Job summary
- Main area
- Phlebotomy
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 225-DIV3-6420296
- Employer
- The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Pendeford Health Centre
- Town
- Wolverhampton
- Salary
- £22,383 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Community Phlebotomist
Band 2
Job overview
We are looking for;
1 x phlebotomist to work 30 hours per week
1x phlebotomist to work 37.5 hours per week
Hours to be worked flexibly across a 7 day service ( Mon - Sun between 07:00 - 16:30)
It is essential that you have a full UK driving license and have access to a car that can be used for work purposes as the post involves travelling across the city to provide services in designated clinics or domiciliary visits.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is expected to work as part of the anticoagulation and phlebotomy service. After training they will be required to perform blood drawing procedures (venipuncture) for adults and children over 5 years of age, along with near patient testing (capillary sampling) duties.
The phlebotomist will operate using appropriate equipment and instruments, without direct supervision, adhering to Trust clinical practices and guidelines.
Will be regularly designated to undertake Phlebotomy Clinics, to include near patient testing where necessary, in GP surgeries and Health Centres as well as patient homes and residential/nursing homes across the city of Wolverhampton.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As a community phlebotomist you will be required to assist in the provision of an efficient Phlebotomy and Anticoagulation service, both within our community clinics and within patient’s homes. (Domiciliary)
Previous experience is essential. You will also need to have good communication skills, organisational skills, be flexible and able to manage your own workload.
Please refer to the Job description for full details.
Person specification
Skills and experience
Essential criteria
- Previous Phlebotomy experience
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of working within care
Qualification
Essential criteria
- Maths / English GCSE grade c or above
Driving license confirmation
Essential criteria
- Holds a full UK driving license and has access to a car for work purposes
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Emma Bishop
- Job title
- Senior Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01902 442537
- Additional information
Warren Brown
Service secretary
01902 444092
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