• Job Description

  Req#: C9839-25-0255?language=en&page=864&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  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.

  About us

  Find out more about working for our organisation here:

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  Please note, the selection processes at Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right values and skills, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain watchful of candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn't accurately reflect their skills.

  Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an Outstanding rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.

  Details

  Date posted

  17 June 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 2

  Salary

  £24,169 a year pro rata per annum

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Part-time

  Reference number

  839-7281875-AB

  Job locations

  Swaffham Community Hospital

  Sporle Road

  Swaffham

  PE37 7HL

  
  

  Job description

  Job 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 days 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.

  Job description

  Job 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 days 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.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • GCSEs Band 4 or equivalent in English, Maths and Science or equivalent evidence of ability to study and undertake phlebotomy training

  Desirable

  • Phlebotomy experience training

  Skills, Abilities and Knowledge

  Essential

  • Ability to work effectively within a team and also independently
  • Highly motivated
  • Able to provide high standards of care
  • Tact, diplomacy, empathy and sensitivity
  • Ability to use own initiative
  • Good observational and reporting skills
  • Able to work flexibly to meet the patient and service needs
  • Be able to kneel, bend and stoop, and work in cramped environments
  • Have basic IT and standard keyboard skills

  Desirable

  • Knowledge of SystmOne
  • Aware of issues in community and health care

  Personal Attributes / Behaviours (linked to the Trust's Behaviour Framework)

  Essential

  • Able to identify with the Trust's commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
  • Able to prioritise

  Other

  Essential

  • Must hold full and valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle in order to travel to patients, clinics, base and meetings as required

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of dealing face to face with members of the public

  Desirable

  • Experience of working within a care setting
  • Experience in a Pathology Department
  • Administrative experience

  Communication

  Essential

  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Able to communicate effectively using the English Language

  Personal and People Development

  Essential

  • Ability to manage stressful situations
  • Be a team player
  • Responds positively to change

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • GCSEs Band 4 or equivalent in English, Maths and Science or equivalent evidence of ability to study and undertake phlebotomy training

  Desirable

  • Phlebotomy experience training

  Skills, Abilities and Knowledge

  Essential

  • Ability to work effectively within a team and also independently
  • Highly motivated
  • Able to provide high standards of care
  • Tact, diplomacy, empathy and sensitivity
  • Ability to use own initiative
  • Good observational and reporting skills
  • Able to work flexibly to meet the patient and service needs
  • Be able to kneel, bend and stoop, and work in cramped environments
  • Have basic IT and standard keyboard skills

  Desirable

  • Knowledge of SystmOne
  • Aware of issues in community and health care

  Personal Attributes / Behaviours (linked to the Trust's Behaviour Framework)

  Essential

  • Able to identify with the Trust's commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
  • Able to prioritise

  Other

  Essential

  • Must hold full and valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle in order to travel to patients, clinics, base and meetings as required

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of dealing face to face with members of the public

  Desirable

  • Experience of working within a care setting
  • Experience in a Pathology Department
  • Administrative experience

  Communication

  Essential

  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Able to communicate effectively using the English Language

  Personal and People Development

  Essential

  • Ability to manage stressful situations
  • Be a team player
  • Responds positively to change

  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

  Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust

  Address

  Swaffham Community Hospital

  Sporle Road

  Swaffham

  PE37 7HL

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.norfolkcommunityhealthandcare.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust

  Address

  Swaffham Community Hospital

  Sporle Road

  Swaffham

  PE37 7HL

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.norfolkcommunityhealthandcare.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

• 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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