Community Phlebotomist

St. Helens Community phlebotomy service are looking to recruit an experienced, compassionate, highly motivated, skilled and committed phlebotomist to join our community team to assist us in delivering high quality patient centred care within clinic and domiciliary settings across St. Helens.

The St. Helens community phlebotomy service collects blood samples from patients in a skilled, safe and timely manner from a variety of referral sources.

The successful candidate will be required to travel to various clinic venues and patients own homes across St. Helens. The hours of work are 8am – 4pm Monday to Friday. Post available 37.5 hours per week over 5 days.

We are looking for applications from candidates who consistently respect and demonstrates the trust values and behaviours and supports our strategy for 5* patient care.

An Enhanced DBS with barred lists for Adults is required for this post.

Interviews - 25th April 2023

To undertake the collection and labelling of venous blood samples from various settings across the St. Helens Borough

Transport samples to the agreed Laboratory reception within an agreed time frame.

To maintain good working relations with all members of staff and to promote effective teamwork.

To actively participate in team meetings and to inform effectively on shift handover.

To advise the Senior Phlebotomist when stocks of consumables are approaching minimum levels or to take appropriate action in ordering.

To be courteous to patient, relatives and carers

To have a manner which will put patients at ease.

To display the Trust values and behavioural standards at all times

Please be aware, that we may close a vacancy earlier than stated, should a sufficient number of applications be received, you are therefore advised to apply at your earliest convenience.

Interview Date: 25.4.23

St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is the only acute Trust in Cheshire and Merseyside, and one of the few in the entire country, to achieve the title of OUTSTANDING, rated by the Care Quality Commission.

We provide a full range of acute adult services to our local population of circa 360,000 and provide tertiary services across a much wider area in the North West, North Wales and Isle of Man. We are a Major Trauma Unit and the Mersey Regional Burns Unit.

Our '5 Star Patient Care' strategy is at the heart of all that we do; supporting our vision to provide world class services for all our patients by getting it right for every patient, every time.

Our latest achievements include:

• Acute Trust of the Year – HSJ Awards November 2019
• Trust rates Outstanding by the CQC – Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers and Health Service Journal)
• Best acute Trust in the North West for quality of care (NHS Staff Survey 2021)
• Best place to work in the North West (NHS Staff Survey 2021)

In the NHS Staff Survey 2021 the Trust scored the highest marks in the North West for the following areas;

• Standard of care
• Best place to work
• Care of patients being the Trust’s priority
• Staff engagement
• Staff morale
• Compassionate and inclusive
• Providing a safe environment for staff

KEY DUTIES

• To manage own patient list.
• To work as part of a team but to also act autonomously within the clinical/ community setting.
• Promote good public relations with patients.
• Accountable for own actions.
• Responsible for personal effective time management and organisational skills.
• Work without direct supervision reporting to the Phlebotomy Service Lead.
• Responsible for taking reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and others.
• Work unsupervised.
• Report accidents or incidents (to patients or self) which occur whilst on duty to the care manager.
• Complete appropriate forms as soon as possible and participate in any investigations as necessary.
• Report any complaints to the Phlebotomy Service Lead and participate in any investigation as necessary

CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Safe collection of routine/urgent venous blood samples from patients as requested by a number of professionals including doctor’s and\or nurses in line with Trust Policy.
• Prepare blood samples for transport ensuring stability and safety.
• To make informed decisions relating to patient care and safety.
• To comply with identified operational procedures regarding blood sample collection.
• To adhere to the Trust’s Health and Safety at Work Policy.
• To ensure that own phlebotomy equipment is cleaned thoroughly and restocked with consumables by completion of duty
• Act as a positive role model presenting a professional appearance by ensuring uniform is worn correctly, it is clean and tidy and the dress code policy is adhered to.
• To work in all Phlebotomy clinic’s and within the domiciliary service around the Borough of St. Helens
• Maintain high level of competency in all required techniques

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Comply with the Trust’s policy on documentation in relation to recording of blood tests etc., including data entry onto computer systems as required.
• Maintain confidentiality at all times.
• To undertake such other agreed duties as may be appropriate to the post for the efficient provision of the service.
• To maintain appropriate ordering of equipment and ensure same is fit for purpose.
• To ensure Line Manager is kept informed regarding absence due to sickness, as soon as possible.
• To provide Line Manager with a minimum four weeks’ notice for any annual leave requests.
• To ensure effective communications with Line Manager.
• To attend regular team meetings in order to share knowledge, ideas and acknowledge any developments\changes that impact upon the phlebotomist’s role

TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES

• To participate in continuing education and to implement evidence-based practice.
• To assist the Senior Phlebotomist in the training and supervision of new staff members in accordance with the training policies.
• To act as support to other members of staff.
• To engage in additional training to meet the changing demands of phlebotomy clinics.
• Attend necessary mandatory training as identified by the Trust.

RESEARCH & AUDIT

• To identify and manage clinical risk and to report concerns to line manager.
• To participate in data collection for audit purposes relating to the phlebotomy service.
• To ensure relevant research and audit outcomes are implemented in practice.