Detailed job description
and main responsibilities
1. To carry out duties / responsibilities in accordance with the Trust and Directorate Policies, Protocols including Health and Safety Policies.
2. To greet patients in a courteous and professional manner.
3. To check the relevant details of patients requiring Pathology tests, resolving and outstanding difficulties.
4. Obtain by venepuncture or capillary sampling the correct blood specimens(s).
5. Ensure samples are correctly labelled, put into the correct containers and otherwise properly treated so as to be suitable for the analyses requested.
Person specification
Fully completed
Essential criteria
6. Full employment history
7. Phlebotomy experience listed
Desirable criteria
8. Good command of written English and Grammar.
Education
Essential criteria
9. Maths and English GCSE Qualifications
10. Additional GCSE Qualifications
Desirable criteria
11. College or university qualifications.
Experience
Essential criteria
12. Previous phlebotomy experience within a patient setting.
13. In-depth knowledge of phlebotomy processes.
Desirable criteria
14. At least 12 months experience of Phlebotomy