Paediatric Phlebotomist

As the Paediatric Phlebotomist, you will provide a safe, compassionate and child-centred phlebotomy service for infants, children and young people attending South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust. You will be responsible for coordinating and running the Paediatric Phlebotomy Clinic, undertaking venous and capillary blood sampling, and ensuring specimens are appropriately documented and processed.

Working closely with the multidisciplinary team, including nurses, play specialists and clinical support staff, you will support children and families throughout their care, using effective communication and therapeutic approaches to minimise anxiety and distress. You will maintain accurate patient records, monitor stock and equipment, support colleagues undertaking venepuncture competencies, and contribute to service development, governance and quality improvement activities to ensure the delivery of a safe and effective service.

The Paediatric Phlebotomist will provide a safe, effective and child-centred phlebotomy service for infants, children and young people attending South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will coordinate and run the Paediatric Phlebotomy Clinic, undertake venous and capillary blood sampling, and support children and families throughout their care journey. Working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, they will use age-appropriate communication and therapeutic approaches to minimise anxiety and distress, ensuring a positive experience for children, including those with additional needs and neurodiversity.

Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.

We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.

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Qualifications

Experience

Essential: - Previous paediatric venepuncture experience; - Experience of working with children and young people; - Experience working as part of a team

Skills

Personal Qualities

Essential: - Able to work alone and as part of a team; - Ability to use own initiative; - Able to demonstrate the trust values

Other Job Requirements