Job summary
Modality
Partnership East Surrey Division has a part-time/ full-time vacancy (25 hours
to 37.5 hours per week) for a phlebotomist. The postholder will be a high
performing Phlebotomist working at Townhill Medical Practice. We are
seeking dedicated postholders to join our team and who can display our CARE
values: Commitment, Accountability, Respect and Excellence.
This job is
suitable for individuals who enjoy interacting with patients, delivering high
quality patient care, and look forward to working closely with the nursing team
and wider practice team. Salary for this role is £12.50-£14.50 per hour.
As an employee with
us you can benefit from:
Enrolment
to the NHS pension scheme
Annual
leave minimum 27 days, plus 8 days bank holiday pro rata
Employee
discounts and benefits scheme
Employee
assistance programme (EAP)
Education
and career pathways
Enhanced
Family friendly policies
Flexible
working
Wellbeing
support and initiative
If you are interested in learning
more, please read on.
Main duties of the job
This is a
hands-on patient facing role; we are seeking individuals to join our team who
are caring, compassionate and confident, who demonstrate effective
communication, excellent customer service skills, good IT skills and the
ability to support patients with interventions and/or queries. The post-holder
will be responsible for performing venepuncture to obtain blood samples from
patients only as the result of a direct referral from a GP or nurse / nurse
practitioner, working strictly in accordance with specific practice guidelines
and protocols. Assist and support care delivery by only undertaking delegated
work that is within own level skill and competence.
About us
We are one of
the largest GP super-partnerships in the UK, serving over 450,000 patients and
with a workforce of 1500+. We are unique,
we are always looking at ways to improve our delivery of services through the
implementation of new and innovative solutions that we can scale across the
organisation. Your job is to work directly within the healthcare team and
support us to harmonise ways of working and improve working practices to
improve patient satisfaction. This is a role that will equip you with a portfolio
of skills in primary care with career advancing opportunities.
All employees
are welcomed to enrol in our employee benefits scheme and NHS pension scheme.
We are committed to developing our people through education and career pathways
and who align to our organisational values of CARE.
Modality
Partnership is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to ensuring
equal employment opportunities for all our potential applicants in line with
the Equality Act, 2010.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to
the supporting documents section to retrieve the JD detailing the core responsibilities
of this role.
You will love this job if you are
seeking career development opportunities that can help you grow and build your
nursing career. you have a passion for supporting
patients by promoting health and well-being
within the practice population,
and you are able to carry out all relevant tests required to ensure patients such
as those with long term conditions, or those that require tests as part of
other medical conditions or referrals are supported.
You will be a key member of the practice
team, ensuring that the patient is as comfortable and relaxed as possible and will
collect sample(s) of blood in accordance with protocols and procedures, ensuring
samples are stored in appropriate containers, accurate and legible labelling of
all samples to confirm patient identity, checking patient identification
against GP/nurse request and confirming with patient wherever possible, recording
collection of blood sample in patient record in accordance with practice
procedure, ensuring that samples are dispatched to the appropriate laboratories
in a timely fashion, ensuring that anomalies are reported to a senior member of
staff, notifying the clinical team of any significant patient issues and undertake
training and development as required in line with the responsibilities of the
post and practice policies.
If you feel
this is the ideal career advancing opportunity for you and you want to rise to
the challenge of this opportunity, we welcome an application for you to join
our growing team of likeminded people.
Please Note: The Modality Partnership reserves the right to close this
vacancy at any time during the advertising period.
Pre-employment
Vaccinations
As part of recruitment to the Modality Partnership, we will
be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage
individual and environmental risks. We will offer support to those who may be
undecided about vaccinations. Some vaccinations for certain roles are
mandatory, and you will be asked to provide evidence of this where there is a
mandatory requirement.
Right to work checks
All applicants invited for interview will need to prove their
right to work in the UK at the interview stage.
We are not able to offer sponsorship for this role
References
References must be secured prior to beginning employment, one
must be your current or most recent employer.
