Children's Community Assistant/Phlebotomist *Subject to Banding*

Job summary

'I have never worked in a team and felt as supported in both personal and professional matters'- Paediatric Phlebotomist

The Community Paediatric Outpatient team deliver a high quality outpatient service and children's phlebotomy service to children across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

The Children's Community Assistant/Phlebotomist role is to take venous blood tests from children who attend our outpatient clinics, and also to assist clinicians to complete various tests under guidance and supervision from the multidisciplinary team.

As part of this role, you will need to have phlebotomy certification as this is an integral part of the service. Paediatric phlebotomy certification is desirable, but not essential as the paediatric phlebotomy training can be offered to the successful candidate.

We also work with the safeguarding service to complete safeguarding medicals, and to make referrals to other hospitals and services, and the Community Assistant is a supportive part of this service.

We offer this service in a variety of settings to help improve and maintain the health of children and reduce the need to attend a hospital setting for care. We work with children's social care services.

We are committed to offer training and development opportunities for our staff, and offer additional support with regard to safeguarding and supporting children across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Main duties of the job

• To support the Community Paediatric Out Patient service to provide a high quality standard of care.
• To collect venous blood samples required by clinical staff for pathological investigation for children within LLR.

• Participate in service development and comment on proposed changes to policies or developments for the services
• Support care delivery by undertaking delegated work that is within own level skill and competence.
• Carry out duties consistent with patient /users wishes, maintaining privacy, dignity and recognising cultural diversity and needs.
• Contribute to identification of children in need of protection and ensure appropriate action is taken in accordance with safeguarding procedures.
• Demonstrate initiative when undertaking delegated activities in response to clients needs within context of own competencies, clinical governance and Trust standards and policies.
• To work to agreed objectives, ensuring effective and appropriate communication with team members and other agencies.
• Maintain accurate, contemporaneous and confidential electronic records according to Trust Guidelines.
• Maintain appropriate and up to date knowledge and skills and undertake continuing education to meet personal and service needs.
• Support, orientate and provide peer supervision for new starters within the team. To support phlebotomy training for newly appointed Out Patient/ phlebotomists

You will need to have a full UK driving license and access to a vehicle suitable for work.

About us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust

Bridge Park Road

Thurmaston

Leicester

LE4 8PQ

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust

Bridge Park Road

Thurmaston

Leicester

LE4 8PQ

Employer's website

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

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