Phlebotomist

Job summary

We are a friendly and supportive training practice located on the outskirts of Halifax, West Yorkshire and we have a very exciting opportunity for a motivated, committed and experienced Phlebotomist to join the team for 18 hours per week

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a Phlebotomist working within primary care.

Duties include but not limited to:

- Provide a venepuncture blood taking service for patients

- Ensure proper patient identification and labelling of samples

- Maintain a clean and safe work environment in line with IPC guidelines

- Provide a calm and reassuring presence to patients

- Handle specimens according to protocol for transportation to labs

About us

The Practice

We are currently a two site practice based in a beautiful part of West Yorkshire and the successful candidate will be required to work across both of our sites. The surgery is extremely well-established, friendly, supportive and inclusive. We have a growing practice size of approximately 16,300 patients currently based over the two sites which are located within less than ten minutes of each other.

We are committed to the well-being of our patients and staff and always welcome new ideas to improve patient care. We are very proud to have an excellent reputation in the local area, providing very high standards of care and currently rated Good by CQC. We take an active part in our PCN (Lower Valley PCN) and the LMC with one of our GP Partners currently the Clinical Director of our PCN and one of our team who is on the LMC board. The practice uses TPP SystmOne clinical system.

The Team

The team includes five GP Partners, three Salaried Gps, four Advanced Clinical Practitioners who are supported by a full Nursing Team comprising of four Practice Nurses, one Nursing Associate, one Healthcare Assistant, two Phlebotomists as well as Pharmacy Prescribers. The practice also has First Contact Physiotherapy and Podiatry services running from the practice