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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 of 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.
Job overview
Your main role will be to cover the Phlebotomy service at the Whitehouse Dialysis Unit, our brand new dialysis unit in Whitehouse Park, in Milton Keynes. Phlebotomists will be expected to provide a helpful and professional service to our renal patients who will attend their clinic appointment.
The clinics will be running twice a week on Mondays and Thursdays with the possibility for this service to be expanded in the future. We are looking for individuals with the skill and flexibility to support our services on this nurse-led unit. You might be asked to cross cover at the additional dialysis unit in MK University Hospital.
The individual will be responsible for ensuring that the blood specimens are taken in a manner that provides laboratories with timely, high-quality blood specimens taken in tubes that are appropriate for the tests requested. Phlebotomy experience is desired but not essential.
Main duties of the job
* To take venous bloods safely from patients on the wards and outpatient departments.
* 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 take venous blood of good quality using aseptic techniques, ensuring minimum pain and discomfort to the patient.
* To ensure samples arrive at the labs safely.
* To work within a team and also lone working.
* To work with a computer on wheels using the EPR system and ICE.
* To work in an efficient manner to ensure the phlebotomy work is completed in the best practical time.
* To obtain and keep up to date with all learning.
* To ensure that safe working practices are maintained in the interests of both staff and patients according to Trust and Departmental policies.
* To cooperate with strategies to reduce cross infection.
* To make judgements regarding the viability of taking blood.
Person specification
* Two years Phlebotomy experience is desired.
* Good sound general education.
* Full UK Driving Licence.
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Vacancy Closures: Please note, this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications are received.
Probation Period: This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period.
Next Steps: Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification, and that your supporting statement reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria.
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