Sample Collector/Phlebotomist

Eurofins; Cardiff, Warrington; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel expenses paid

PPE provided

Job summary

Lextox is recruiting a Sample Collector / Phlebotomist to join our Sample Collections team covering Warrington and surrounding areas on an AD HOC basis. You must be a qualified phlebotomist with experience in venepuncture and be able to collect samples outside clinical settings.

You will travel to pre-booked appointments within about a 2-hour radius from home, provide blood, hair and DNA sample collection, uphold ISO17025 standards, and ensure safety. Enhanced DBS check is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years' post-qualification phlebotomy experience.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle with business insurance.
• NHS/Blood Service experience preferred.
• Experience in collecting hair and DNA samples is desirable (training provided).

Responsibilities

• Attend pre-booked appointments at locations within Warrington area; radius up to 2 hours from home.
• Provide professional hair, blood and DNA sample collection services.
• Maintain excellent relationships with clients and donors as the public face of Lextox.
• Implement the company Quality Management System and support ISO17025 accreditation.
• Ensure all collections are safe, healthy, and low risk.
• Provide statements of truth at point of collection.

Skills

Phlebotomy

NHS Experience

Interpersonal Skills

Driving Licence

Education

Phlebotomy Certification

Job description

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic, and labelling is accurate.

Eurofins is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across the entire network of Eurofins companies.

Lextox are a UKAS accredited laboratory based in Cardiff, providingdrug, alcohol and DNA testing services for family law cases and childcare proceedings.

Job Description

We have a vacancy for a Sample Collector / Phlebotomist to join our Sample Collections team within the Warrington and surrounding areas, on an AD HOC/casual basis. Candidates must be professionally qualified Phlebotomists, have recent experience in various venepuncture techniques (predominately vacutainerand butterfly) and be able to collect samples in non-clinical settings.

Hours:Zero hours – as and whenrequired(AD-HOC). No evenings or weekends.

The Role:

Attending pre booked appointments at various locations in and around the Warringtonarea -appointments can be up to a2 hourradius from your home.

Provide a professional hair,bloodand DNA sample collection service.

Maintain and develop excellent relationships with clients, donors as the public face of Lextox.

Implement the requirements of the company Quality management System and help maintain ISO17025 accreditation.

Ensure that all collections are undertaken in a safe,healthyandlow riskenvironment and manner.

Provide statements of truth at point of collection.

Qualifications

Whatwe’relooking for:

Excellent interpersonal and language skills.

Full UK Driving Licence and MUST have own access to a vehicle with business insurance.

A minimum of 2 years’ experience in Phlebotomy, post qualification (proof of Phlebotomy competency may berequired).

• Experience in working within the NHS / Blood Service.

Experience in collecting hair and DNA samples (in-house training is provided for this aspect of the role).

Additional Information

Assignments willgenerally bewithin a 2-hour radius of a collector’s home address by car. Access to your own vehicle is essential. Successful applicants will be paid on a per collection basis only, plusappropriate travelexpenses will be paid, including fuel, parkingfeesand sample postage. Collections assignments willgenerally beat either a solicitor’s office, local authorityofficeor donor’s home;appropriate PPEwill be provided.

For this position, the role will involve the taking of blood samples, where Hepatitis B vaccination isrequired.

An enhanced DBS check will be an essential requirement for this role.

Please note that we reserve the right to close any adverts once we have receiveda sufficient number ofapplications. If you decide to apply for this post but do not hear back from us within two weeks of your application, please assume that you have not been short-listed on this occasion.

Lextoxis a committed equal opportunities employer and does not unlawfully discriminateon the basis ofany status or condition protected by applicable UK employment law.

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