Band 2 Phlebotomist-outpatient

**The closing date is 19th Jan 2025**

**Job summary**:
An exciting opportunity has come up for QEH outpatient departments. We are currently looking for enthusiastic individuals who has vast experience in phlebotomy to a part of the phlebotomy team who will service the needs for OPD phlebotomy clinics and the QEH wards. All details are available on the Job description and person specification that can be viewed with this advert.

We are very keen to hear from individuals who fit the person specification for this post who can demonstrate the enthusiasm and skills for helping to maintain and elevate the standards of our service.

**Main duties, tasks & skills required**:
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Perform venepuncture for inpatient wards and OPD clinics as part of the phlebotomy adult service.
- Maintain a high standard of personal behaviour and ensure effective communication with all members of the multidisciplinary team, patients, carers and relatives.
- Act as a professional role model to other members of the team.
- Use paper and electronic systems to retrieve and record patient information in line with Trust documentation standards and operational systems.
- Obtain verbal consent from the patient before any phlebotomy is undertaken; where this is not given report this to a registered nurse.
- Accept constructive feedback
- Escalated concerns regarding colleagues through the appropriate route, feedback.
- Maintain professional boundaries and working relationships with patients and colleagues.

**About us**:
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

**Job description**:
Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.

**Person specification**:
**Qualifications**:
**Essential**:

- Qualified and Experienced phlebotomist.
- Evidence of completion of a Health-Related Education and Development programme/ Care Certificate
- GCSE or equivalent to Level 2 Functional Skills Maths & English

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

- Qualified and Experienced phlebotomist.
- Experience of recent working in an acute hospital / provider led healthcare environment as an Health Care Support Worker
- Evidence of working in a multi-disciplinary and cross agency work environment
- Experience of carrying out assigned duties after training and using initiative
- Competent in a range of clinical skills and practices relevant to the scope of practice required
- Understanding of the principles of safeguarding and Mental Capacity
- Awareness of Health and Safety issues
- Has knowledge in relation to the parameters and scope of practice in which the post holder should work and when to seek advice and support of others
- Willingness to take on new skills and develop scope of practice

**Disclosure and Barring Service Check**:
Prandy Reyes

**Pay scheme**:
Agenda for Change

**Band**:
Band 2

**Salary**:

- £23615.00 to £23615.00 Yearly
- **Contract**:
Permanent

**Working pattern**:
Full-Time, Flexible Working

**Reference number**:
304-1091038

**Job locations**:
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH