Phlebotomist

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION

POST TITLE: Phlebotomist

BASE: Abbeywell Surgery both Nightingale & Abbey Mead sites

WORKING HOURS: 21 hours per week

SALARY: £9.21-£9.89 per/hour - depending on experience

REPORTING TO: Practice Nurse Lead

ABOUT ABBEYWELL SURGERY

Abbeywell Surgery is a friendly and forward-thinking GP Practice located in the heart of Romsey. We are a training and research practice, serving a patient population of 19,000 over two practice sites. We have 6 GP Partners, 3 ANPs, 6 Nurses and 3 HCAs working with support from a strong non-clinical team.

ROLE OVERVIEW

We are looking for an experienced Phlebotomist to work 21 hours per week across our two sites and, if needed, to take domiciliary samples. Days and hours are negotiable at the time of interview and will be based on current demand for appointments

Working under the direct supervision of the clinical team and in accordance with practice policy and protocols, the phlebotomist will assist the team in the provision of prescribed patient care, ensuring that samples are carefully and accurately labelled and prepared for collection.

You will need good IT skills. You must be able to manage your own clinic and record information in the patients notes after every sample taken.

MAIN DUTIES

• Venepuncture
• Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/nurses
• Requesting pathology tests
• Ability to record accurate clinical notes
• Ability to work within own scope of practice and understand when to refer to nurses or GP
• Excellent communication skills
• INR* if trained
• Chaperoning duties
• Testing and processing urine specimens

Extended duties if already trained (or later, where training is required):

• Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording
• Monitoring and recording patients vital signs, BP, Pulse
• ECG recording

DATA PROTECTION ACT

We are all expected to be aware of the Data Protection Act 2018 and to follow the local Codes of Practice to ensure appropriate action is taken to safeguard confidential information.

HEALTH & SAFETY

We all have a responsibility for health and safety, risk assessment and workplace inspections, and you will be expected to take reasonable care for your own health and safety and that of others.

You will also be expected to co-operate with your colleagues to ensure that statutory regulations, policies, codes of practice and departmental safety procedures are adhered to, and to attend any training programmes that we consider to be relevant.

INFECTION CONTROL

We all have a responsibility to make sure that Infection Control remains a priority in terms of attention and resources. If you work in a role that provides direct patient care, then youll be expected to follow our policies and procedures which are designed to reduce the risk of passing on the organisms that can cause infections.

We all, collectively and individually, have a duty of care to follow best practice and adhere to any guidelines which underpin the management of Infection Control.

CONFIDENTIALITY

We all have a responsibility to make sure that we dont disclose any information of a confidential nature relating to the services we provide or in respect of any service user, client or third party. This applies both during and after your employment.

DATA QUALITY

We are all responsible for making sure that our data and electronic records are updated, accurate, relevant, reliable, and completed in line with our record keeping standards and policies.

CLINICAL GOVERNANCE

We aim to provide the highest standards of care. To help us achieve this aim, you are expected to follow acceptable working practices as defined in our policies and guidelines. You also have a personal responsibility to your colleagues and patients to keep yourself up to date with any changes to policies and to report any practice that you consider to be unacceptable through the appropriate channels.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified and proficient in venipuncture
• Full UK driving license and access to a car

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.
• Effective time management
• Strong team working skills

Desirable

• Knowledge of EMIS Web clinical system

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Abbeywell Surgery

Address

Abbey Mead Surgery

The Abbey

Romsey

SO51 8EN

Employer's website

https://www.abbeywellsurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)