Phlebotomist

Camberley Health Centre are seeking an experienced qualified phlebotomist to join ourfriendly practice team. We require a phlebotomist to work 15 - 20 hours per week over avariety of shifts.

Please no recruitment agencies

Main duties of the job

Primary Responsibilities:

The following are the core responsibilities of the Phlebotomist. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:

• Obtaining patient consent for the collection of a blood sample
• Confirming the patients agreement to the collection of a blood sample and ensuring that the patient is comfortable and relaxed.
• Collection of sample(s) of blood in accordance with practice protocols
• Ensuring samples are stored in appropriate containers and are accurately labelled
• Recording collection of blood sample in patient record in accordance with practice procedures
• Ensuring samples are sent to the laboratory in a timely manner
• Ensuring that anomalies are reported to a senior member of staff
• Notifying the clinical team of any significant patient issues
• Liaising with and assisting members of the administrative team
• Undertake training and development as required in line with the responsibilities of the post and practice policies

In addition to the primary responsibilities, the Phlebotomist may be requested to:

• Participate in practice audit as directed by the audit lead
• Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
• Support and participate in shared learning within the practice.
• Complete opening and closing procedures in accordance with the duty rota

About us

We are a friendly Practice, serving a diverse community of approximately 10k patient list. With a multidisciplinary team comprising of GPs, Nurses, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Healthcare Assistant, Medical Administrator/Receptionists, Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technician

Job responsibilities

Please see supporting documents for a full job description, person specification and list of responsibilities.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Good standard of general education

Skills

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Good listening and organisational skills
• Experience of working with the public
• Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
• Excellent customer care skills
• Disciplined and organised, with the ability to work under pressure and manage own time
• Able to work as part of a team and autonomously
• Effective time management (Planning and organising)
• Able to collect and collate data

Experience

• Working with the general public
• Working in a healthcare setting
• Microsoft Office packages including PowerPoint, Word, Excel and other IT skills acquired through training and practical experience
• Working within the NHS or general practice environment
• Dealing with the public/patients in a caring environment
• Aware of need for strict infection prevention control
• Working with EMIS Web clinical systems

Personal Qualities:

• Polite and confident
• High levels of integrity and loyalty
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
• Ability to work under pressure/in stressful situations
• Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
• Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort
• Committed to ongoing professional development

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.