Deputy Phlebotomy Manager

Job overview

Working Part time: 30 hours per week

Monday to Sunday working between the hours of 7.30am - 18:00pm

An exciting opportunity to work within the Phlebotomy Department .

The phlebotomy team provides essential services both within the Trust and the wider health care community. This post includes working within The Countess of Chester Hospital on inpatient wards, outpatient services, as well as clinic settings. We also provide services at the 1829 Building located on The Countess of Chester Hospital Site for GP bloods and offsite locations that include a GP Phlebotomy Hub in Ellesmere Port and ward/outpatient services in Ellesmere Port Hospital. This role includes working at all of the listed locations.

The Phlebotomy team covers weekend duties on a rotational basis; therefore flexibility of the successful candidate is essential.

Main duties of the job

• Provide supervision and staff support for all existing phlebotomy staff and those in training, to ensure that phlebotomy practice is of a high standard and that correct procedures are adhered to consistently.
• To deputise for the phlebotomy manager when required as the named contact for the Phlebotomy Service concerning operational issues
• Support the Phlebotomy manager with rotas, day to day running of the service and contingency plans when needed.
• In the absence of the Phlebotomy Manager, attend meetings and provide departmental reports.
• Set and maintain high standards of blood collection
• Ensuring that the patient is as comfortable and relaxed as possible and confirming their agreement to the collection of a blood sample.
• Recording collection of blood sample via electronic method
• Ensuring that  incidents are reported  via the Datix incident reporting system and help to investigate any issues raised.
• Undertake venepuncture, cannulation, blood cultures and venesection and train others and competency assess in these techniques
• Perform stock rotation and stock management

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See Job Description for further details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application.