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The Phlebotomy team play an important role in supporting patient pathways through the hospital. The role includes obtaining blood samples from patients and ensuring their safe delivery to the laboratory for testing. You will be required to work independently at the Community Diagnostic Centre, and on the main hospital site, performing obtaining blood samples and overseeing the reception duties.
Job Responsibility:
Communicate clearly with patients using sensitivity and empathy to ensure the patient fully understands and gain clear consent to the procedure
Ensure a minimum data set is recorded on every patients request form and ensure that all pre-test requirements have been followed by the patient prior to venepuncture taking place
Use the Trust Order Comms IT system to retrieve and print request forms
Use Qpulse- Pathologys software programme to acknowledge new and reviewed documents, report incidents, ensure training and competencies are up to date
Use Careflow to record patient information and data
Ensure all samples, personally generated, are correctly labelled
Ensure all personally generated samples are transported to the Laboratories as soon as is practicable
Requirements:
Have undertaken and been deemed competent in the theory and practical training of venepuncture or be prepared to complete this training and assessment
Understand the need for confidentiality
Aware of Health and Safety requirements
Knowledge of Infection Control
Experience of working with the public
Experience of the Health Care setting
Wiliness to work towards a competency-based Venepuncture Training Package
Willingness to undertake Customer care experience/training
Training provided in relation to waiting list management
Training provided in relation to receptionist duties
Training provided in relation to point of contact tests
Nice to have:
First aid trained
Previous experience of having practiced regular venepuncture