NHS
Community Phlebotomist - Bury Rural INT
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Job Description
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- Communicate effectively and sensitively with patients, relatives and colleagues, referring to senior staff as necessary.
- Answer the telephone and relay messages accurately, courteously and competently.
- Remember you are a visitor into patients homes and must be professional, friendly and helpful.
- Work effectively as a member of the community healthcare team, offering support to colleagues and requesting assistance as necessary.
- Record care given accurately and concisely via SystmOne and summarise in notes in the patients homes.
- Act to promote patients equality, diversity and rights at all times.
- Ensure provision of privacy and dignity in all activities.
- Ensure all care is person centred and delivered with the informed consent of the patient.
- Act to promote active participation for patients under the care of the Trust.
- Maintain patient confidentiality.
- Adhere to the principles of infection control demonstrating effective hand hygiene and awareness of potential cross infection.
- Undertake basic cleaning and decontamination of own and communal equipment between patient use and/or storage.
- Enter data into computerised systems.
- Report repairs/maintenance issues appropriately.
- Identify stock and take appropriate action.
- Participate in teams meetings and keep up to date with team communication.
- Demonstrate insight into own personal development needs and access development through an agreed Personal Development Plan.
- Attend mandatory training, and complete other in-service training (including e-learning) as necessary.
- Maintain and develop standards of practice through continuous personal development (CPD) in line with developments and service delivery requirements.
- Complete the initial training period required to demonstrate knowledge, skills and attitudes in line with Care Certificate Standards.
- Complete organisational competence assessment requirements for the job role and clinical tasks.
- Communicate effectively and sensitively with patients, relatives and colleagues, referring to senior staff as necessary.
- Answer the telephone and relay messages accurately, courteously and competently.
- Remember you are a visitor into patients homes and must be professional, friendly and helpful.
- Work effectively as a member of the community healthcare team, offering support to colleagues and requesting assistance as necessary.
- Record care given accurately and concisely via SystmOne and summarise in notes in the patients homes.
- Act to promote patients equality, diversity and rights at all times.
- Ensure provision of privacy and dignity in all activities.
- Ensure all care is person centred and delivered with the informed consent of the patient.
- Act to promote active participation for patients under the care of the Trust.
- Maintain patient confidentiality.
- Adhere to the principles of infection control demonstrating effective hand hygiene and awareness of potential cross infection.
- Undertake basic cleaning and decontamination of own and communal equipment between patient use and/or storage.
- Enter data into computerised systems.
- Report repairs/maintenance issues appropriately.
- Identify stock and take appropriate action.
- Participate in teams meetings and keep up to date with team communication.
- Demonstrate insight into own personal development needs and access development through an agreed Personal Development Plan.
- Attend mandatory training, and complete other in-service training (including e-learning) as necessary.
- Maintain and develop standards of practice through continuous personal development (CPD) in line with developments and service delivery requirements.
- Complete the initial training period required to demonstrate knowledge, skills and attitudes in line with Care Certificate Standards.
- Complete organisational competence assessment requirements for the job role and clinical tasks.
- Previous experience in a caring role
- Experience and training in phlebotomy
- Previous NHS experience Hospital or Community
- NVQ level 2 or above in health or social care
- GCSE in Maths, English and Science or equivalent.
- Care Certificate
- Good written and verbal communication
- Able to work without direct supervision
- Able to work within a team
- Working knowledge of NHS IT systems, outlook and word
- Ability to deliver individual care plans in association with qualified nurses
- To demonstrate a knowledge of Health & Safety legislation for self and others including manual handling legislation
- Ability to travel to all rural locations to carry out post.
- Previous experience in a caring role
- Experience and training in phlebotomy
- Previous NHS experience Hospital or Community
- NVQ level 2 or above in health or social care
- GCSE in Maths, English and Science or equivalent.
- Care Certificate
- Good written and verbal communication
- Able to work without direct supervision
- Able to work within a team
- Working knowledge of NHS IT systems, outlook and word
- Ability to deliver individual care plans in association with qualified nurses
- To demonstrate a knowledge of Health & Safety legislation for self and others including manual handling legislation
- Ability to travel to all rural locations to carry out post.
Job summary
Could you help West Suffolk Hospital to deliver the best quality and safest care to our local community?
An exciting opportunity for a Community Phlebotomist has arisen in the Bury Town Integrated Neighbourhood Team (INT). There are a total of six INT teams with the other INT localities based in Bury Rural, Newmarket, Mildenhall\Brandon, Haverhill and Sudbury. If you love meeting new people and working with a range of specialities the INTs are the place for you!
The INT accommodation 'Hubs' are the base for a wide range of other health professionals and agencies which include Adult Social Care, social prescribers and mental health team members so we are able to work together in a fully integrated way to ensure the best care is delivered to the patients within our localities.
The successful applicant will join a dynamic, friendly team of community nurses that works as part of the Bury Town INT. The team are based in West Suffolk House, a modern building sited in the historic market town of Bury St Edmunds.
Main duties of the job
As a community phlebotomist you will visit patients in their own homes, carrying out phlebotomy tasks considering good practice for infection control, manual handling and positioning, returning bloods to the health centre for transportation to the pathology lab.
You would be required to maintain accurate records of interventions and feedback to the nursing team any observations made during visits.
You will be required to utilise IT systems to maintain accurate records, providing timely information to members of the multi-disciplinary team in order that communication is maintained in agreement with data protection protocol.
You will need to have the ability to travel independently to all rural locations to carry out the post. Pool cars at the base sites are available.
We operate a 7 day service with our current core hours being 8am to 6pm. However this post would currently be based on a working pattern over Monday to Friday between those hours.
Experience of working in the healthcare role would be an advantage. However, local induction would be provided, identifying any training needs you may have.
If you have the necessary skills, experience and qualities to help us to put patients first, please contact Rob Moran, Health Team Lead for Bury Town, 07974854196 robert.moran@wsh.nhs.uk for an informal discussion or visit.
About us
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Date posted
28 February 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£22,383 a year Per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
179-24-6256-I
Job locations
West Suffolk House
Western Way
Bury St Edmunds
IP33 3YU
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description for more details
KEY TASKS: To visit patients in their own homes, carry out phlebotomy tasks taking into account good practice for infection control, manual handling and positioning, return bloods to the health centre for transportation to the pathology lab. Maintain accurate records of interventions and feedback to the nursing team any observations made during visits.
Communication and Team Working
Privacy, Dignity, Equality
Infection control
Administrative
Personal Development
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description for more details
KEY TASKS: To visit patients in their own homes, carry out phlebotomy tasks taking into account good practice for infection control, manual handling and positioning, return bloods to the health centre for transportation to the pathology lab. Maintain accurate records of interventions and feedback to the nursing team any observations made during visits.
Communication and Team Working
Privacy, Dignity, Equality
Infection control
Administrative
Personal Development
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience and knowledge
Essential
Desirable
Skills and abilities
Essential
Personal qualities
Essential
Education and qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience and knowledge
Essential
Desirable
Skills and abilities
Essential
Personal qualities
Essential
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Address
West Suffolk House
Western Way
Bury St Edmunds
IP33 3YU
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Address
West Suffolk House
Western Way
Bury St Edmunds
IP33 3YU
Employer's website
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.