurses, Paramedics and Pharmacists and an ethos for innovation and collaboration with health and social care partners.

We are an award winning, happy team and take pride in our work and the care we offer our 38,000 patients.

We are constantly seeking new ways of working to enhance service provision and the patient experience, introducing new technologies and methods of working to meet the expectations of our patient group. We are ambitious and wish to provide the best service we can for the people of St Austell and Mevagissey.

Job responsibilities

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Overview of responsibilities

• Establish and maintain communication with a range of people on a range of matters in a form that is appropriate to them and the situation.
• Monitor and maintain health, safety and security of self and others.
• Contribute to the improvement of services.
• Maintain quality in own work and encourage others to do the same.
• Support equality and value diversity, identifying when own or others behaviour undermines equality and diversity.
• Plan, develop, implement and assess approaches to promote health and well-being
• Recognise and report situations where there might be a need for protection

Specific Responsibilities

Clinical Skills

• Undertake, record and follow guidelines for the tasks for which you have received appropriate training.
• Venepuncture.
• Urinalysis and preparation of specimens for investigation by the pathology laboratory.

Measuring and recording:

• blood pressure
• pulse rate and rhythm
• temperature
• height and weight
• body mass index
• ECGs.
• Prepare and maintain environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions.
• Ensure GPs rooms and clinical treatment rooms are clean and well stocked.
• Give accurate and appropriate information to patients and groups within own competence.
• Act as a chaperone, when requested.
• Record information and activities undertaken with patients and carers in an accurate and timely fashion using manual or computer systems and read codes.
• Assist within Ophthalmology clinics on a Saturday rota basis.
• Late shifts on a rota basis

Experience

• Previous experience within general practice/healthcare sector
• Experience of working in a busy and fast paced environment
• Knowledge of Data Protection Act and how this is applied in General Practice
• Experience of using SystmOne computer system
• Awareness of the importance of safeguarding and procedures
• Previous experience of working in a pressured environment

Skills

• Self-motivated with the ability to use own initiative
• Ability to cope with change
• Able to work on own initiate and as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Be able to multi-task and follow tasks through to their conclusion
• Ability to work with changing, and sometimes conflicting priorities, with supervision
• Ability to remain calm, friendly and professional under pressure
• Ability to solve problems within area of work/knowledge
• Good level of computer literacy.
• Effective oral communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrable experience of SystmOne.
• Flexible in approach to work
• Interested in/aptitude for learning new skills/taking on new challenges

Qualifications

• Educated to GCSE grade C and above in Maths and English or equivalent or substantial experience in similar role will be considered.
• Venepuncture training.
• NVQ 2

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.