Phlebotomist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Summary:

To provide and maintain a high standard of phlebotomy care for patients as well as providing nursing assistance to the doctors and other members of the primary healthcare team.

Job Responsibilities:

Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs. Such tasks include :

• Perform venepuncture according to local guidelines
• Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician
• Assisting GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings
• Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate
• Assessing problems presented opportunistically by patients and referral on as appropriate
• Able to document consultations
• Ensures awareness of statutory and local clinical procedures, including systems of referral. Ability to recognise signs and symptoms of child abuse
• Perform ECGs
• Able to recognise and manage anaphylaxis
• Able to perform Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation
• Ability to obtain and document informed consent (either verbal or written).
• Ensure infection control guidelines are maintained.
• Ability to monitor and manage maintenance of stock and equipment to include refrigeration and emergency equipment

Other tasks including:

• Maintaining and cleaning equipment used by the nurses and GPs
• Maintaining Nurses rooms, stocking and rotating items as required
• Chaperoning and assisting patients who are being examined by another clinician.
• Undertake housekeeping duties including, general tidiness and cleanliness of nurses and treatment rooms
• Ordering of Health Promotion Literature
• Participation in administrative systems in the Practice
• At all times there will be a need to maintain accurate records
• A duty to advise senior nurses of potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks
• Attend and participate in monthly team meetings when required and bi monthly clinical supervision
• Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post

Person Specification

Experience

Desirable

• Experience of working in Primary Care
• Experience of using SystmOne

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• Ability to provide quality care
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work autonomously and in a team
• Good time keeping skills
• Willingness to learn and adapt
• Basic IT skills

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified in Phlebotomy

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.

Employer details

Employer name

The Bridges Medical Practice

Address

The Bridges Medical Centre

26 Commercial Road

Weymouth

Dorset

DT4 7DW

Employer's website

https://www.thebridgesmedicalcentre.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)