• Job Description

  Req#: A5628-24-0004?language=en&page=18&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  • Working under the supervision of the PCN Manager and nursing teams and strictly in accordance with specific PCN/practice guidelines and protocols, the post-holder will be responsible for performing venepuncture to obtain blood samples from patients only as the result of a direct referral from a GP or nurse practitioner.

  Main duties of the job

  • Ensuring that the patient is as comfortable and relaxed as possible and confirming their agreement to the collection of a blood sample
  • Collection of sample(s) of blood in accordance with training and procedures
  • Ensuring samples are stored in appropriate containers
  • Accurate, legible labelling of all samples to confirm patient identity
  • Checking patient identification against GP/nurse request and confirming with patient whenever possible
  • Recording collection of blood sample in patient record in accordance with practice procedure
  • Ensuring that samples are dispatched to the appropriate laboratories in a timely fashion
  • Ensuring that anomalies are reported to a senior member of staff
  • Notifying the GP/nurse of any significant patient issues
  • Liaising with and assisting members of the administrative team

  About us

  We have an exciting opportunity for a phlebotomist to join our Primary Care Network, (PCN) based at the Fountains Health building and Garden Lane Medical Centre in Chester.

  Chester Central PCN is a collaboration between six GP practices across central Chester with a combined population of 41,000. We have a number of additional roles in our PCN, including social prescribing link workers, paramedics, well-being coordinators and pharmacy teams.

  Chester Central PCN includes the following practices:

  Northgate Medical Centre

  Northgate Village Surgery

  The Elms Medical Practice

  Garden Lane Medical Centre

  Fountains Medical Practice

  St Werburgh's Medical Practice for the Homeless

  Date posted

  15 March 2024

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  £12.46 an hour

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  A5628-24-0004

  Job locations

  Fountains Health

  Delamere Street

  Chester

  CH1 4DS

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Working across the PCN practices, to complete phlebotomy services as per the job description attached.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Working across the PCN practices, to complete phlebotomy services as per the job description attached.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • BTEC or equivalent vocational qualification in health and social care or healthcare.
  • Minimum of six months work experience.
  • Be caring and kind
  • Willing to be hands-on with patients
  • Be able to put patients at ease - they might feel anxious about giving blood
  • Ability to follow instructions and procedures and to work in a team but use your own initiative
  • Be able to explain procedures to patients, careful and methodical
  • Good communication skills, including listening skills
  • Good organisational and observational skills

  Desirable

  • Qualification in phlebotomy
  • Emis trained
  • Experience of working in primary care
  • Experience or knowledge of primary care networks

  Experience

  Essential

  • As above

  Desirable

  • As above

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • BTEC or equivalent vocational qualification in health and social care or healthcare.
  • Minimum of six months work experience.
  • Be caring and kind
  • Willing to be hands-on with patients
  • Be able to put patients at ease - they might feel anxious about giving blood
  • Ability to follow instructions and procedures and to work in a team but use your own initiative
  • Be able to explain procedures to patients, careful and methodical
  • Good communication skills, including listening skills
  • Good organisational and observational skills

  Desirable

  • Qualification in phlebotomy
  • Emis trained
  • Experience of working in primary care
  • Experience or knowledge of primary care networks

  Experience

  Essential

  • As above

  Desirable

  • As above

  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

  Chester Central Primary Care Network

  Address

  Fountains Health

  Delamere Street

  Chester

  CH1 4DS

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Chester Central Primary Care Network

  Address

  Fountains Health

  Delamere Street

  Chester

  CH1 4DS

• 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.

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