Phlebotomist

**About the Role**:
Greensand Surgery is seeking an experienced phlebotomist to join our friendly nursing team, on a part time basis for 10-14 hours per week, covering Thursday & Friday, to provide a full phlebotomy service to our patients.

The main responsibilities include:

- Ensuring that the patient is as comfortable and relaxed as possible and confirming their agreement to the collection of a blood sample:

- Collection of sample(s) of blood in accordance with training and procedures
- Ensuring samples are stored in appropriate containers
- Accurate, legible labelling of all samples to confirm patient identity
- Checking patient identification against GP/nurse request and confirming with patient whenever possible
- Recording collection of blood sample in patient record in accordance with practice procedure
- Ensuring that samples are dispatched to the appropriate laboratories in a timely fashion
- Ensuring that anomalies are reported to a senior member of staff
- Notifying the GP/nurse of any significant patient issues
- Liaising with and assisting members of the administrative team
- Testing of urine samples/transferring of urine samples to ACR collection device in accordance with training and procedures
- Ordering stock

You will have the following skills and qualifications:

- Relevant qualification and clinical knowledge and skills in venepuncture
- Experience of working in a healthcare setting, ideally within primary care
- Ability to record accurate clinical notes
- Consistently confidential, compassionate and respectful approach, placing a high value on the dignity of patients, relatives, carers and colleagues
- Ability to communicate effectively, and to understand the needs of the patient
- Strength in problem-solving, with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
- Flexibility and an adaptable approach Commitment to ongoing professional development**About Us**:
Greensand Surgery is a semi-rural, GMS, practice in mid-Bedfordshire with just over 10,000 patients.

We are a dynamic, hard-working team whose aim is to provide high quality patient centred care. The partnership is supportive and cohesive and we have a full complement of enthusiastic team members. We provide a comprehensive range of medical services for our patients as well as meeting targets for the new contract. The practice consists of three partners and four salaried GPs, a dedicated nursing team, clinical pharmacist, and admin staff.

Our mission statement: "Our surgery aims to provide excellent clinical care that is available, accessible and efficient. We recognise the benefit of good teamwork to achieve our aims, provide the best possible service to patients as well as appropriate reward and job satisfaction for the team.”

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