Phlebotomist

Central London Community Health Trust

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Job summary

Are you a qualified phlebotomist ?

If you've answered 'yes', we'd love to talk to you about joining our teams.

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (CLCH) works across ten London boroughs and Hertfordshire.

We currently have a Band 3 Community phlebotomy vacancy in Wandsworth

Main duties of the job

To participate in the delivery and maintenance of an efficient Phlebotomy Service.

To demonstrate competence in venepuncture and methods of disposal of sharps, syringes and items contaminated with blood as required by the Clinical Operational manager and complying with agreed standards. (Training to meet these standards will be given to the appropriate candidate.)

To ensure that patients are treated safely and courteously at all times and experience the minimum of distress or discomfort throughout the blood sample procedure.

To ensure the accurate checking of patient details against the test requested form submitted.

To obtain by venepuncture or capillary sampling the correct blood sample(s) for the analysis as requested, following appropriate training.

To ensure that the samples(s) are correctly labelled; put into the correct containers and otherwise properly treated so as to be suitable for the analysis requested.

About us

Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
Car lease scheme *T&C's apply
Flexible working options
Annual travel card loan
Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Date posted

17 June 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year per annum, inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

824-SOUTH-9926

Job locations

Tudor Lodge

London

SW19 6AE

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to Job description and personal Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to Job description and personal Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

GCE General Education or equivalent
Basic skills in literacy Level 1 and numeracy level 2
Phlebotomist course.
All new Health Care Support Workers (Band 1-4) across the NHS are required to complete the Care Certificate programme. Newly recruited HCSW's are identified during our recruitment process but line managers have the responsibility to make sure that new support workers working within their teams are enrolled on the programme. Completing the Care Certificate ensures that support workers have the required values, behaviours, competencies and skills to provide high quality compassionate care.

Desirable

Diploma NVQ Health & Social Care

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

GCE General Education or equivalent
Basic skills in literacy Level 1 and numeracy level 2
Phlebotomist course.
All new Health Care Support Workers (Band 1-4) across the NHS are required to complete the Care Certificate programme. Newly recruited HCSW's are identified during our recruitment process but line managers have the responsibility to make sure that new support workers working within their teams are enrolled on the programme. Completing the Care Certificate ensures that support workers have the required values, behaviours, competencies and skills to provide high quality compassionate care.

Desirable

Diploma NVQ Health & Social Care

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.