Employment history
You must notify us of any employment gaps of 6 weeks or more.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to
the supporting documents section to retrieve the JD detailing the core responsibilities
of this role.
You will love this job if you are
seeking career development opportunities that can help you grow and build your
nursing career. you have a passion for supporting
patients by promoting health and well-being
within the practice population,
and you are able to carry out all relevant tests required to ensure patients such
as those with long term conditions, or those that require tests as part of
other medical conditions or referrals are supported.
You will be a key member of the practice
team, ensuring that the patient is as comfortable and relaxed as possible and will
collect sample(s) of blood in accordance with protocols and procedures, ensuring
samples are stored in appropriate containers, accurate and legible labelling of
all samples to confirm patient identity, checking patient identification
against GP/nurse request and confirming with patient wherever possible, recording
collection of blood sample in patient record in accordance with practice
procedure, ensuring that samples are dispatched to the appropriate laboratories
in a timely fashion, ensuring that anomalies are reported to a senior member of
staff, notifying the clinical team of any significant patient issues and undertake
training and development as required in line with the responsibilities of the
post and practice policies.
If you feel
this is the ideal career advancing opportunity for you and you want to rise to
the challenge of this opportunity, we welcome an application for you to join
our growing team of likeminded people.
Please Note: The Modality Partnership reserves the right to close this
vacancy at any time during the advertising period.
Pre-employment
Vaccinations
As part of recruitment to the Modality Partnership, we will
be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage
individual and environmental risks. We will offer support to those who may be
undecided about vaccinations. Some vaccinations for certain roles are
mandatory, and you will be asked to provide evidence of this where there is a
mandatory requirement.
Right to work checks
All applicants invited for interview will need to prove their
right to work in the UK at the interview stage.
We are not able to offer sponsorship for this role
References
References must be secured prior to beginning employment, one
must be your current or most recent employer.
Employment history
You must notify us of any employment gaps of 6 weeks or more.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Working in a primary or secondary care setting
- Data input
- Information gathering
- Confidentiality
- Recent previous experience in direct patient care.
- Phlebotomy skills
- Proficient in Blood pressure monitoring
- Ability to follow guidelines and protocols.
- Basic IT knowledge and skills
- Demonstrates understanding of person-centred care
- Willing to develop clinical skills and competency relevant to the role
- Experience in venepuncture position
- Able to work under pressure with minimal supervision
- Experience of dealing with the public/patients in a caring environment
- Aware of need for strict infection prevention control
- Experience of Microsoft Office software
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Professional approach to work
- Strong team player
- Smart appearance
- Exercises tact and discretion at all times
- Demonstrates initiative to handle any unforeseen events during a shift
- Demonstrates flexibility towards new working practices and towards working hours
Skills
Essential
- Good interpersonal skills
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to work within a team
- Ability to work alone
- Ability to manage situations and environments
- BP checks
- Pulse checks
- Phlebotomy/advanced
- Chaperoning duties
- Health promotion
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Working in a primary or secondary care setting
- Data input
- Information gathering
- Confidentiality
- Recent previous experience in direct patient care.
- Phlebotomy skills
- Proficient in Blood pressure monitoring
- Ability to follow guidelines and protocols.
- Basic IT knowledge and skills
- Demonstrates understanding of person-centred care
- Willing to develop clinical skills and competency relevant to the role
- Experience in venepuncture position
- Able to work under pressure with minimal supervision
- Experience of dealing with the public/patients in a caring environment
- Aware of need for strict infection prevention control
- Experience of Microsoft Office software
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Professional approach to work
- Strong team player
- Smart appearance
- Exercises tact and discretion at all times
- Demonstrates initiative to handle any unforeseen events during a shift
- Demonstrates flexibility towards new working practices and towards working hours
Skills
Essential
- Good interpersonal skills
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to work within a team
- Ability to work alone
- Ability to manage situations and environments
- BP checks
- Pulse checks
- Phlebotomy/advanced
- Chaperoning duties
- Health promotion
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.
