University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for a detailed job description for the role.
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen as a phlebotomist covering coronary care unit, Cardiac high dependency and D3 ward. You will play an integral part of delivering high quality care to our patients. If you are self-motivated and able to manage your own workload while responding to urgent requests from both nursing and medical colleagues then we would like to hear from you.
Working for our organisation
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to.
All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on-site and remote working. Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Cardiac high dependency and the Coronary Care unit care for emergency admissions from our local area and surrounding hospitals with acute life-threatening cardiac conditions and patients with planned cardiac procedures and operations. D3 is a cardiac surgery and cardiology ward specialising in post TAVI procedure care and high observation ward-based care for post cardiac surgery. We are a team committed to providing high quality care to all. We provide 24-hour cover 7 days per week.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the ‘Job Description and Main Responsibilities’ section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
What you’ll do
A phlebotomist’s role is to provide a high-quality phlebotomy and cannulation service that offers the best possible standards of patient care to inpatients and any other area requiring venesection/cannulation services.
You will assist in the provision of individualised care, under the supervision of a qualified nurse and others in the health care professional team.
You will be required to start your shift between 06:00 to 07:15, work 7.5 hours a day, with the 1 in 4 weekend cover.
What we’re looking for
You will need to be self-motivated, dynamic, with a passion for taking blood samples while delivering high quality patient care.
You will have a keen eye for attention to detail and the ability to prioritise your own workload, as well as a keen learner that embraces change whilst maintaining high standards.
Person specification
Trust Values
* Patients first
* Always Improving
* Working Together
Skills and competencies
* Communication
* Prioritisation
Qualifications, knowledge and experience
* Willingness to learn new skills. Ability to work as part of a team but also having the ability to work on their own
* Ability to cope with work pressures when working in high care areas when having difficulty in collecting blood sample from patients
* Ability to work in multi-disciplinary environment
* Ability to complete all training packages including Venesection and cannulation course and ANTT course within 2 months.
* Experience in providing healthcare
* Experience preferred but not essential, as full in-house training given
* NVQ3, or willing to undertake NVQ training
* Basic Life Support training
* Previous clinical experience in a hospital setting
* Experience in Venesection in an acute setting
* Experience in hospital IT systems
Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.
Our commitment to equality
Equality remains at the centre of our policymaking, service delivery, and employment practice, giving all employees equal opportunity to develop, apply for promotions, and have working arrangements that enable them to achieve a manageable work-life balance.
UHS actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for managers and staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development, and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status and age.
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