Overview
Do you care about the service that patients receive from the Trust? Are you compassionate? Do you have a flexible approach to working? If so, you could be an important part of the Blood Sciences team at Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust!
Job Opportunity
An opportunity has arisen within the Path Links pathology services for a Phlebotomist/Medical Laboratory Assistant (MLA). There is a vacancy at Goole District Hospital.
About the Role
The Phlebotomy and MLA staff work closely within the department of Blood Sciences, acting as supporting roles for both the taking & processing of blood samples that are then tested using complex analytical platforms.
The Phlebotomy service is based in outpatients & also comprises a daily ward service.
Responsibilities
* Support of the blood test booking line, pathology reception – meet & greet patients.
* Taking blood samples.
* Working in the sample reception area.
* Loading samples onto analytical equipment.
* Cross-site work at Scunthorpe as and when required.
* Post training expected to take blood from patients within the Pathology Department and ward areas, and undertake other laboratory duties.
Qualifications
* Previous experience in phlebotomy and/or medical laboratory skills is an advantage.
* Good communication skills.
* Flexibility and the ability to work within a team are essential.
Working Hours
Work between 8:00 am to 8:00 pm Monday to Friday, with participation in the weekend staffing rota on a rotational basis (8:00 am–8:00 pm).
About the Partnership
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion. Made up of two Trusts—Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH)—our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world‑class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve. Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH. As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas—biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
Contact
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Kimberley Garnett
Job title: Transfusion & Phlebotomy Manager
Email address: kimberley.garnett@nhs.net
Telephone number: 03033 302120
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