Phlebotomy Specialist

2 weeks ago

Swindon, Swindon, United Kingdom Wyvern Health Partnership Full time
Job Summary

The Phlebotomist will be responsible for performing venipuncture to obtain blood samples from patients only as the result of a direct referral from a Clinical Team.

Main Duties of the Job

Key Responsibilities:

  • 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
About Us

Wyvern Health Partnership is a healthcare organization that provides medical services to patients. The organization is committed to providing high-quality care and services to its patients.

Job Responsibilities

Confidentiality:

  • In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately
  • In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organization. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential

Health and Safety:

  • The post-holder will implement and lead on a full range of promotion and management of their own and others health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice Health and Safety policy, the practice Health and Safety manual, and the practice Infection Control policy and published procedures
  • This will include (but will not be limited to) using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines, awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines

Equality and Diversity:

  • Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with Practice procedures and policies, and current legislation
  • Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues

Personal/Professional Development:

  • Participation in individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
  • Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work

Quality:

  • The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
  • Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision

Communication:

  • The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to communicate effectively with other team members, be familiar in all mediums of communications, communicate effectively with patients and carers, and recognize peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly

Contribution to the Implementation of Services:

  • The post-holder will apply Practice policies, standards, and guidance, discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work, and participate in audit where appropriate

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