Job description
Ref
18606
Division/Department
OPD, AHP & Patient Services | OPD (0140)
Location
Onsite - Hospital/Hospice
Employment type
Full-time
Salary
£27,500
DBS required
Standard
Hours
37.5
Closing date
01/07/2023
Description
The Outpatient Department is often a patients’ first experience of the hospital of St John and St Elizabeth. We aim to deliver first class standards of care where the patient is at the heart of every decision. We have a good team who strive to deliver our vision and values every day. The department has 25 consulting rooms with equipment specific to the various specialties we support and is in spacious, comfortable surroundings. We offer all staff the opportunity to support various specialty clinics and we have a minor procedure room where we undertake some further procedures under local anaesthetic.
The department offers both pre and post-operative appointments and a variety of other medical and general specialties. Located in leafy St John’s Wood on the Jubilee line, minutes from Central London. Uniquely, all profits fund our onsite Hospice, St John’s.
Am I the right person for this Phlebotomy Outpatient Department role?
- To have completed venepuncture training with certificate
- To have had recent experience in taking blood and samples from patients in a clinical environment
- Excellent clinical skills
- Excellent communicator
- Professional commitment and self-awareness
- Motivate self and others
- Good organisational and time management skills
- Good interpersonal skills
What are the Responsibilities of this Phlebotomists- Outpatient Department role?
- To maintain confidentiality surrounding patient treatment at all times.
- To ensure documentation is completed accurately and within agreed timescales using Hospital approved documentation, in line with Hospital guidelines.
- To have knowledge of and adhere to Hospital policy and professional standards. To ensure that team members do likewise.
- To ensure the provision of excellent care for patients.
- To ensure samples are taken in a caring manner whilst ensuring excellent levels of accuracy around labelling and documentation of samples.
- Participate in effective communication between all members of the multidisciplinary team, other hospital departments, relatives and visitors.
- Ensure quality care is given, by being familiar with agreed standards of care and to inform seniors, if the required standard cannot be reached.
Why apply for this role as Staff Nurse- Outpatient Department?
At our organisation we are passionate about providing our employees with a supportive and engaging environment. As well as ongoing development and training, we offer our employees a wide range of benefits; from 27 days annual leave, generous private healthcare cover, contributory pension schemes – including continuation of the NHS pension.
Working with us, all eligible employees receive.
- Competitive pay with progressive band structuring
- Private healthcare cover of up to £20,000 per year
- Ongoing training and development programmes
- Discounts at local, national and online shops
- Interest-free season ticket loans
- Cycle to work loan scheme
- Employee “Service Excellence” recognition rewards
If you are ready for a new challenge and relish the chance to become part of a successful, forward-thinking organisation then we would love to hear from you.