Band 3 Clinic Support Worker/Phlebotomist

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual to contribute towards the provision of excellent patient care within the Anticoagulation Nursing Team (ACT) . The post is based at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital and involves crosssite cover for Good Hope Hospital, solihull Hospital and the community.

The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring that the Trust provides high quality, patient focused care within the Anticoagulation service; providing expert advice and support to patients, families and health care professionals using best evidence based practice.

The post-holder will work along side the clinical nurse specialist (CNS) team as a clinical support worker and phlebotomist, providing a service for patients in out-patient clinics and their own homes. You will also be required to support the CNS team with clinic aand patient admisitration and record keeping.

We are looking for a highly motivated person who is able to work as par tof a team and independently.

As a competent phlebotomist we will offer training and support for this role.

You will require access to your own vehicle for travelling to clinics and patients homes. 30 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

Develop individual competence and knowledge which will support the provision and evaluation of seamless specialist nursing services, ensuring patients receive the highest standards of clinical care. You will develop specialist knowledge and skills, demonstrated through the provision of advice/education and support to staff, patients, families and carers. You will be supported by a more experienced nurse or nurses to enable you to achieve competence in agreed areas of specialist practice through exposure, training and education.

Responsible for on-going development and training of the policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines. You are accountable for safe, effective clinical practice working as part of a defined team, supporting team performance, ensuring efficient and effective use of physical and human resources, and will also provide / deliver a range of educational and training packages to health care staff and patients.

Based within a site to include working in a range of practice settings across health and care providers. Additionally, you may be required to practice in premises/ settings outside of NHS care providers as part of their role and travel to and from a range of practice settings across an agreed locality this may include secure units / prisons and other regulated settings where patients may reside.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

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