York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Phlebotomist

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Job summary

Are you Seeking a new challenge? We have a part-time 21.5 hour vacancy to join our team of 33 phlebotomists. Who work in York Hospital, as well as in our community clinics at LNER Stadium Vanguard Centre, Selby War Memorial, Tadcaster Medical Centreand Sherburn medical Centre.

We require a enthusiastic and motivated team player with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Could you help provide a high quality, timely and effective phlebotomy service to patients? Are you flexible and able to work all of our service locations and hours on a rota basis. If so we would welcome your application.

Main duties of the job

  • To collect blood samples from patients through venepuncture as requested by clinicians and other appropriately authorised doctors and health professionals.
  • To collect blood samples safely with due respect to the dignity of patients, and the needs of other clinical services.
  • To ensure blood samples are collected in appropriate containers, labelled correctly, and prepared and dispatched to relevant laboratory sections in a timely and correct manner.
  • To contribute to the provision of an efficient, high quality service and ensure that proficiency and competence and personal and professional standards of that group are maintained.
  • To work closely with Medical, Nursing, and Laboratory staff to provide a rapid blood collection service, which is sensitive to service requirements on individual Wards, OPD or GP practices as appropriate.
  • To provide high quality, timely and effective phlebotomy services to patients on one or more Floors at York Hospital or other designated areas as directed by the Phlebotomy Manager
  • To take part in a weekend and bank holiday rota to maintain phlebotomy services across the Trust.

About us

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

  • Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
  • 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
  • A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
  • Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
  • NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
  • An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
  • Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance through a of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Details

Date posted

20 February 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

419-5992212-P-CS

Job locations

York Hospital

Wigginton road

York

YO31 8HE


Job description

Job responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

COVID-19

Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.

Job description

Job responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

COVID-19

Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.

Person Specification

Skills and Education

Essential

  • Good IT skills to be able to input data on systems and utilise email and microsoft applications.
  • Educated to GCSE Standard or Equivalent

Desirable

  • Qualification in English Language

Aptitude and Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Ability to exercise sound judgement in relation to problem solving and identifying situations requiring further advice.
  • Demonstrates excellent communication skills, using a range of media.
  • Understanding of equality and diversity issues and how this affects patients, visitors and staff.

Desirable

  • Dexterity

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working face to face with the general public including the handling of complaints.

Desirable

  • Previous Phlebotomy experience
  • Healthcare experience
Person Specification

Skills and Education

Essential

  • Good IT skills to be able to input data on systems and utilise email and microsoft applications.
  • Educated to GCSE Standard or Equivalent

Desirable

  • Qualification in English Language

Aptitude and Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Ability to exercise sound judgement in relation to problem solving and identifying situations requiring further advice.
  • Demonstrates excellent communication skills, using a range of media.
  • Understanding of equality and diversity issues and how this affects patients, visitors and staff.

Desirable

  • Dexterity

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working face to face with the general public including the handling of complaints.

Desirable

  • Previous Phlebotomy experience
  • Healthcare experience

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.

Employer details

Employer name

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

York Hospital

Wigginton road

York

YO31 8HE


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

York Hospital

Wigginton road

York

YO31 8HE


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Phlebotomy Manager

Catherine McCluskey

Catherine.McCluskey1@nhs.net

01904726544

Details

Date posted

20 February 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

419-5992212-P-CS

Job locations

York Hospital

Wigginton road

York

YO31 8HE


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