phlebotomist Goring, England
Job description
Goring and Woodcote Medical Practice is a friendly, caring, and welcoming GP Practice offering high-quality, NHS primary care services to our patient population from our two locations in Goring and Woodcote.
We aim to provide high-quality, caring, and personal health care service to our whole patient population because every patient matters.
Due to internal restructuring, Goring & Woodcote Medical Practice is looking to recruit an enthusiastic, polite, and highly motivated General Practice Assistant with good communication skills who would like to join our friendly and hard-working team.
As part of the wider team in general practice, Phlebotomist/HCA provide a support role, carrying out administrative tasks, combined in some areas with basic clinical duties. The aim is to free up GP’s time and contribute to the smooth running of appointments, improving patients’ experience of the surgery.
Phlebotomist duties and responsibilities
Phlebotomists must provide reassurance to patients. They must also look after the mental and physical well being of their patients. The primary duties and responsibilities of a Phlebotomist include:
- Using technical equipment to safely draw blood from patients
- Explaining the process of drawing blood clearly to a patient
- Reassuring and calming patients who might be nervous or scared of the procedure
- Applying dressings to the wound created by drawing blood
- Registering the blood and storing it in the correct environment
- Sending blood samples to testing laboratories
- Keeping track of blood samples and results that are returned after testing
- Updating patient records
- Maintaining an organised and clean work area based on health and safety regulations and the guidelines of the medical institution
- Answering patient questions regarding collection techniques and offering additional resources on the collection process, if the patient requests them
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Salary: From £10.50 per hour
Benefits:
- Canteen
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Goring, Oxfordshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: In person
