PHLEBOTOMIST working in a very busy clinic area over 10 areas.
Must be proficient and experienced
To collect blood samples from patients into appropriate containers.
This job description is not personalised to an individual but is a guide to the main functions and responsibilities of the post.
Specific responsibilities will be assigned accordingly to the needs of the service.
TAKING BLOODS IN AN OUTPATIENT SETTING
Managing large volumes of patients through 10 different clinical areas.
Able to work outside in the busy drive through department.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women’s Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit theircareers page.
Key responsibilities:
VENEPUNCTURE:
• Collect samples of blood into appropriate containers.
• Accurately label all samples to confirm patient identity.
• Ensure that samples are dispatched to the appropriate laboratories.
• Check patient identification against request form identification.
• Ensure that anomalies are reported to a senior member of staff.
HEALTH AND SAFETY
• Operate safely in the workplace and maintain a high standard of housekeeping.
• Ensure all equipment is used as laid down in operating instructions.
• Wear appropriate uniform, protective clothing, dress as suitable to the job or as per relevant hospital policy.
• Ensure the safe disposal of used needles and other contaminated material.
MANAGING SELF
• Attend training lectures, study days and workshops as and when relevant or as per instructions of the Manager.
• Read all relevant literature provided.
• Maintain an appropriate awareness of the relevant organizational policies and health & safety guidelines.
GENERAL DUTIES
• Maintain confidentiality of patient’s records.
• Receive all relevant deliveries of goods and distribute to appropriate sections or storerooms.
• Perform any other appropriate duties deemed necessary by the manager.
There may be a requirement to participate in the weekend rotas.
* The post holder shall as necessary provide cover for and undertake duties of absent colleagues.
* The post holder shall follow all the policies and procedures of the organisation.
*THIS POST IS SUBJECT TO AN ENHANCED DBS DISCLOSURE
This advert closes on Tuesday 25 Feb 2025