Trainee Phlebotomist

25 Hours over 4 days between 07.00 - 20.00 Monday to Sunday inclusive.

THIS POST INVOLVES WORKING AT ASHFORD & ST PETERS HOSPITAL

The Phlebotomy department are looking for self-motivated individuals to join the phlebotomy team at Ashford and St Peters NHS Foundation Trust where you will have the variety of working within the Hospital and in Community locations. Applicants should be patient focused, energetic, enjoy working as part of a team, have effective communication skills in a fast-paced and constantly busy environment and enjoy working with the public.

Full training is given so no previous healthcare experience is required for this post. Applicants must be able to work flexibly between Ashford hospital, St Peters Hospital and community clinics.

You should be committed to ensuring provision of high standards of customer care, enabling the service to provide quality samples with minimum discomfort to the patient, ensuring accurate results for correct diagnosis and treatment.

To participate in the provision of a high calibre and professional Phlebotomy service within Ashford and St Peters Hospitals Trust and the local community.

To perform venepuncture capillary sampling on patients and children within Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Trust and the surrounding community outreach clinics

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with our strong commitment to staff health and wellbeing. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

**KEY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES**:
Participate in the delivery and maintenance of an efficient Phlebotomy service.

Take blood following protocols of best practice.

To carry out all tasks in a prompt, safe and efficient manner.

To demonstrate professionalism, honesty and integrity in all matters of a confidential nature.

To be smart of appearance and dress in the uniform provided.

To attend mandatory training and continuing education courses as required.

General responsibilities

To support the department and organisation by carrying out any other duties that reasonably fit within the broad scope of a job of this grade and type of work.