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Job summary

Main area
Additional Clinical
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 30 hours per week (Monday - Friday 9am-3pm)
Job ref
388-6238414-ACS
Employer
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Teignmouth Hospital
Town
Teignmouth
Salary
£22,383 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
21/05/2024 23:59

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Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust logo

Community Phlebotomist

NHS AfC: Band 2

Job overview

The Coastal District Nurse team are recruiting a permanent Band 2 Phlebotomist to work part time  (30 hours/week Monday-Friday 9am -3pm) in our Health and Well-Being Team.

Working as a Phlebotomist within an integrated team will result in you working across the community this includes: Community Nursing, Intermediate Care and Community Matrons.

You will be delivering high quality care to housebound patients across the Teignmouth and Dawlish locality, work as part of multi-disciplinary team and in partnership with primary and secondary care.

Our people are caring, committed, inclusive and focussed on quality. We focus on solutions and people’s strengths and are proud of our 'can do' attitude. We encourage outside of the box thinking and embrace innovation and change wherever it can drive improvement.

If you share our values and vision and are passionate about working with people on what matters to them, you could be a real asset to our team!

 

Main duties of the job

  • Demonstrate an awareness of physical, psycho-social, cultural and environmental needs of patients and their family/carer when in patient’s homes
  • To obtain high quality blood samples from patients in the home environment
  • Responsible for planning and organising own day to day work tasks and activities within an occasionally unpredictable environment
  • To perform simple nursing procedures after a period of training/supervision from a Registered Nurse
  • To work independently and as part of a team, participating in team development when required

Working for our organisation

Why work with us? 

Coastal District Nurse Team are a friendly and supportive team who enjoy mentoring team members and students. We are passionate about delivering high quality care to our patients.  We work in an integrated way with allied health care professionals within the locality.  We are a motivated and caring team to both patients and colleagues. Our team enjoys a flexible approach and promotes a healthy work/home life balance.

Listed are a few of the additional benefits that are available to you as an employee:

  • NHS Pension Scheme
  • Generous Holiday Entitlement, starting at 27 days a year (for full time workers) plus bank/public holidays
  • Career development and training opportunities
  • Employee Support - Staff have access to a 24-hour helpline

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • Demonstrate an awareness of physical, psycho-social, cultural and environmental needs of patients and their family/carer when in patient’s homes
  • Patient comfort and well-being are paramount
  • To consistently produce high quality blood samples with the minimum of discomfort and disturbance to the patient
  • To function as part of the Community Nurse Team
  • To observe a personal duty of care in relation to equipment and resources used in course of work
  • Providing healthcare visits to the housebound service users within Coastal locality. Attending to health needs of those patients, documenting and if necessary, escalating appropriately. Therefore, it would be beneficial if you have access to your own vehicle and a valid licence to be insured. 

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

Person specification

Qualifications and training

Essential criteria
  • Trained Phlebotomist
  • Full Driving Licence

Knowledge, experience and skills

Essential criteria
  • Previous experience of working in the home environment
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to maintain accurate written records
  • Basic IT skills
Desirable criteria
  • Broad range of simple nursing procedures e.g. Venepuncture, BP monitoring and basic wound care

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sarah Bailey
Job title
District Nurse Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07811124610