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
We are looking for a hard working and self motivated Phlebotomist to join our busy Lymington hospital Phlebotomy team.
This service is managed and run by our Pathology Phlebotomy team at UHS.
No previous experience necessary, full training will be provided to the successful candidate.
This can be a very busy department, during peak times we can see approximately one patient every 6 minutes.
The successful applicant will be working in the UHS Pathology Outpatient's department at Lymington Hospital.
The working hours for the service are from 07:15 to 17:00 Monday to Friday as per rota.
The applicant will also be part of the Saturday rota for Romsey Hospital which is currently approximately a 1 in 6 commitment.
You must be self-motivated, possess good interpersonal skills and enjoy the challenge offered by a dynamic, progressive department.
The successful applicant will be required to travel to the University Hospitals Southampton for Mandatory and Statutory training as required including practical Phlebotomy training with the clinical skills team.
Job Description and Main Responsibilities
1. To receive all patients in a calm, courteous and reassuring manner and uphold the confidentiality, dignity and best customer care practice for all patients/clients at all times.
2. To identify the correct patient against the blood request form and collect and accurately label blood samples from all patients according to Pathology Standard Operating Procedures (local policies).
3. To liaise with ward staff regarding request/patient condition.
4. To prioritise work according to fasting/urgent requests to ensure a prompt service and to deliver all samples.
Person specification
Trust Values
* Patients First
* Always Improving
* Working Together
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 in hospital IT systems
* Experience in Venesection in an acute setting
* 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
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.
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