Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatric Phlebotomy
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 362-A-24-6321488
- Employer
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Stepping Hill Hospital
- Town
- Stockport
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Paediatric Phlebotomist / Senior Nursing Assistant
Band 3
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.
Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.
Our values ‘We Care, We Respect, We Listen’ are at the heart of everything we do, and come from our promise: ‘Making a difference every day.’ They drive the behaviour and actions for everyone in our organisation.
In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.
Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment
As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.
Our Values:
We Care
About each other
Our patients and their families
The communities we serve
The environment
We support them and deliver on their promises
We Respect
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We are kind and helpful, and we expect the same in return
We Listen to
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We act and learn from what we hear
Job overview
The children's outpatient department is part of the Treehouse Unit at Stepping Hill Hospital.
The post holder will be responsible for undertaking paediatric phlebotomy clinics within the children's outpatient department. The post holder may at times be asked to undertake other clinical and non clinical tasks within the department, for which full training will be provided.
You must be flexible and hardworking with good communication skills to work in a busy rewarding environment. You must possess good team working skills and be able to work independently with your colleagues and senior members of the service.
Main duties of the job
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Phlebotomy / ECG / Clerical duties within the children's outpatient department.
- To be ANTT compliant and follow all infection control polices and procedures.
- Ensure clinic rooms are clean, safe and presentable at all times
- Maintaining confidentiality of patient information, whilst actively contributing to the improvement of quality service to patients.
- Communicating effectively when giving/receiving verbal and written information.
- Maintaining the safety, cleanliness and tidiness of the department, whilst contributing to the efficient management of clinic resources, including ordering/monitoring of supplies, along with routine housekeeping activities.
- Able to work autonomously and take responsibility for own workload
- Liaise with various members of the multidisciplinary team including other healthcare professionals
- Maintain clear and concise documentation
- Maintain a professional appearance and comply with uniform standards
Working for our organisation
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The key components of the role are to be safe and competent at phlebotomy in line with ANTT guidelines. You will also be responsible for maintain dignity and respect to your patients at all times, hard working, flexible and approachable. If you meet this criteria and want to work in child health then please apply.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £41.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good standard of Education
- ECG and Phlebotomy Training with at least 2 years experience of Phlebotomy
Desirable criteria
- Willingness to undertake further training
- PAS and Patient centre trained or equivalent
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates an awareness of patient dignity and respect
Desirable criteria
- Computer literacy
Experience
Essential criteria
- experience of working in a health care setting of at least 2 years
Desirable criteria
- Paediatric phlebotomy experience
skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- evidence of good communication skills
- effective time management
- able to work independently and autonomously
- able to work effectively as part of a team
- flexible approach
- Phlebotomy trained and have some knowledge of ECG recording
Desirable criteria
- reasonably computer literate and be able to demonstrate evidence of being able to use hospital computer systems
work related circumstances
Essential criteria
- able to work flexibly and be adaptable
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
- Philippa Hamblett
- Job title
- Paediatric Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 419 4431
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