Band 2 Phlebotomist - Newport, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom - Isle of Wight NHS Trust

Description

Main area Phlebotomist Grade NHS AfC: Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 21 hours per week (7 day working week) Job ref SB

Employer Isle of Wight NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site St Mary's Hospital Town Newport Salary £22,383 pro rata, per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 02/06/2024 23:59

Band 2 Phlebotomist NHS AfC: Band 2 Job overview

We are recruiting for a Phlebotomist who wishes to join our busy Phlebotomy team at #TeamIOWNHS. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients and staff receive quality and compassionate care and work with us to ensure the Trust continues its journey towards great people, great place.

The Phlebotomy team provides a phlebotomy service to the hospital wards and the walk-in clinic.

Applicants ideally will have recent / previous experience in phlebotomy. Refresher training can be arranged if required and personal development is actively encouraged.

Main duties of the job

As a Phlebotomist you would be part of the phlebotomy team working within the wards and clinic collecting blood samples. You should be an effective communicator, have a keen eye for detail and be able to work under pressure.

At the present time the department operates between 07:30 and 16:30 Monday to Friday plus weekend shifts. Successful candidates will be required to work flexibly across all shifts and any future potential areas where phlebotomy is required.

Working for our organisation

Our strategy sets out to ensure that we continue to be a provider of excellent and compassionate care. We are passionate about providing excellent CARE, which is why our values are Compassion, Accountable, Respect and Everyone counts. Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services.

We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout out services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.

Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trusts beach hut in Ryde. We offer flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To contribute to the provision of a high quality, phlebotomy service for patients on the Isle of Wight by obtaining blood samples from patients through venepuncture and ensuring that blood samples are labelled correctly in preparation for being forwarded to laboratories.

The collection of blood by venepuncture will take place in designated areas i.e. the Phlebotomy Outpatients Departments at St. Mary's and the wards at St. Mary's Hospital. However, phlebotomists may also be asked to attend other Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Trust properties in the performance of their duties.

Job Statement

· To carry out duties as allocated by the Phlebotomy Supervisor and to work under the direct supervision of the Senior Phlebotomist on duty until competency has been achieved after which may be remotely supervised.

· To meet, greet and attend to all patients in a polite, helpful and understanding manner and be responsible for the preparation of adults and children (from 10 yrs old) prior to the collection of blood samples in order to minimise concern or distress

· To develop an understanding to assess the patients' physical and mental state in order to ascertain their suitability to undergo venepunctur e.

· To ensure that the patient's identity is positively checked prior to the procedure by asking the patient to verbally confirm their name and date of birth and check this against the information on the request form and/or wristband* (*in patient only) and to address any discrepancies before commencing the blood draw.

· To take blood samples from veins by use of evacuated blood collection systems having undertaken the prescribed training and development relating to the collection of blood from venous sites referring to the Senior Phlebotomist as required.

· To develop an understanding of the laboratory requirements whe re specialized tests are requested, (e.g. patients' medication, requirement to fast, temperature controlled samples and cross match samples) and to develop an understanding of policies and procedures pertaining to phlebotomy and be aware of changing policies and procedures.

· To maintain a satisfactory working relationship with Trust staff in wards and clinics, liaising between laboratory staff and patients/wards where contra-indications to specimen collection are identified. To be responsible for taking the appropriate corrective action where there is a problem in obtaining blood samples.

Person specification Qualifications and Role Specific Knowledge

• Understanding of job role.

Physical Skills

• Able to sit or stand in a restricted position for a substantial portion of the time (standing/ bending/ stooping to obtain blood samples).
• Able to exert moderate physical effort when manoeuvring patients in wheelchairs or helping elderly/ infirm patients into and out of phlebotomy chairs and / or pushing phlebotomy trolleys.
• Able to concentrate for long periods of time with good hand/ eye coordination skills.
• Possess good handwriting and keyboard skills.
• Able to deal with frequent exposure to highly unpleasant working conditions with daily exposure to blood and other body fluids.
• Able to deal with exposure to verbal/physical aggression in a compassionate and sympathetic manner.

Abilities

• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Ability to work accurately whilst remaining calm and with a professional manner.
• Ability to request assistance to assess the suitability of veins for venepuncture and decision on whether a particular sample is of the quality required for analysis.

Communication Skills

• Be able to understand how to communicate and reassure patients in an empathetic and supportive manner referring to more senior phlebotomists as necessary.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.