Job summary
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best-known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high-quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
Full and Part Time permanent vacancies have arisen within the Phlebotomy department for two experienced Phlebotomists to join our team. This post you will be working within our adult Departments.
The successful candidates will show a willingness to train and develop their existing skills as well as work with speed and accuracy. You should be a self-motivated individual able to manage your own workload whilst responding to urgent requests from both nursing and medical teams.
You must have excellent communication skills and evidence that you can build and maintain professional relationships within the multi professional team within the care group.
The post will cover a range of shifts and will include some weekend shifts. The current service covers 8:30-17:30 Monday- Friday, 9:00-13:00 Saturday & 9:00- 18:00 Sunday including Bank Holidays.
Should you require any further information regarding these post please contact Sonya Angus via email on S.Angus@rbht.nhs.uk or telephone on 0207 352 8121 ext. 88401.
Main duties of the job
The Phlebotomy team at the Royal Brompton is dedicated to providing World Class Care to our patients. We are looking for experienced full-time and weekend phlebotomy and cannulation technicians to join our Phlebotomy Department. The successful candidates will maintain a high standard of phlebotomy practice that is focused on patient care and safety. You will be required to work as part of a team delivering excellent phlebotomy and cannulation service on our wards and clinics and obtain quality blood specimens for testing by the Pathology laboratories.
About us
We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To correctly identify patients using the systems in place and also by verbal response.
- To record on the worksheets provided, details of all patients bled with paper requests, including number and type of samples taken, and to submit this information to the Phlebotomy Manager on a daily basis.
- To enter a message on the electronic system when a patient has not been bled.
- To provide assistance with the Remote Testing Service within phlebotomy.
- To provide reassurance to patients undergoing phlebotomy, including those with learning and language difficulties.
- To ensure that contact with all patients, staff and visitors is courteous and professional, and that patients privacy, religious and cultural beliefs are respected.
- To communicate promptly to the Phlebotomy Manager, any comments about any area of the phlebotomy service, by patients, relatives or other staff
Reporting incidents on DATIX and any issues regarding safety and quality to the manager
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To correctly identify patients using the systems in place and also by verbal response.
- To record on the worksheets provided, details of all patients bled with paper requests, including number and type of samples taken, and to submit this information to the Phlebotomy Manager on a daily basis.
- To enter a message on the electronic system when a patient has not been bled.
- To provide assistance with the Remote Testing Service within phlebotomy.
- To provide reassurance to patients undergoing phlebotomy, including those with learning and language difficulties.
- To ensure that contact with all patients, staff and visitors is courteous and professional, and that patients privacy, religious and cultural beliefs are respected.
- To communicate promptly to the Phlebotomy Manager, any comments about any area of the phlebotomy service, by patients, relatives or other staff
Reporting incidents on DATIX and any issues regarding safety and quality to the manager
Person Specification
Minimum 2 years Phlebotomy experience
Essential
- Phlebotomy work experience
- Legible handwriting
- Basic anatomy of Pathology
Desirable
- Laboratory experience
- Knowledge of data protection
- Previous healthcare sector experience
- IT skills
Qualifications
Essential
- Phlebotomy certificate of attendance required
- Phlebotomy certificate of competence required
Desirable
Knowledge of Phlebotomy
Essential
Person Specification
Minimum 2 years Phlebotomy experience
Essential
- Phlebotomy work experience
- Legible handwriting
- Basic anatomy of Pathology
Desirable
- Laboratory experience
- Knowledge of data protection
- Previous healthcare sector experience
- IT skills
Qualifications
Essential
- Phlebotomy certificate of attendance required
- Phlebotomy certificate of competence required
Desirable
Knowledge of Phlebotomy
Essential
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
