Job summary
Specialised Medicine has a vacancy for a Paediatric Phlebotomist. We require an enthusiastic, motivated individual to join the staff within this busy team. The posts involve day to day participation in delivering a high quality, caring and efficient phlebotomy service for 0-16 year olds.
The successful candidate will be required to work 3 days a week, both alone and as part of the team. They will be expected to liaise with other healthcare professionals throughout the Hospital in a professional manner at all times. Experience of performing Paediatric phlebotomy by venepuncture is essential.
Main duties of the job
As part of a team of phlebotomists, the post holder will assist in the provision of a child focused phlebotomy service, working within our Main Outpatient Department, our Rare Diseases Centre, and across Wards and occasionally in other Departments.
The Phlebotomist is required to collect blood samples by venepuncture and capillary methods from patients, in our outpatients department and on the wards.
There is a requirement for the Phlebotomist to take HIGH RISK venous samples (HIV hepatitis A, B and C) in the normal course of their duty
Ability to perform venepuncture and capillary sampling on children and neonates with minimal supervision/unsupervised.
Identify the analytical requirements from the request form and take appropriate specimens of either venous, capillary blood or heel prick tests.
About us
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Enquiries are dealt with efficiently.
General communication is effective and accurate.
The phlebotomist identifies themselves to the patient and provides all necessary information regarding the procedure to be undertaken.
Work in partnership with Specialist Play Therapists to deliver services to children with phobic or anxiety problems.
Work closely with other teams within the Trust to maintain a smooth patient pathway.
Identify the analytical requirements from the request form and take appropriate specimens of either venous, capillary blood or heel prick test.
Transfer specimens into appropriate specimen collection containers following the correct order of draw protocol and ensure that the containers are accurately labelled with all necessary details.
Ensure that the specimens are transported to the laboratories in the optimum time. This may require use of the air tube system.
Collaborate with the collection of appropriate blood specimens for approved research and development projects.
Assist colleagues in clinical holding for patients with extra needs such as very anxious or upset patients, children with Autism, or other learning difficulties.
At all times the stringent health and safety protocols of the Trust are adhered to. Blood specimens are taken in a manner that does not cause undue anxiety to the child or carer. Laboratories are provided with timely, high quality blood specimens taken into tubes that are appropriately labelled and of sufficient volume for the tests requested.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Enquiries are dealt with efficiently.
General communication is effective and accurate.
The phlebotomist identifies themselves to the patient and provides all necessary information regarding the procedure to be undertaken.
Work in partnership with Specialist Play Therapists to deliver services to children with phobic or anxiety problems.
Work closely with other teams within the Trust to maintain a smooth patient pathway.
Identify the analytical requirements from the request form and take appropriate specimens of either venous, capillary blood or heel prick test.
Transfer specimens into appropriate specimen collection containers following the correct order of draw protocol and ensure that the containers are accurately labelled with all necessary details.
Ensure that the specimens are transported to the laboratories in the optimum time. This may require use of the air tube system.
Collaborate with the collection of appropriate blood specimens for approved research and development projects.
Assist colleagues in clinical holding for patients with extra needs such as very anxious or upset patients, children with Autism, or other learning difficulties.
At all times the stringent health and safety protocols of the Trust are adhered to. Blood specimens are taken in a manner that does not cause undue anxiety to the child or carer. Laboratories are provided with timely, high quality blood specimens taken into tubes that are appropriately labelled and of sufficient volume for the tests requested.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
Desirable
- Adult trained phlebotomist
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
Desirable
- Adult trained phlebotomist
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Birmingham Childrens Hospital
Steelhouse Lane
Birmingham
B4 6NH
Employer's website
https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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