Phlebotomist

Job Introduction
We are looking for a phlebotomist to join our community nursing team in Bath and North East Somerset

You will have the chance to provide phlebotomy and associated care, advice and support to housebound service users in their own homes. You will work collaboratively with the district nursing team to meet the needs of each patient and follow policies and procedures when visiting patients in their own homes and care homes.

This role is part time, where you will work 14 hours across the week. We are flexible in how you work these hours between Monday to Friday; including the option to work either 2 days a week between the hours of 9-4pm or between 8:30 and 3pm with the option of shorter shifts across 3 days a week.

You will be predominantly based in Keynsham Health Centre however due to the nature of this role you will be required to travel within the Bath and North East Somerset area between patient’s houses.

Main Responsibilities
- Work as part of the phlebotomy service, delivering care to patients in the community.
- Undertake duties that will generally be routine in nature and carried out on a day to day basis.
- Carry out the primary purpose of routine phlebotomy and blood pressure monitoring which will be set out in agreed care plans, or work plans or as directed by registered colleagues.
- The role may develop to undertake an extended range of procedures such as ECG and patients’ weight recording, training will be provided to have knowledge and the related competency to undertake these. Additional relevant training and support you to do your job will be provided.
- Able to record accurate information on the patient record.
- Work within the boundaries of legislation, policies, procedures and standards.
- Have a valid driving license and access to a vehicle

You will be able to work well as part of a team but feel comfortable with following instructions from other team members. You will have a naturally empathetic and caring approach to communicating with patients and families. Though not essential, it would be desirable if you had previous phlebotomy skills.

About The Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

Package Description
As a Phlebotomist, you’ll be part of our valued team at Keynsham Health Centre.

You will feel valued as a Phlebotomist within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

- A salary of £20,500 (pro-rated to hours worked) with access to our group pension
- Free tea and coffee at your base location
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing - from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care - backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
- The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission