Band 2 Phlebotomist

Job summary

We are seeking enthusiastic and experienced phlebotomist to join our UHB/HGS Phlebotomy team for Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull Hospital Sites.

This is an interesting and wide-ranging post requiring a caring person with proficient communication, good interpersonal skills, the ability to work under pressure and basic key board skills. Successful candidates will have had recent clinical experience of undertaking phlebotomy (preferably within the last six months) and are expected to complete our local training and competence assessments following appointment.

Main duties of the job

The role requires a flexible approach to duties and the ability to remain calm in a busy environment. The role involves obtaining blood samples from Inpatients, Outpatients, Various clinics include Paediatric clinic. An essential requirement of the post is an ability to work as part of a team without direct supervision and to deal with patients in a confidential, professional, and sensitive manner.

Suitable applicants will also need to have a desire to learn and contribute effectively to patient care and be capable of working as part of a team, but also to take responsibility for their own work.

The post holder will be based at one of the three sites, though some cross site cover will be required as part of both training and service delivery needs and some work at external sites such as Primary care (CDC) or domiciliary visits may be required.

The core hours are between 07:00 and 17:00 Monday-Friday, and weekends and bank holidays by rotation.

Applications are welcome on a full time and part time basis (minimum of 16 hours).

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

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