OVERALL OBJECTIVE: To provide phlebotomy services to patients on the Trauma Wards and Outpatient Department.
Job is advertised at 15 hours a week.
To work within the trauma unit to take blood and perform ECGs on trauma patients. To work within the team to professionally divide workload on a daily basis.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training, and research.
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington, and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards, and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues, and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement, and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family.
To check the identity of the patient, ensure that any special instructions have been followed (e.g., period of fasting), and to gain patients' consent to proceed.
To achieve and maintain competence in the use of electronic systems associated with the ordering of blood samples.
To take venous blood and capillary specimens of good quality using aseptic technique and ensuring the minimum of pain and discomfort to the patient.
In cases of particular difficulty, to refer the patient back to the requesting doctor.
To dispose safely of used needles and contaminated waste in the appropriate containers.
To ensure that samples are satisfactory for the investigations requested.
To sort and transfer specimens to the appropriate laboratory for analysis.
To abide by the safety policies of the ward/department.
To maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
To perform any other task relevant to the achievement of the overall objective.
Work closely with the trauma technicians and liaise with members of the laboratory, nursing, and medical staff working in the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
To comply with all trust statutory and mandatory training requirements.
To participate in annual appraisal and undertake personal development opportunities as agreed with the line manager.
To participate in audit activity as required.
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