Phlebotomist

ESNEFT Pathology services deliver innovative, high-performing pathology that is focussed on our customers and delivers high quality and fully compliant services across Colchester and Ipswich sites.

This post is based at Colchester Hospital and is part time - 20 hours per week.

Our service is clinically led and designed to achieve the benefits of scale that can be achieved by the hospitals working together, while remaining close enough to our customers to meet their needs and support the excellent clinical care provided by our hospitals.

We are looking for healthcare professionals who understand the changing services of pathology and represent the service going forward.

You will be required to work various shift patterns. All phlebotomy staff are required to participate in the cover of bank holidays, including Christmas, on a rota basis, and cover short notice absence.

Please note this role is clinical and not laboratory based.
- Work in the hospital ward environment with patients who may be severely debilitated
- Adhere strictly to established protocols and trust policies
- Collect blood samples directly from patients by venepuncture

One of the largest Trust’s in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients’ own homes. You will be joining a team of over 11,000 amazing colleagues providing care to 800,000 residents.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a range of services including mental health support. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.

Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.

To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.