Job summary
Are you passionate about making a difference in the heart of your community? Join our dynamic and dedicated team at Priory Medical Centre as a Phlebotomist! In this pivotal role, you will work closely with our experienced healthcare professionals, providing top-notch care and support to our diverse patient population.
We are seeking a dedicated and skilled Phlebotomist to assist the team. The successful candidates will play a crucial role in supporting patient care by performing blood draws, handling specimens, and ensuring the smooth operation of our laboratory services.
At Priory Medical Centre, we value innovation, teamwork, and continuous professional development. You will have access to ongoing training and mentorship opportunities, enabling you to expand your skills and advance your career in a supportive environment.
If you are a dedicated and enthusiastic individual with a commitment to excellence in patient care, we would love to hear from you. Join us at Priory Medical Centre and be part of a team that truly makes a difference every day!
Main duties of the job
- Perform venipunctures and skin punctures to collect blood samples.
- Ensure proper identification and labeling of specimens.
- Maintain accurate patient records and documentation.
- Prepare specimens for laboratory testing.
- Adhere to infection control and safety protocols.
- Provide excellent patient care, addressing concerns and ensuring comfort during procedures.
- Collaborate with healthcare professionals to support patient diagnosis and treatment.
About us
Priory Medical Centre is a well-established Warwick GP Partnership with a list size of approximately 19,500 patients and one branch surgery. We have 6 GP Partners and a full complement of additional staff including Salaried GPs, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Practice Nurses, Health Care Assistants and administrative support. We are a recognised training practice for GP Registrars.
In June 2021, the practice moved into a brand new purpose built surgery designed with patient care in mind. The new building will be a modern, energy efficient & fit for purpose building that will enable the practice to provide better services to our patients. As a result of having the new facilities available, the practice closed the main Cape Road surgery, along with the Cape Road branch surgery. The new facilities will act as the main surgery, with a branch surgery still available to patients on Woodloes Park at the following address: 1 Brese Avenue, Woodloes Park, Warwick, CV34 5TS.
Our Vision
To provide accessible and cohesive patient centred care in a supportive town centre environment that continually strives to improve
Job description
Job responsibilities
Primary Responsibilities
The Phlebotomist is to undertake the following key responsibilities in delivering health services:
- Perform venipunctures and skin punctures to collect blood samples.
- Ensure proper identification and labeling of specimens.
- Maintain accurate patient records and documentation.
- Prepare specimens for laboratory testing.
- Adhere to infection control and safety protocols.
- Provide excellent patient care, addressing concerns and ensuring comfort during procedures.
- Collaborate with healthcare professionals to support patient diagnosis and treatment.
- To support and deliver health promotion and wellbeing programmes including any opportunistic delivery
- Maintain a clean, tidy, effective working area
Secondary Responsibilities
In addition to the primary responsibilities, the Phlebotomist may be requested to:
- Be an accountable professional
- Support delivery of QOF, incentive schemes and other quality or cost effectiveness initiatives enhancing service delivery and patient care
- Undertake any tasks consistent with the level of the post and the scope of the role, ensuring that work is delivered in a timely and effective manner
- Duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility
- To understand practice and departmental policies
- Undertake all mandatory training and induction programmes
- To act as a chaperone
- There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Primary Responsibilities
The Phlebotomist is to undertake the following key responsibilities in delivering health services:
- Perform venipunctures and skin punctures to collect blood samples.
- Ensure proper identification and labeling of specimens.
- Maintain accurate patient records and documentation.
- Prepare specimens for laboratory testing.
- Adhere to infection control and safety protocols.
- Provide excellent patient care, addressing concerns and ensuring comfort during procedures.
- Collaborate with healthcare professionals to support patient diagnosis and treatment.
