HCA Phlebotomist

HCA Phlebotomist for Health Checks & Phlebotomy – £18 per hour

Location: Norwich, Great Yarmouth, Breckland & Kings Lynn

We are looking for HCAs competent in Phlebotomy (must have certificate or competency sign off) for the following locum contract. Please email your full availability, CV and certificate if you would like to be put forward and we will be in touch.

Shift Pattern:

Monday –Sunday

0800 – 1930

Starting January 2024

Requirements:

• Responsible for re-confirming participant details before commencement of appointment
• Responsible for completing POCT cholesterol checks; height, weight and waist measurements captured; taking heart rate and blood pressure checks and inputting result data on the system
• Responsible for drawing the two blood samples, labelling and storing correctly in fixed and mobile locations
• Checking the welfare of the participant throughout the appointment, escalating as required
• Offering signposting, advice and guidance to participants as relevant
• Responsible for preparing boxes containing samples to be collected by the courier
• Minimum of one year’s active experience drawing blood (as validated through competency checklist and references during recruitment process)

  Background:

• 270,000 participants over the age of 18
• A seven days per week service, running Monday to Sunday, linked to laboratory opening hours, and open from 08:00 to 19:30 to ensure maximum accessibility to participants
• The service will be delivered across four locations in West & South Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, East Midlands, South West of England and London (details of our chosen locations are outlined later in this section) comprising four fixed locations and a thirteen mobile sites

• A 25-minute appointment per participant, inclusive of:
  • Confirming participant identity
  • Verifying participant consent
  • Completing the following tests: Blood pressure measures and heart rate (x2); height (cm); weight (kg); waist circumference (cm); Point-of-Care Cholesterol and HbA1c test (where applicable)
  • Obtaining venous blood draw (2 x 6 ml EDTA samples)
  • Providing the participant with any information based on tests undertaken (where applicable)

We look forward to hearing from you

GP World has a very lucrative referral scheme. Please do contact us should you know of anyone who would be perfect for this role.