Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic outgoing individual to join our community Phlebotomy team. This is a permanent full time positions.
The Phlebotomy service covers a number of sites within the Knowsley borough as well as providing domiciliary visits for housebound patients. The role involves taking patient blood samples within a community setting or in the patient's own home and ensuring the samples are labelled and prepared for transportation to the laboratory. It requires excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
The post holder will be expected to work flexibly to meet the service need on a rota basis covering 7am to 4pm.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work under supervision as part of the multi-disciplinary team and will assist and support the clinical team(s). This may include working within the patient's home environment and other clinical settings within community.
Ensure the delivery of the quality strategy within the designated area incorporating establishment of systems and processes.
About us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team.
Undertake a range of patient interventions within the scope of NVQ level 2 skills and competencies for patients as delegated by team leader manager or other qualified clinical staff.
Plan and organise own work schedule once delegated from team leader.
Undertake basic patient observations.
Work within existing clinical guidelines, policies and infection control procedures.
Offer advice and support to patients and families in a wide range of situations.
Develop communication skills to enable the delivery of factual and sensitive information within confidentiality guidelines to patients, ensuring all information is appropriately documented and reported back to the team leader.
Demonstrate own role to new starters and students.
Ensure safe moving and handling techniques in the delivery of patient care, this can include the safe use of equipment.
Develop communication skills to enable the reporting of information to the multidisciplinary team and other agencies as appropriate.
Undertake ordering and receipt of stores.
Deliver patient care within essence of care standards and Trust guidelines and policies
Document care delivered within hand-written or electronic patient records.
The post holder shall as necessary provide cover for and undertake duties of absent colleagues.
The post holder shall as necessary provide cover for and undertake duties of absent colleagues.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team.
Undertake a range of patient interventions within the scope of NVQ level 2 skills and competencies for patients as delegated by team leader manager or other qualified clinical staff.
Plan and organise own work schedule once delegated from team leader.
Undertake basic patient observations.
Work within existing clinical guidelines, policies and infection control procedures.
Offer advice and support to patients and families in a wide range of situations.
Develop communication skills to enable the delivery of factual and sensitive information within confidentiality guidelines to patients, ensuring all information is appropriately documented and reported back to the team leader.
Demonstrate own role to new starters and students.
Ensure safe moving and handling techniques in the delivery of patient care, this can include the safe use of equipment.
Develop communication skills to enable the reporting of information to the multidisciplinary team and other agencies as appropriate.
Undertake ordering and receipt of stores.
Deliver patient care within essence of care standards and Trust guidelines and policies
Document care delivered within hand-written or electronic patient records.
The post holder shall as necessary provide cover for and undertake duties of absent colleagues.
The post holder shall as necessary provide cover for and undertake duties of absent colleagues.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 2, or equivalent, or equivalent work based experience
- Basic computer skills/ECDL
Desirable
Knowledge/ Experience
Essential
- Understanding of the principles of Data Protection Act.
- Health and Safety.
- Equality and Diversity.
Values
Essential
- Continuous Improvement
- Accountability
- Respectfulness
- Enthusiasm
- Support
- High professional standards
- Responsive to service users
- Engaging leadership style
- Strong customer service belief
- Transparency and honesty
- Discreet
- Change oriented
Skills
Essential
- Able to work without direct supervision, where appropriate.
- Able to plan own workload.
- Able to work as a team member.
- Well-developed oral and written communication skills.
- Able to keep accurate written and electronic contemporaneous records.
- Able to work in a confidential and sensitive manner.
- Able to travel for work purposes
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 2, or equivalent, or equivalent work based experience
- Basic computer skills/ECDL
Desirable
Knowledge/ Experience
Essential
- Understanding of the principles of Data Protection Act.
- Health and Safety.
- Equality and Diversity.
Values
Essential
- Continuous Improvement
- Accountability
- Respectfulness
- Enthusiasm
- Support
- High professional standards
- Responsive to service users
- Engaging leadership style
- Strong customer service belief
- Transparency and honesty
- Discreet
- Change oriented
Skills
Essential
- Able to work without direct supervision, where appropriate.
- Able to plan own workload.
- Able to work as a team member.
- Well-developed oral and written communication skills.
- Able to keep accurate written and electronic contemporaneous records.
- Able to work in a confidential and sensitive manner.
- Able to travel for work purposes
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.
