Job Title: Phlebotomist
Grade: Band 2
Trust: Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Moorgate Road, Rotherham, S60 2UD
Ward: Phlebotomy
Pay Rates: £12.51 per hour exc WTD
Shift Patterns: Monday to Sunday, (Apply online only)/ (Apply online only)/ (Apply online only)
Placement length: One month but likely to be extended depending on the needs of the service.
Job Overview:
We’re looking for a compassionate, detail-oriented Phlebotomist to join our healthcare team. In this role, you’ll play a key part in supporting patient care by collecting, labelling, and processing blood samples with accuracy and care. If you take pride in providing excellent patient experiences, maintaining high clinical standards, and working collaboratively in a fast-paced environment, we’d love to hear from you.
Responsibilities:
* To ensure the timely flow of all samples to the laboratory analytical areas, whilst recognising the urgency of samples to aid patient care and to maintain short turnaround times especially for areas such as OPD clinics.
* To check request forms for ambiguity or errors and following up such errors with medical, nursing or laboratory staff.
* To positively identify the patient checking surname, forename(s), date of birth and registration number against wristband (in patient), verbally (out patient) or in certain cases with an accompanying, responsible individual i.e. parent/guardian, or accompanying member of staff also checking that the patient has received and followed any special instructions e.g. fasting for a specified length of time.
* To ensure that the Blood Transfusion and laboratory labelling policies are strictly adhered to.
* To ensure that all tasks are performed in accordance with current Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and regulations to ensure a high quality service at all times.
Skills:
* Must be Phlebotomy & Cannulation Trained
* Meditech knowledge is desirable
* Must have current experience
* Must be an effective communicator
* Must have cannulation experience
In addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide evidence of
* Relevant Qualifications
* Registration with the relevant Registration Body if applicable.
This is part of Regulation 22 and we want to ensure we give candidates the heads up to have their qualifications ready to prevent delays when we onboard at Trust ID stage.
The benefits we can offer you in return:
* Putting People in Places to Care – be part of the NHSP community, by joining the bank and caring for patients with a team of people from all walks of life.
* Weekly pay to give you access to your wages more quickly.
* Blue Light Card – NHS Discount Provider
* First choice of shifts/placements at the Trust of your choice over agencies.
* Our team is always happy to help - access our support line any time.
* Working options to suit your lifestyle – being on the bank gives you the flexibility to work the shifts you want or choose fixed term placements.
* Training and development opportunities via the Trust and NHSP’s own academy.
* Explore different wards, keep your skills up to date whilst gaining vital experience.
* Being part of the NHSP Community means you’ll get access to member activities such as member of the month, member appreciation week, key date giveaways, webinar series and much more.
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