Job overview
We are looking for a highly motivated Phlebotomist to join our Phlebotomy team at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust based in Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the duties will include working with inpatients on the wards, and in the outpatient department, preparing the testing room with the proper tools, walking patients through the process when inserting needles and retrieving samples and labelling samples for further analysis in medical laboratories. The role also requires travelling to our other two departments, Amersham and High Wycombe, therefore the successful applicant must be able to travel.
The position is open to applicants who are able to job share.
Please note that previous applicants within the past 12 months will not be considered.
Main duties of the job
1. To receive patients in a polite, understanding and efficient manner
2. To communicate the testing procedure, putting all involved at ease, giving clear instructions on any pre-test preparation requirements, e.g. fasting or urine collections
3. To communicate with patients, parents, carers and children in a caring manner and obtain lawful consent to perform an invasive procedure.
4. To check patient details against the request form submitted
5. To be able to deal with distressed patients
6. To follow all departmental Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and contribute to new improved ways of working.
7. Ensure that patients are treated safely and courteously, causing the minimum of distress or discomfort throughout the blood sampling procedure.
8. To provide advice to patients and clinical staff on the appropriate collection requirements for samples.
9. To deal with patients and clinical staff initial enquiries and to relay to senior staff where necessary.
10. To deal with ward patients, who may be confused or distressed, in a caring understanding way offering the highest quality service to all the patients
11. To follow strict uniform and hand hygiene policy in all areas at all times.
12. To prepare glucose solutions for patients having Glucose Tolerance
13. Tests in a safe manner according to the relevant SOP.
14. To visit other Hospital sites, GP clinics and Domestic homes to provide phlebotomy services at these locations.
Working for our organisation
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
15. As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
16. We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
17. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
18. We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
19. As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
20. Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
21. A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.
What do we stand for?
22. Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
23. Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
24. Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Person specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Desirable criteria
25. GCSE PASS IN MATHS AND ENGLISH
26. HCA or Nursing qualification
27. NVQ in a ‘Health Science’
EXPERIENCE
Desirable criteria
28. Problem solving, e.g. chasing up information, liaising with other colleagues in the lab or other departments.
29. First Aid experience
30. Carer experience
31. ‘Nursing experience'
32. Medical Laboratory experience
SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
33. Handle Blood Taking
34. Ability to organise work time
35. Good communication skills interacting with other hospital staff and patients
36. Adaptability
37. Inter personnel skills
38. Problem solving, e.g. chasing up information, liaising with other colleagues in the lab or other departments.
Desirable criteria
39. Self-confident
40. Work under pressure
41. Ability to organise rosters and motivate staff
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Essential criteria
42. Travel to other sites
43. Work weekend roster
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
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