Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a passionate and enthusiastic experienced phlebotomist with experience in providing and supporting staff to delivery phlebotomy services in a variety of setting serving our total population looking to develop their career.

Working as an Assistant Phlebotomy Service Manager you will have the opportunity to support our Service manager to develop our staff by providing venepuncture training to deliver

You will be responsible for providing venepuncture for babies, infants and children within designated consultant Paediatrician clinics and the Phlebotomy department.

Within in this post you will be required to

To manage the Phlebotomy Services in the absence of the Phlebotomy Service Manager Support the Phlebotomy Services Manager in the delivery and maintenance of an effective & safe Phlebotomy service for adult and Paediatric patients
Support the Phlebotomy Manager & participate in the delivery and maintenance of training program.

Liaise with Senior Laboratory staff on issues relating to work flow and service provision

We are an integrated care organisation with an outstanding reputation for teaching, education, research and innovation. Our 6,600 staff are here for 530,000 local people when they need us.

City Hospital in Birmingham is home to the Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre, and our Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Centre. It’s also the regional base for the National Poisons Information Service. At Sandwell General Hospital in West Bromwich, you’ll find inpatient, paediatrics, most general surgery and our Stroke specialist centre. At the Trust, we also have significant academic departments in cardiology, rheumatology, ophthalmology and neurology.

We have intermediate care hubs at Rowley Regis and at Leasowes in Smethwick.

In 2024 we will open the brand new Midland Metropolitan University Hospital – the perfect demonstration of our vision for the future. And we are investing in far more than buildings.

We are dedicated to investing in you. It matters to us that you enjoy the training, support and opportunities you need to fulfil your total potential and build the career you really want.

Perform venepuncture, on patients (children, and adults) as requested by medical staff. Recognise contraindications and complications arising from the procedure, and refer to the appropriate professional if necessary. Carry out a number of non-routine tests which may involve accurately dosing patients with substances that could directly affect/ alter the diagnosis, prognosis, treatment of the patient, e.g. Glucose Tolerance Test
Prepare & monitor duty rotas so as to ensure optimal deployment of available staff in meeting the demands made on the service immediately informing the Phlebotomy Service Manager when staffing levels are inadequate to cover the service.
Independently manage own workload and that of staff under your charge balancing patient-related and professional demands.
To be responsible for the direct supervision, teaching and assessment of other phlebotomists in line with best practice, local and national guidelines and the provision of service
Monitoring the performance of the phlebotomists and identify training or other needs