- To support and deliver health promotion and wellbeing programmes including any opportunistic delivery
- Maintain a clean, tidy, effective working area
Secondary Responsibilities
In addition to the primary responsibilities, the Phlebotomist may be requested to:
- Be an accountable professional
- Support delivery of QOF, incentive schemes and other quality or cost effectiveness initiatives enhancing service delivery and patient care
- Undertake any tasks consistent with the level of the post and the scope of the role, ensuring that work is delivered in a timely and effective manner
- Duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility
- To understand practice and departmental policies
- Undertake all mandatory training and induction programmes
- To act as a chaperone
- There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks.
Person Specification
Other Requirements
Essential
- Willingness to work flexible hours when required to meet work demands
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Access to own transport and ability to travel across the locality on a regular basis, including to visit people in their own home
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of time management skills and ability to prioritise
- Ability to communicate with members of the public and health and care providers
- Understand the importance of following procedures and treatment plans
- Ability to record accurate clinical notes
Desirable
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
- Experience of working in a GP practice
- Ability to work effectively as a team player under appropriate supervision and as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Understanding of the scope of the role of the nursing associate in the context of the nursing and interdisciplinary team and the organisation and how the role may contribute to service development
- Intermediate IT skills (Microsoft Outlook & Office 365 packages)
- Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
- Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate
- Chaperone procedure
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to listen, empathise with people and provide person centred support in a non-judgemental way
- Able to get along with people from all backgrounds and communities, respecting lifestyles and diversity
- Commitment to reducing health inequalities and proactively working to reach people from all communities
- Ability to use own initiative, discretion and sensitivity
- High levels of integrity and loyalty
- Knowledge of when to seek advice and refer to a registered care professional
- Demonstrate personal accountability, emotional resilience and work well under pressure
- Ability to organise, plan and prioritise on own initiative, including when under pressure and meeting deadlines
- Knowledge of and ability to work to policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance and health and safety
Desirable
- Able to support people in a way that inspires trust and confidence, motivating others to reach their potential
- Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non-verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers and colleagues
- Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload
Desirable
- Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
- Understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic and environmental factors and their impact on communities
- Knowledge of IT systems including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to create simple plans and reports
- EMIS/SystmOne/Vision user skills
- Understanding of the importance of the promotion of health and wellbeing (Making Every Contact Count)
- Ability to support, supervise, assess and act as a role model to nursing associate students, other learners and healthcare support workers as required within the clinical setting
Person Specification
Other Requirements
Essential
- Willingness to work flexible hours when required to meet work demands
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Access to own transport and ability to travel across the locality on a regular basis, including to visit people in their own home
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of time management skills and ability to prioritise
- Ability to communicate with members of the public and health and care providers
- Understand the importance of following procedures and treatment plans
- Ability to record accurate clinical notes
Desirable
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
- Experience of working in a GP practice
- Ability to work effectively as a team player under appropriate supervision and as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Understanding of the scope of the role of the nursing associate in the context of the nursing and interdisciplinary team and the organisation and how the role may contribute to service development
- Intermediate IT skills (Microsoft Outlook & Office 365 packages)
- Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
- Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate
- Chaperone procedure
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to listen, empathise with people and provide person centred support in a non-judgemental way
- Able to get along with people from all backgrounds and communities, respecting lifestyles and diversity
- Commitment to reducing health inequalities and proactively working to reach people from all communities
- Ability to use own initiative, discretion and sensitivity
- High levels of integrity and loyalty
- Knowledge of when to seek advice and refer to a registered care professional
- Demonstrate personal accountability, emotional resilience and work well under pressure
- Ability to organise, plan and prioritise on own initiative, including when under pressure and meeting deadlines
- Knowledge of and ability to work to policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance and health and safety
Desirable
- Able to support people in a way that inspires trust and confidence, motivating others to reach their potential
- Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non-verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers and colleagues
- Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload
Desirable
- Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
- Understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic and environmental factors and their impact on communities
- Knowledge of IT systems including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to create simple plans and reports
- EMIS/SystmOne/Vision user skills
- Understanding of the importance of the promotion of health and wellbeing (Making Every Contact Count)
- Ability to support, supervise, assess and act as a role model to nursing associate students, other learners and healthcare support workers as required within the clinical setting
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
