Paediatric Phlebotomist/Healthcare Assistant

Job summary

Children's Outpatient team are looking for a Paediatric Phlebotomist/ Healthcare Assistant. The post holder will work with the medical and nursing teams in children's outpatient department to provide support for paediatric clinics and independently run paediatric phlebotomy clinics.

1 x full time position and 1 x part time position available.

The post holder will be required to undertake phlebotomy duties in the paediatric department and to work in accordance with the Trust policies and procedures. They will also be expected to work with other healthcare professionals to ensure safe care for children attending children's outpatient department.

An essential requirement of the post is an ability to work as part of a team and have a children and family friendly approach to care.

Main duties of the job

• In co-operation with the medical staff, ensure patients are receiving high quality, appropriate paediatric phlebotomy care.
• To work with the multidisciplinary team to support paediatric clinics in the department.
• Communicate effectively and sensitively with patients before, during and after the venepuncture.
• Ensure safe collection of blood samples according to agreed procedures
• Ensure appropriate and accurate labelling and dispatch specimens to laboratories.
• Ensure that appropriate requisitions are competed accurately and that specimens are carefully packaged for transport to pathology department.
• To seek immediate assistance from medical and nursing staff should the patient's condition deteriorate during phlebotomy.
• To maintain daily record of workload plan and to retrieve information from the computerised health systems as appropriate.
• To ensure that the patient is regarded with dignity and respect by upholding the Philosophy of Care and adhering to Policies and Procedures as lay down by the unit and the Trust.

About us

Kingston Hospital - First Acute Trust in London to be rated Outstanding by CQC for Overall Quality and Leadership

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a district general hospital situated in a beautiful and remarkable part of the country - close to London yet surrounded by royal parks, historic buildings and the River Thames.

We employ 3,300+ staff who proudly and efficiently support over 350,000 people locally through a full range of diagnostic and treatment services and we have a national reputation for innovative developments in healthcare, particularly in 'patient-focused' care, day surgery and maternity services.

The Trust has defined its culture as one that is patient centred which puts safety first and where all staff take responsibility, are valued and value each other. To support this our four values are that we are all:-Caring - we design and deliver care around each individual patient's needs and wantsSafe - we make the safety of patients and staff our prime concern (safety comes first)Responsible - all staff take responsibility for the hospital, its services and reputationValue each other - we all value each other's contribution.Inspiring - we always strive to empower each other to develop and deliver improvements to benefit our patients.Our training, policies, procedures, and practices are all intended to support behaviours in line with our values and all staff are expected to uphold these by 'Living Our Values Everyday'

Employer details

Employer name

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kingston Hospital

Galsworthy Road

Kingston Upon Thames

KT2 7QB

Employer's website

https://kingstonhospital.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kingston Hospital

Galsworthy Road

Kingston Upon Thames

KT2 7QB

Employer's website

https://kingstonhospital.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

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