PCN GP Assistant & Community Phlebotomist

Job summary

Deben Health Group Primary Care Network, (PCN), are looking for a GP assistant and community phlebotomist to join their team on a full or part-time basis. Based at our PCN office in Riduna Park, Melton, this is a community based role involving domiciliary working as a lone practitioner, so you must hold a valid driving license and have access to a car to be considered.

This role plays a vital role in supporting clinicians in the delivery of high quality primary care across the PCN and will offerpatients care in their own homes to complete blood tests and other observations.

If you are an experienced phlebotomist looking for a new challenge, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• Perform venepuncture (phlebotomy) to collect blood samples.
• Record and document vital signs including blood pressure, pulse, weight and BMI.
• Access clinical ICE system for electronic pathology requesting, results and printing sample labels.
• Carry out urinalysis, diabetic foot checks and other diagnostic tests, once trained and assessed competent.
• Maintain accurate, contemporaneous patient records using SystmOne.
• Apply infection prevention and control measures consistently in all clinical activities.
• Escalate concerns or changes in patient condition promptly to the practice clinician.
• Support health promotions by signposting patients to appropriate PCN or community service.

About us

The Deben Health Group PCN is set in picturesque Suffolk, just outside Woodbridge and is close to the Historic Sutton Hoo and with beautiful Constable country nearby. We compromise of four member practices, Wickham Market Medical Centre, The Peninsula Practice, Little St Johns Street Surgery and Framfield House Surgery, with a joint patient population of 40,000 (approximately), each with its unique strengths and expertise.

Our aim is to leverage these strengths and foster collaboration among our network members to deliver its key objectives contained in the Directed Enhanced Service Contract (DES) from NHS England and NHS Improvement and enhance the quality and efficiency of care delivery and By working together, we can offer a wide range of services, support and coordinated care effectively, and improve patient outcomes.