Phlebotomist
Band 2
Part Time - 30 hours per week
Permanent
Ready for a new challenge? Do have competency in phlebotomy?
If you are self motivated and dynamic with a flexible approach and are willing to accept a challenge, then this may be the position for you.
We are looking for someone with excellent communication and organisational skills and the ability to stay calm under pressure. The post holder will be responsible for working in close liaison with the Ward staff to provide a phlebotomy service to our Ward Inpatients.
You must be able to work as part of a team and be flexible on shift patterns.
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.
There will be a requirement to participate in the weekend rotas.
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 Hospital is 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 Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is 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 their careers 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 & Safety
• Ensure all equipment is used as laid down in operating instructions.
• Maintain uniform compliance and wear protective clothing.
• 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.
• Maintain Mandatory role specific Training Compliance.
General Duties
• Maintain confidentiality of patient’s records.
• Perform any other appropriate duties deemed necessary by the manager.
• 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 advert closes on Monday 3 Feb 2025