Community Phlebotomist

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Phlebotomist to join our Community Phlebotomy team.

We currently have one post available, within our Phlebotomy team, based at Bentilee Neighbourhood Centre.

Our Community Phlebotomists work throughout Newcastle, Stoke and Staffordshire Moorlands providing home visits to patients who are housebound. The teams cover a large geographical area so ability to travel between patients' homes and the surrounding area is essential.

Main duties of the job

Our Community Phlebotomists work independently under the supervision of the Community Nursing Team, obtaining blood samples from patients in their own homes.

The successful applicants will be well motivated team players who are passionate about providing high quality care to patients.You should have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, as well as, the ability to organise and prioritise your workload without direct supervision. You should be committed to delivering high quality patient care.

Past experience of phlebotomy or community working is desirable, but not essential. There will be opportunities for training and personal development for the successful applicants.

About us

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is an award winning organisation with over 9000 employees. We are one of the largest integrated Health and Social Care providers, covering services across North & South Staffordshire, Shropshire, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire, Isle of Wight and Essex.

We pride ourselves on the services provided to support with the well-being of all of our employees both physically and mentally and offer counselling support and lifestyle information. Opportunities for flexible working are also available depending on the role.

We encourage career development provided by in house training programs and coaching support.

Demonstrating our strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, and in context of our objective aligned to the growth of diversity across the workforce; we are particularly seeking applications from individuals who may be from under-represented groups, such as black, Asian or other ethnic groups, individuals with a disability, or LGBTQ+ individuals who meet the specific criteria.

We are embedding values based and inclusive recruitment practices to ensure that all applicants, from any backgrounds, have an equal chance of success in achieving a role with us.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications