Phlebotomist

The post holder will provide a high-quality phlebotomy and cannulation service that offers the best possible standards of patient care.

Collect blood samples safely with due respect to the dignity of patients, and the needs of other clinical services, and to ensure blood samples are collected in appropriate containers, labelled correctly, and prepared and dispatched to relevant laboratory sections in a timely and accurate manner.

Assist in the provision of individualised care, under the supervision of a qualified nurse and others in the health care professional team.

1. Receive all patients in a calm, courteous and reassuring manner and uphold the confidentiality, dignity and best customer care practice for all patients/clients at all times.

2. Advise and support patients / carers, within the scope of knowledge and role, whilst maintaining confidentiality. This includes using tact, reassurance and persuasive skills to overcome anxiety and barriers to understanding such as those who are non-English speaking, and those with

3. Identify the correct patient against the blood request, collect and accurately label blood samples from all patients according to local policies.

4. Ensure full explanation is given to patient prior to performing the task.

5. Provide assistance to all patients experiencing difficulties during and following procedure (e.g. those patients feeling dizzy, sick or faint).

6. Escalate to the Nurse in Charge /Team Leader if unable to bleed any patients.

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The post holder will provide a high-quality phlebotomy and cannulation service that offers the best possible standards of patient care.

Collect blood samples safely with due respect to the dignity of patients, and the needs of other clinical services, and to ensure blood samples are collected in appropriate containers, labelled correctly, and prepared and dispatched to relevant laboratory sections in a timely and accurate manner.

Assist in the provision of individualised care, under the supervision of a qualified nurse and others in the health care professional team.

• Willingness to learn new skills. Ability to work as part of a
• team but also having the ability to work on their own
• Ability to cope with work pressures when working in high care areas when having difficulty in collecting blood sample from
• Ability to complete all training packages including Venesection and cannulation course and ANTT course within 2 months.
• Experience in providing healthcare
• Experience preferred but not essential, as full in house training given
• NVQ3, or willing to undertake NVQ training
• Basic Life Support training
• Previous clinical experience in a hospital setting
• Experience in Venesection in an acute setting

• Ability to learn and assimilate
• Communication
• Prioritisation
• Working autonomously

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.