Phlebotomist

Job overview

Scarborough Phlebotomy currently have an opportunity to join our existing team as a Phlebotomist, on a permanent basis,  working up to 23 hours per week.

The Phlebotomy Service currently collects more than 100,000 blood samples per year. We provide a Phlebotomy Service at Scarborough Hospital on the wards and in our Outpatients Department. We also run a outpatient service at  Malton hospital and will soon offer a phlebotomy CDC service north of Scarborough. The successful applicant will be expected to work in all our service areas and locations on a rota basis.

You will be expected to cover all our service hours which are currently 7.30 am - 5 pm Monday to Friday, 7.30 am - 12.00 pm  Saturday and Sunday including Bank Holidays.

If you're a team player with excellent people skills, and a steady hand we look forward to hearing from you!

PLEASE NOTE: Interviews for this position are held face to face at one of our East Coast sites and by applying you are confirming that you acknowledge that remote interviews will not be offered.

This role does not meet the eligibility criteria for Sponsorship.

Main duties of the job

• To collect blood samples from patients, including Paediatric, through venepuncture as requested by clinicians and other appropriately authorised doctors and health professionals.
• To collect blood samples safely with compassion and dignity of patients, and the needs of other clinical services.
• To ensure blood samples are collected in appropriate containers, labelled correctly, and prepared and dispatched to relevant laboratory sections in a timely and correct manner.
• To ensure correct ANTT  is used for cannulation and Blood Cultures and accurate documentation is recorded for any cannula inserted.
• To contribute to the provision of an efficient, high quality service and ensure that proficiency and competence and personal and professional standards of that group are maintained.
• To travel and work across all phlebotomy service areas and locations.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities.  We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds.  If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.[email protected].

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment.  It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can.  We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

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We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers.  This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.