Phlebotomist

Job overview

Working Full Time : 37.5 hours per week

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

• You will obtain venous or capillary blood samples from patients in accordance with the Trust guidelines and you may be required to work on specialised units after suitable training and experience.
• To perform mandatory training according to Trust policy and maintain competence within the department by regular review of procedures, proposing improvements where appropriate.
• You will conduct the procedure, whilst ensuring an awareness and regard for individual patient needs.
• You will approach the patient with courtesy and give appropriate explanation of the procedure.
• To obtain verbal consent where possible.

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.