We have an exciting opportunity for a Phlebotomist to join The Willow Group, a forward thinking and innovative GP group providing primary care services for 48,000 patients over 5 local sites in Gosport. This post is 16 hours per week.
You will be a core member of the practice team and will provide physical and psychological care to patients in accordance with the specified plan of care and as directed by a registered nurse or other qualified practitioner.
In this role, you will work to provide person centred and safe care to all patients and accurately record and report patient information to the registered nurse in a timely way and in line with agreed procedures.
Previous experience in a similar role, including phlebotomy, is required. Must have a caring attitude, good communication skills and enjoy working as part of a dedicated team.
- Work under indirect supervision in accordance with defined work rotas and protocols
- Provide a Phlebotomy service within Primary care
- Be competent in the assessment of patients both physically and emotionally, to ensure safety prior to blood samples being taken and offer appropriate patient support.
- Be competent in the selection of the appropriate sample bottles for all common laboratory investigations.
- Ensure samples are correctly labelled for transportation to the laboratory.
- To contribute to the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care of patients working under the direction and supervision of a registered nurse or other qualified practitioner.
- To provide chaperone duties to the patient under the direction of the GP or allied health professional in charge.
- Maintain legible, accurate, contemporaneous records that are dated and signed.
- Be responsible for the ordering of stock when required as directed by the Registered Nurse.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.
We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
- Phlebotomy certification
- Literacy and numeracy skills equivalent to National Functional Skills Level 2 standard (formerly Key Skills)
- Good communication and team working skills.
- Previous experience of working as a member of a team.
- Confidence working with computers and e-mail.
- Previous experience of working with the public and of customer care policies.
- Experience of EMIS
- Primary Care experience
- Good communication skills
- Good facilitation skills
- Evidence of effective interpersonal skills
- Good organisational skills
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
