Phlebotomist

The above list of duties is not exhaustive and may be subject to change as deemed necessary.

POST TITLE: Phlebotomist

BASE: Abbeywell

WORKING

HOURS: Part time

SALARY: Depending

on experience

REPORTING TO: Practice Nurse Co-ordinator

Abbeywell Surgery is looking for an

experienced Phlebotomist to join our friendly and supportive clinical team. You

will assist the team in the provision of prescribed patient care, ensuring that

samples are carefully and accurately labelled and prepared for collection.

You will need to be IT proficient as

you must be able to manage your own clinic and record information in the

patients notes after every sample taken.

This is a permanent position,

part-time hours. You will work across our two sites and,

if needed, will need to take domiciliary samples.

Abbeywell Surgery is a friendly and

forward-thinking GP Practice located in the heart of Romsey, a beautiful market

town in Hampshire. We serve a registered

patient population of approximately 17,000 over two practice sites Nightingale and Abbey

Mead.

We are committed to investing in the GPs of the

future and are a training and research practice. We have 6 GP Partners and an experienced and supportive nursing team who aim to deliver high quality care to patients

with support from a strong non-clinical team. We work closely with our neighbouring

GP Practices as part of the Romsey, North Baddesley & Eastleigh Primary Care Network

(PCN).

We offer

bank holidays (pro rata)

birthday annual leave

and wellbeing events

Processing

and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/nurses

Requesting

pathology tests

Ability

to record accurate clinical notes

to work within own scope of practice and understand when to refer to nurses or

Excellent

communication skills

INR*

if trained

The above list of duties is not exhaustive and may

be subject to change as deemed necessary.

PROTECTION ACT

We are all expected to be aware of the Data Protection Act 2018 and to

follow the local Codes of Practice to ensure appropriate action is taken to

safeguard confidential information.

We all have a responsibility for health and safety, risk assessment and

workplace inspections, and you will be expected to take reasonable care for

your own health and safety and that of others.

You will also be expected to co-operate with your colleagues to ensure

that statutory regulations, policies, codes of practice and departmental safety

procedures are adhered to, and to attend any training programmes that we

consider to be relevant.

We all have a responsibility to make sure that

Infection Control remains a priority in terms of attention and resources. If

you work in a role that provides direct patient care, then youll be expected

to follow our policies and procedures which are designed to reduce the risk of

passing on the organisms that can cause infections.

We all, collectively and individually, have a

duty of care to follow best practice and adhere to any guidelines which

underpin the management of Infection Control.

We all have a responsibility to make sure that we dont disclose any

information of a confidential nature relating to the services we provide or in

respect of any service user, client or third party. This applies both during

and after your employment.

DIVERSITY

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of

importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is

consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation.

beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.

and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances,

feelings priorities and rights.

DATA QUALITY

We are all responsible for making sure that our data and electronic

records are updated, accurate, relevant, reliable, and completed in line with

our record keeping standards and policies.

DEVELOPMENT

The post holder will

participate in any training programme implemented by the Practice as part of

Participation

in an annual individual performance review, annual Appraisal including taking responsibility for maintaining a

record of own personal and/or professional development;

Taking

responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating

skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.

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.

Abbeywell Surgery is a friendly and

forward-thinking GP Practice located in the heart of Romsey, a beautiful market

town in Hampshire. We serve a registered

patient population of approximately 17,000 over two practice sites Nightingale and Abbey

Mead.

We are committed to investing in the GPs of the

future and are a training and research practice. We have 6 GP Partners and an experienced and supportive nursing team who aim to deliver high quality care to patients

with support from a strong non-clinical team. We work closely with our neighbouring

GP Practices as part of the Romsey,North Baddesley and Eastleigh Primary Care Network

(PCN).

We offer

bank holidays (pro rata)

birthday annual leave

Experience

Essential: - Experience working as part of a team supporting others

Desirable: - Previous experience of work in general practice

Knowledge

Desirable: - Clinical system EMIS

Skills

Qualifications

Essential: - Educated to GCSE level (or equivalent); - Qualified in phlebotomy; - Full UK driving licence and access to own car