South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Part time phlebotomist

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Job summary

SLAM has an exciting opportunity for experienced phlebotomists both part time and full-time opportunities, to join our team within Pathology, Phlebotomy and Point of Care Testing (PoCT). These are key posts within our department, and you will play a significant role working with the deputy phlebotomy manager in improving access to point of care testing and phlebotomy for our inpatients, outpatient, and community services.

We are a progressive department where individuals are actively encouraged to support the continual improvement of our services and development of themselves. We have a strong research ethos and staff will be involved in supporting research within the Trust.

The ideal candidate will have experience working in mental health and a demonstrable record in phlebotomy and ideally with paediatric patients. A strong knowledge of point of care testing would be of benefit. You will ideally be registered with the phlebotomy association. However, if you have not and are willing to develop into this role then we would still be interested in hearing from you.

Main duties of the job

Phlebotomy staff interact with our patients daily performing venepuncture and point of care testing using capillary bloods and running point of care testing devices. Delivering the day-to-day provision of high quality, effective and efficient service and ensuring appropriate usage of POCT testing in support of the Head of pathology, phlebotomy and point of care testing services.

The post holder will be responsible for the day-to-day sample collection and processing of POCT, ensuring IQC processes are adhered to and maintain quality standards and general service provision expectations to all users.

Candidates will need to have a 'can-do' attitude, be enthusiastic, well-motivate and innovative, with good organisational and practical abilities. This should be supported by well-developed interpersonal and communication skills and an ability to support individuals and wider team.

The successful candidates will be employed directly by SLAM and will be required to work across all Trust sites as required. This is an on-site post and not suitable for remote working.

The post holder will be expected to be flexible on the site that they work on (Maudsley, Lewisham, Lambeth and Bethlem Hospital).

About us

Benefits:

We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at SLaM. It's important to us that you are valued and appreciated and that are why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer

Some of our benefits are highlighted here:

Generous pay, pensions and leave,we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
Work life balance,flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
Career development,There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes
Car lease,our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease cars
Accommodation,our staff benefits from keyworker housing available which is available on selected sites
NHS discounts,with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website.Other benefits include:
Counselling services
Wellbeing events
Long service awards
Cycle to work scheme
Season ticket loan
Childcare vouchers
Staff restaurants

Date posted

10 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£29,029 a year per annum (pro rata part time) inc. HCA

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

334-CLI-6923011

Job locations

Maudsley

Southwark

SE5 8AZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job description- phlebotomist and point of care testing (POCT) operator.

Key responsibilities-

Phlebotomy & general-

1-Undertake phlebotomy ward rounds on a daily basis ensuring these are completed efficiently and also to attend ward rounds across the Trust as required, following the agreed schedule, adhering to policies and standard operating procedures (SOPs)

2-Will be required to provide phlebotomy cover at the Bethlem site and other SLAM sites as and when required.

3-Collection of blood from patients attending the outpatient clinics at Maudsley and ensuring onward transport to the pathology provider without undue delay.

4-Assist with reception duties ensuring all details in our computer system are checked and updated and ensure correct labelling and packing of all specimens ready for transport by our pathology provider.

5-Attending to emails requesting phlebotomy and results from the group email in a timely manner.

6-Ensure requests for consumables are made in a timely manner to the deputy phlebotomy manager and/or phlebotomy manager. Provide assistance and training to ward staff regarding consumables ordering, sample tracking and electronic pathology ordering.

7-Undertake training and development as required in line with responsibilities of the post and Trust policy.

8-Responding appropriately to queries and issues raised by patients, SLAM staff and outside agencies. Liaise with the Head of pathology, phlebotomy and point of care testing services regarding the point of care testing (POCT) needs.

9-Deal with telephone queries from ward staff regarding phlebotomy, pathology and POCT issues passing on to appropriate line management as required. Advice to hospital staff on specimen requirements as and when requested.

10-Monitoring of stock taking of phlebotomy consumables required at Maudsley and Bethlem and ordering from the Trust and pathology provider ordering systems.

11-Monitoring of POCT consumables where applicable.

12-Assisting in the audit of various processes within the phlebotomy and POCT services

13-To perform any other duties appropriate to the nature and grade of the post.

14-To act as a point of contact for staff and patients or service user for phlebotomy issues.

POCT

1-To perform point of care testing on patients under supervision of phlebotomy manager and/or deputy phlebotomy manager.

2-Provide internal quality control data prior to patient sample testing to Head of pathology, phlebotomy and point of care testing. To alert Head of pathology, phlebotomy and point of care testing of any failures and await advice before proceeding with patient testing.

3-To facilitate training and competency assessment of clinical and non-clinical staff on the POCT equipment used across the Trust.

4-To help develop and maintain governance documents to include SOPs, policies, protocol, training/competency assessment for the use of POCT.

5-Ensure that the test systems are properly functioning and maintained and cleaned and comply with daily maintenance schedules.

6-Works with physicians, nurses, employees, management to ensure POCT equipment/testing is running effectively and efficiently.

7-Travel to each site when required to address POCT matters.

8-In coordination with the head of department, enable the service to be ready for assessment by UKAS to BS EN ISO 15189:2022 standards.

9-Co-ordinate IQC and EQA and be responsible for adding the information to the Trust database.

10-To maintain adequate stock of POCT devices/tests to ensure adequate provision to the Trust

11-Assist with purchasing functions (interact with purchasing, external companies, research providers)

12-Under the coordination of the Head of service, help facilitate research evaluations of new technologies.