Phlebotomist - Folkestone, United Kingdom - East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

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Folkestone, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We are looking for a caring, motivated individual to work as part of a team providing a Phlebotomy Service in a busy outpatient services department

The applicants must be committed to providing a patient centred service. Essential skills include a good level of accuracy, literacy and communication. We also expect the applicant to be compassionate and caring.

The applicant must be a good team player and have a keen eye for detail to ensure accurate labelling of samples for testing.

The post holder will work in outpatients, collecting blood samples from patients and within the outpatient suite.

The applicants must have an interest in healthcare. Previous experience in Phlebotomy not required as full training is provided. Applicants must also have GCSE English and Mathematics or equivalent and intermediate IT skills. Applicants must have excellent communication skills and enjoy working as part of a busy team.

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 695,000 people.

Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'.

Everything we do is guided by our values:
'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'.

We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day.

We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

NHSEI have always been clear that staff have a professional duty to get vaccinated and it remains our best line of defence against COVID-19.

As such NHS organisation including Primary Care, are encouraged to continue engaging with and supporting their staff to inform their decisions in order to drive vaccine confidence, protect themselves, patients, and everyone else.

NHSEI has produced COVID-19 vaccine communication materials.

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in 'supporting documents'.