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Community Phlebotomist Oxford City, Oxford
Client: Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Oxford, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: 0de7436282fb
Job Views: 7
Posted: 18.02.2025
Expiry Date: 04.04.2025
Job Description:
Job overview
We are currently looking for a Community Phlebotomist to join our friendly and supportive team. The role will be in the City Phlebotomy team providing phlebotomy services to housebound patients in their own homes, working closely with the District Nursing Team.
You will need excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, as well as the ability to manage your own workload in a fast-paced environment. Applicants must have a full valid driving licence and access to a vehicle for work (adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010 where required) because the role requires you to work in all areas of Oxford City as well as supporting other teams. You will ideally have previous phlebotomy experience. Training will be provided.
Various hours available up to 37.5 hours per week. Core hours are Monday to Friday, 8.00 to 16.00.
We are re-advertising this position; candidates that have applied previously need not apply.
Main duties of the job
* To contribute to an efficient and effective phlebotomy service delivered to housebound patients registered with a GP in Oxford.
* To liaise and work collaboratively with multi-professionals in order to access appropriate referrals within the requested time frames.
* Able to respond and adapt to the practicalities and realities of unpredictable patients’ visits when required.
* To prepare patients, check their identity, and ensure consent is given to obtain blood samples for laboratory analysis.
* Obtain blood samples from patients, ensuring a high standard of the procedure is followed to reduce any risk of infection or contamination and strive to minimise pain, bruising, or discomfort to the patient.
* Ensure sample is of sufficient quantity for the investigation.
* Ensure all samples and requesting forms are accurately detailed and appropriately labelled for analysis.
* Ensure all samples are returned to appropriate collection areas for same-day testing using specimen transportation containers provided.
* Ensure that patients are clearly informed where to access their blood results and how to arrange any follow-up visits.
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health, and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath, and North East Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics, and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible.
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe, and excellent”
At Oxford Health, we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
* Excellent opportunities for career progression
* Access to tailored individual and Trust-wide learning and development
* 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
* NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants, and retailers
* Lease car scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Mental Health First Aiders
* Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
* Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information or a wider overview of the role and responsibilities, please see the job description attached.
Person specification
* Previous phlebotomy experience
* Evidence of excellent team working
* Able to drive to visit and access to a vehicle to do this
* Evidence of managing own workload
* Evidence of working alongside health and social care services
Communication
* Evidence of advanced communication skills training
Team Working
* Evidence of working in a community team
* Excellent team working skills evidenced and courses related
We’re advocates of flexible working, offering in many roles a range of employment options to help you balance your work and personal life.
* All new starters have a thorough induction process, both local and Trust-wide, which aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
* Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
* Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
* We are ambitious in our pursuit of excellence, driven by the belief that a fair, just, and fully inclusive organisational culture enables our teams to deliver the best quality of care and services possible and we work hard to ensure that our diverse workforce reflects the communities that we serve.
* We welcome applications from all sections of the community, are an Equal Opportunities employer with a number of internal networking groups to support our employees and where possible will always look to make reasonable adjustments in order that you can fulfil the role to recognise your full potential. All our employees are committed to demonstrating through their behaviour our core values – safe, caring, and excellent.
* We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults; we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
* Oxford is a world-renowned centre of excellence for research. Oxford Health works closely with the University of Oxford department of Psychiatry and the Department of Primary care, has a Biomedical Research Centre dedicated to improving mental health and the NIHR Clinical Research Facility at the Warneford site. The Trust also hosts the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) which carries out applied research that directly impacts patient health and wellbeing.
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