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Location
Salary
£24,169 pro rata per annum
Profession
Healthcare support worker
Grade
Band 2
Deadline
30 Jun 2025
Contract Type
Permanent: Monday and Tuesday - 8am to 4pm
Posted Date
17 Jun 2025

Job overview

The job requires someone to deliver high standards of health care in phlebotomy  to patients within their own homes, care homes, the travelling community and in clinics.

This is an exciting opportunity for a 15 hour a week role on a Monday and Tuesday (8.00 am to 16.00 pm)  Phlebotomy technician to join the Swaffham and Downham Primary Care Network; a community team made up of Community Nurses, Therapists and Community Matrons.

Applicants should be good communicators, have obtained some experience of working within a healthcare setting, be excellent and passionate about patient-centred care.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for carrying out venepuncture, capillary blood sampling, observations and ECGs for patients in their own homes, care homes, the travelling community, community hospitals and/or in clinics. This will provide support in the delivery of the community service to patients within the community.

The post holder will also order and restock stores for their team.

The post holder will work without direct supervision.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • Collection of blood samples from patients in accordance with agreed procedures.
  • To ensure samples taken from patients are correctly identified by using the labels provided on the ICE forms, or clearly writing on the label in line with requesting services guidelines as appropriate.
  • To ensure any capillary blood sampling for International Normalized Ratio (INR) is carried out in accordance with Norfolk Community Health & Care Standard Operating Procedures.
  • To ensure that where blood samples need to be sent off for analysis they are delivered to the nearest site in time for that day’s collection.
  • To take temperature, pulse and blood pressure readings in accordance with agreed procedures.
  • To take electrocardiogram (ECG) readings in accordance with agreed procedures.
  • Order and restock stores for the community nursing team.
  • To report any concerns with regard to patients or colleagues to the Senior Registered Nurse for that area.
  • To work with all health care professionals, and statutory/non statutory agencies to provide a seamless, integrated service to our service users.
  • Establishing good working relationships with all Trust staff.
  • To print off own blood requests using the ICE system.