Paediatric Phlebotomist

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Paediatric Phlebotomist to join our dynamic and friendly children’s community nursing team.  Our vision is to deliver quality healthcare services to improve the health and wellbeing of the families within our care.

This is a part time post (22.5 hours) working Monday, Thursday & Friday.

You must be able to travel independently to a variety of community sites each shift for this role. You must mention in your application how you meet this requirement in order to be considered for this post.

An Enhanced DBS with Children’s Barred List check will be obtained during pre-employment checks.

This vacancy may close early if sufficient applications are received.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking someone to deliver a phlebotomy service for children under 12 years of age. The post will include a set working pattern over three days providing phlebotomy clinics across the borough in various clinic settings. Experience in venepuncture is preferable however training can be provided for the right candidate.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Planning and Organisational Duties

• Perform paediatric blood collection by venepuncture both in community setting and on all Trust sites
• To assist in all practical training of hospital, community, and staff from other agencies in the above blood collection techniques
• To maintain adequate stock levels of the blood collection system as required
• To work within all the standard operational policies and health and safety procedures of the department in accordance with Trust standards and policies
• To perform routine technical procedures using the Glucometer and contribute to the Q.A. scheme.
• Participate in changes to clinical practice and undertake new working practices when required.
• Always follow strict hygiene in all areas
• Ensure that all data given is checked for accuracy and the correct procedure is used for the labelling of all blood tubes, the relevant protocols should be strictly adhered to regarding patient identification and labelling.
• Assist the Team Lead and clinical lead in collating statistics and performing audits.

Communications and Key Working Relationships

• Always communicate effectively with patients, relatives, carers to give and receive complex or sensitive information and instructions in an understandable form. This involves the use of persuasive, motivational and empathic skills whilst being sensitive to an individual’s complex barriers to communication e.g., deaf, and non-speaking individuals, those with learning disabilities, cultural differences, pain, fear, altered perception, emotional and psychological problems, expressive and receptive dysphagia and behavioural problems.
• Always maintain patient confidentiality.
• Answer telephone enquiries from service users and patients.
• Liaise and communicate with Pathology Departmental staff. GP’s, medical colleagues, and ward staff, and maintain good relationships with all disciplines.
• Communicate complex patient related information to ensure collaborative working within a clinic or community setting.

Responsibility for Finance

• Inform the children’s community nurses of any shortages of supplies that become apparent.
• Use departmental resources in a cost-effective manner.

Responsibility for Human Resources

• To display empathy and a pleasant manner to all patients, patient’s relatives, visitors, colleagues, and all staff who you come into contact with.
• Each member of the Trust staff is responsible for ensuring that they carry out their duties of their post in accordance with all appropriate Health and Safety Legislation, guidance, and procedures. They must not, by any act or omission on their part, create a threat to the health and safety of any other person.
• To assist in the induction of all new phlebotomy staff.

Responsibility for Health & Safety

Compliance with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 – the post holder is required to fulfil a proactive role towards the management of risk in all their actions. This entails the risk assessment of all situations, the taking of appropriate actions and reporting of all incidents, near misses and hazards, and a statutory duty of care for their own personal safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions.

Responsibility for Teaching

To assist in the practical training of all hospital, community, and other staff who have attended the theory session of the phlebotomy course.