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Phlebotomist

PART-TIME PERMANENT - Hours to be Agreed

A busy 7-partner practice is seeking an enthusiastic Phlebotomist to join our friendly team at our Surgery in Wimborne, Dorset. The Surgery is rated as ‘Good’ by CQC and has high levels of patient satisfaction. The ideal candidate will be clinically skilled with general blood taking and NHS experience.

Our dynamic practice has expanded and currently looks after 19,000 patients. We have 10 GPs and a highly supportive team of Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Practice Nurses, Health Care Assistants, reception and administrative staff. The post holder will be a key team player in a patient-facing role with safety of our staff of utmost importance. The key elements of this role include:

• Taking, collecting and storing samples of blood in accordance with training and procedures
• Chaperoning
• Assisting with coils and implants and undertaking other duties as requested

You will have undertaken phlebotomy training and have recent experience in blood taking. The role will be challenging and rewarding and will provide the opportunity for advancement and development.

We look forward to hearing from enthusiastic candidates who are looking to join our supportive team. In return we will offer stability, training and development, and a pleasant working atmosphere. Please see Job Description and Person Specification for further information

Hours of work: 20 hours per week + over Monday – Friday 0830-1830. Specific hours to be negotiated.

Benefits include: NHS pension, 30 days holiday (+ bank holidays), free parking, company events

Salary range: dependent on experience

Please apply via Indeed.

See our Quarter Jack Surgery website at www.quarterjacksurgery.co.uk for more information. Or contact Gemma Rymes, Practice Nurse or Jane Burns, Practice Manager

Closing date: 21st July 2023

JOB DESCRIPTION

• JOB DETAILS

Job Title:

Phlebotomist

Accountable to:

Practice Nurse

Reports to:

Practice Nurse

Location:

The Quarter Jack Surgery, Wimborne, Dorset BH21 1AP and The Old Dispensary East Borough, Wimborne BH21 1PL

• JOB PURPOSE

Job summary:

Working under the supervision of the senior practice nurse and in accordance with specific practice guidelines and protocols, the phlebotomist will assist the practice clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of patient care.

Duties and responsibilities:

• 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)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
• Chaperoning duties
• Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/nurses
• Sterilising, cleansing and maintenance of surgical equipment
• Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording
• Surgical equipment and vaccine re-stocking and stock rotation
• Clearing and re-stocking consulting rooms
• Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions including assisting GPs during minor operations

Confidentiality:

• In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately
• In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential
• Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data

Health & Safety:

The post-holder will implement and lead on a full range of promotion and management their own and others’ health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice Health & Safety policy, the practice Health & Safety manual, and the practice Infection Control policy and published procedures. This will include (but will not be limited to):

• Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines
• Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines
• Responsible for the correct and safe management of the specimens process including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangements
• Management and maintenance of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the practice including provision, ordering, availability and ongoing correct usage by staff
• Responsible for hand hygiene across the practice
• Ownership of infection control and clinically based patient care protocols, and implementation of those protocols across the practice
• Active observation of current working practices across the practice in relation to infection control, cleanliness and related activities, ensuring that procedures are followed and weaknesses / training needs are identified, escalating issues as appropriate
• Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks across clinical and patient process
• Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills, and initiate and manage the training of others across the full range of infection control and patient processes
• Monitoring practice facilities and equipment in relation to infection control, ensuring that provision of hand cleansing facilities, wipes etc are sufficient to ensure a good clinical working environment. Lack of facilities to be escalated as appropriate.
• Safe management of sharps procedures including training, use, storage and disposal
• Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy, clean and sterile, and safe way, free from hazards. Initiation of remedial / corrective action where needed or escalation to responsible management
• Actively identifying, reporting, and correction of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised
• Keeping own work areas and general / patient areas generally clean, sterile, identifying issues and hazards / risks in relation to other work areas within the business, and assuming responsibility in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness across the business in consultation (where appropriate) with other sector managers
• Undertaking periodic infection control training (minimum twice annually)
• Routine management of own team / team areas, and maintenance of work space standards
• Waste management including collection, handling, segregation, container management, storage and collection
• Spillage control procedures, management and training
• Decontamination control procedures, management and training, and equipment maintenance
• Maintenance of sterile environments

Equality and diversity:

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

• Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of people’s rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation
• Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
• Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Personal/Professional development:

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

• Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
• Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work

Quality:

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:

• Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
• Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision
• Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the team’s performance
• Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients’ needs
• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources

Communication:

The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

• Communicate effectively with other team members
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers
• Recognize people’s needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly

Contribution to the Implementation of Services:

The post-holder will:

• Apply practice policies, standards and guidance
• Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work
• Participate in audit where appropriate

Person Specification Guidance

Job Title: Phlebotomist

Qualifications, Experience, Skills, Attributes & Knowledge must reflect those needed to meet responsibilities as described within the job description.

Criteria relevant to the job

Essential Criteria

Desirable Criteria

Method of assessment

Qualifications

Good standard of general education

Phlebotomy training and relevant update training

NVQ Level 2 Phlebotomy or equivalent

Health Care Service Certificate and/or diplomas

Application

Experience

Working as part of a team

Providing a patient based service

Previous phlebotomy experience

Working in a medical environment

Provision of health care advice and information

Application & Interview

Skills and Knowledge

IT Skills

Understand own role within the team including accountability

Work flexibly as required

Actively participate in team meetings

Engage in open and supportive relationship with colleagues

Communicate effectively with patients and colleagues

Clear electronic and written records

Recognise when to ask for help and assistance

SystmOne knowledge

Application & Interview

Attributes

Smart, polite and confident

Planning and organising

Performing under pressure

Adaptability and using initiative

Team working

Self-motivated and enthusiastic

Strong attention to confidentiality

Application & Interview

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 20 per week

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company events
• Company pension
• On-site parking
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Yearly bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Wimborne, BH21 1AP: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 28/07/2023