Senior Phlebotomist

**Band 3**:
**Main area**
- Pathology
- **Grade**
- Band 3
- **Contract**
- Permanent
- **Hours**
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Job ref**
- 343-NN-5926863-ACS-Z**Site**
- St Helier Hospital
- **Town**
- Carshalton
- **Salary**
- £27,129 - £28,649 Pro-rata pa inc HCAS (Outer London)
- **Salary period**
- Yearly
- **Closing**
- 07/02/2024 23:59- As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19._

At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values

**Job overview**:
The phlebotomy Department is part of the Cancer and Clinical Services Division, supported by a clinical lead with the reporting line that goes through a Service Manager, General Manager. The overall performance and governance oversight is provided by a triumvirate comprising a Divisional Medical Director, Director of Operations and a Director of Nursing.

The job involves taking blood from patients on the wards, in outpatient clinics and in patient homes. The department is currently open from 7.30 am to 5.00 pm, with staff working various shift patterns

**Main duties of the job**:
We are looking for a full-time senior phlebotomist on 37.5 hours per week contract.

This is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated person with good communication skills to work in a stimulating and challenging environment and to contribute to health care.

We are a busy patient-focused department staffed by a friendly and helpful team working at both Epsom and St Helier Hospitals and attending clinic sessions in the community and GP surgeries as well as visiting patients' homes.

We are looking for a responsible, adaptable person to join us in taking blood samples from patients requiring laboratory blood tests. Experience in adult, paediatric phlebotomy, and domiciliary phlebotomy are essential.

You will be required to take part in the present Saturday and Bank Holiday rota. However extended days or differing shifts may be required depending on the future needs of the service, and flexibility with regard to hours and place of work is essential.

This is a cross-site role and the post holder will be required to work at any of the Trust sites.

**A full driving license and the use of a car is essential as there is a need to travel between clinics etc.**

**Working for our organisation**:
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.

We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.

The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
**Person specification**:
**Qualifications and Training**:
**Essential criteria**:

- NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience

**Experience**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Previous paediatric experience
- Previous experience of Domiciliary Phlebotomy
- Minimum of 3 years adult phlebotomy experience
- Experience of working in an acute hospital environment

**Knowledge and skills**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Good IT skills and able to use a range of computer and hospital systems
- Excellent verbal and written English communication skills

**Other**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Full UK Drivers Licence & access to vehicle

**Our mission: ‘to put the patient first by delivering great care to every patient, every day.’**:
There’s never been a better time to join the Epsom and St Helier team. Our hospitals are facing a bright and busy future, and our staff have a proven track record in providing high quality, compassionate care for our patients.

Boasting incredible staff benefits and dedicated training schemes, working for us will not only take your career forward, but could help to transform the lives of our patients and visitors.

We offer all employees some fantastic staff benefits, and are the only hospitals in Surrey to offer staff the London high cost area supplement. Our hospitals also benefit from great locations, so whether you're attracted to the bright lights of the city or the countryside of Epsom Down