Job overview
We are currently looking for a Community Phlebotomist to work as a member of the District nursing team. You will be trained and supervised by registered professionals, undertaking delegated duties, and expected to follow a plan of care based on the specific needs of service users. You will be required to travel across Fenland to provide a phlebotomy service to support patients in their own homes.
We are looking for someone who has:
·Experience of working in the community setting.
·Experience working as a phlebotomist although full training will be provided.
·Experience of caring for and supporting adults with complex health needs.
·Enhanced communication and interpersonal skills.
·The ability to work flexibly across the neighborhood team, including travelling for work purposes.
·Computer skills, including the use of health electronic patient records SystmOne.
·Good time management skills and the ability to manage individual workload.
·Willing to travel.
Main duties of the job
1. The primary activity for this role will be supporting service users with their physical health needs including venepuncture, taking Blood Pressure, weight and height and other tasks as required. This will require working across several Neighborhood Teams
2. The post holder will provide support and care for service users with mental and physical health needs and to their carers within a multidisciplinary setting. They will undertake assigned tasks as a lone worker but with support from a registered nurse, including assisting in assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care.
3. The post holder will be trained to ensure that issues of equality, diversity and rights are dealt with in accordance with good practice and legislation.
Working for our organisation
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.
Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.
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