Band 3 Haematology Line Technician
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Job summary
Are you a healthcare assistant looking for a new challenge? Would you like to join our dynamic team at the Centre for Clinical Haematology?
We are looking for an experienced healthcare assistant to join our team as a Line technician.
We deliver outpatient Systemic Anti-Cancer Treatment (SACT), supportive therapy, and Autologous Stem Cell transplants to patients from all over the Midlands. We offer treatment and support to teenagers and adults with a wide range of haematology disorders.
You will be involved in our day unit service and phlebotomy service, performing basic observations, taking peripheral bloods and from central venous access devices (CVAD), performing ECGS and venesections as required .
The successful candidate should be competent in their clinical skills, a team player and keen to provide a quality service to those being treating for blood cancer and blood disorders.
You must be competent in venepuncture and basic observations. You must be flexible with working early and late shifts and the ability to deal multiple patients at once in our busy department.
One full time (37.5hours) post available.
Main duties of the job
Working in the phlebotomy service and day unit:
- Peripheral bloods
- Bloods from central line
- Dressing change of central line.
- Patient observations
- Taking height and weight of patients
- performing blood glucose monitoring and ECGs.
- Assisting in day unit
- Performing venesections when competent
- Cannulation training
- Communicating with all members of the team, nurses, doctors, CNS and research teams.
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.
Details
Date posted
23 January 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,071 to £25,674 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
304-1088223
Job locations
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
Employer's website
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