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Job summary

Main area
Phlebotomy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
391-NMUH-7262813
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
North Middlesex Univsersity Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£28,720 Per Annum Inclusive of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
03/07/2025 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Phlebotomist

NHS AfC: Band 2

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.  This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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Job overview

The post holder will support the efficient running of the in-patient, outpatients, and community phlebotomy service. This will include both adults and Children. They will ensure that the patient’s needs are met integrating high quality care in the most cost-effective setting.

 To perform daily, the pro-active task of venipuncture (blood collection). To draw, label and store blood samples in a manner that ensures the samples are fit for analytical/diagnostic testing within the Laboratory

Main duties of the job

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Practice safe standards of care to patients following guidelines and policies and within the scope of the Phlebotomy role.

 Work effectively as part of a team.

Obtain consent prior to giving care in accordance with Trust policies. 

 Participate in the delivery and maintenance of an efficient Phlebotomy service on the Wards and the Outpatients Department at North Middlesex University Hospital and community Hubs

Have completed a period of training in the methods of venipuncture and safe/ correct disposal of sharps and items contaminated with blood and signed off competent.

 Ensure that patients are always treated safely and courteously and experience the minimum of distress throughout the blood sampling procedure.

Check patient details and that blood request forms or ICE requests have been properly completed by requesting clinician. 

Liaise with the public and other healthcare professionals.

Obtain blood from adult patients using safety needles and disposable tourniquets

 Dealing with patients with varying disabilities and/or confusion.

Ensuring that the sample/s are correctly labelled, drawn into the correct sample bottles and otherwise properly treated, to be suitable for the analyses requested. 

 Able to prioritise workload when demand exceeds capacity.

 

Working for our organisation

North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust is a medium sized District General Hospital based in Edmonton in Enfield, North London. We serve a diverse multicultural population largely from the London boroughs of Enfield and Haringey. Many of our patients live in wards that are within the 5% most deprived in the UK and a large proportion of our patients were born abroad. This makes it both a fascinating and a challenging hospital to work in.

 

Over the last decade we have rebuilt almost all of the hospital and now have facilities that we are proud to work in. We employ over 3,500 staff, more than half of whom live locally. We encourage apprenticeships from the local community and work closely with our local Health Watch.

 

We are primarily an emergency led hospital with more than 90% of our bed days being used for patients admitted via our emergency and ambulatory units. As well as offering everything you would expect from a major acute hospital we have a number of tertiary services treating patients with HIV and Sickle Cell Disease and a large cancer and radiotherapy service. We also run our local community Sexual Health Clinics.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • Able to prioritise workload when demand exceeds capacity.

 

  • Participate in the maintenance of the Phlebotomy space and trolleys/equipment.

 

  • To maintain working stocks of sample bottles and equipment required on a day-to-day basis.

 

  • Be able to work as a team and pass on information to ensure smooth running of department, and the safety of fellow phlebotomists/staff.

 

  • To be responsible for the security of the Phlebotomy area.

 

  • To follow all departmental Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).

 

  • Ensure that patients are treated safely and courteously, causing the minimum of distress or discomfort during the blood sampling procedure.

 

To provide support and advice to less experienc

Person specification

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • UK recognised qualification in Phlebotomy
  • Level 2 QCF Diploma in Clinical Healthcare support/ Level 2 NVQ in Healthcare/Health & Social Care
  • GCSE A*- D in English Language or equivalent (e.g., Certificate in Adult Literacy at Level 1)

Experience

Essential criteria
  • experience of working in a health care setting
  • Be able to work as a member of a team
  • Experience of time management skills and prioritising work

Personal Qualities & attributes

Essential criteria
  • Understands equal opportunities policy and confidentiality and a willingness to comply with it.
  • Understands customer care.
  • Prepared to work flexible hours or limited shift work.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Bonnie Nolan (11113578)
Job title
Phlevotomy coordiantor
Email address
[email protected]
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