Phlebotomy Manager - Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom - University Hospital of North Midlands

Description

The University Hospital of North Midlands, Mid Cheshire and East Cheshire NHS Trusts are working collaboratively to form a Pathology network in line with a NHSI directive.

We are seeking applications from enthusiastic, highly motivated and confident individuals to join our Phlebotomy team as Phlebotomy Manager. The successful applicant would be expected to support the Lead Biomedical Scientist in the delivery of the Phlebotomy service at the Royal Stoke and County Hospitals alongside the community clinics.

The collection of quality blood samples from patients is a vital stage in many medical investigations.

We offer a phlebotomy service in a range of locations across North Midlands

Main duties of the job

Based at Royal Stoke Hospital, the successful applicant will be expected to provide day to day management of the phlebotomy team.

The role will involve the day to day management of a team of phlebotomists to ensure standardized best practices are delivered at all locations. You should have experience of staff supervision and enjoy taking a proactive approach to problem solving.

Experience in all phlebotomy techniques is essential along with managerial/supervisory experience.

The successful applicant must enjoy working with people and possess good
communication skills. Attention to detail is important.

Strong IT skills are essential, along with experience of data entry and use of Microsoft Office applications.

Above all, you should have a mature attitude to work with the desire to use your leadership abilities, initiative and communication skills to provide an excellent service for our patients.
Applicants will be required to use their own vehicle to travel to the various
community locations for which traveling expenses will be reimbursed.

A 7am start will be required from the candidate.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 11,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.

We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. We have put together a wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Our goal is to be a world-class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work and research.

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff is really important to us. We offer a range of options for our staff to help maintain a good work-life balance including full time, part time hours and bank hours. We are also committed to offering flexible working wherever we can and where relevant to the role and the service, agile working. You can select your preferences upon application.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details on this vacancy.

Person specification Qualifications

• Trained Phlebotomist
• Educated to degree level in a healthcare related subject or equivalent experience Recognised management qualification
• NVQ level 3 or equivalent in:
  • Phlebotomy skills and techniques
  • Education, training and assessment
• NVQ level 2 or equivalent in:
  • Customer care
  • Use of Microsoft Office
• Demonstrate sound knowledge of the current theory and practice of phlebotomy techniques
• Demonstrable experience of staff supervision
• Excellent IT skills/Use of Microsoft Office
• Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills and able to work to deadlines
• Ability to ensure that tasks are seen through to completion
• Ability to solve problems on own initiative with minimum supervision
• Excellent customer care skills including professional telephone manner
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• Excellent team working skills including assisting and covering the work of other team members as appropriate
• Ability to collate information and demonstrate effective systems for accurate recording both manually and electronically
• Ability to identify own strengths and weaknesses and take responsibility for own development needs.
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• Knowledge of the NHS
• Honest and trustworthy
• Able to maintain strict confidentiality at all times
• Ability to adhere to policies and procedures
• Well-developed interpersonal skills
• Able to demonstrate initiative and innovation
• Able to promote enthusiasm, commitment and motivation amongst team members
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• Self-motivated and can rise to a challenge
• Ability to establish rapport and credibility with individuals of all disciplines and at all levels both internal and external to the Trust
• Flexible in approach to service needs
• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's Values and Behaviours

Other role requirements

• Must have suitable private transport, insured for class 1 business use, and be able to travel to community phlebotomy clinics and transport samples for analysis
• Desire to undertake a personal development plan
• Pleasant disposition
• Professional appearance

Important information about your application

• All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
• References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.
• We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
• Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies
• New recruits are required to pay for their Disclosure and Barring Service check (and admin fee) prior to starting if the role requires a DBS check.
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University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) has been awarded the Gold Award for proudly supporting those who serve. We actively encourage applications from the Armed Forces community .

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At UHNM we are fortunate to receive a high volume of applications for many of our roles, on this occasion we would reserve the right to close any advert early, therefore please apply without delay

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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.