Phlebotomy Technician | Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 16 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,169 pro rata per annum |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 17 July 2025 |
| Location: | Swaffham, PE37 7HL |
| Company: | Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7281875/839-7281875-AB |
Summary
The job requires someone to deliver high standards of health care in phlebotomy to patients within their own homes, care homes, the travelling community and in clinics.
This is an exciting opportunity for a 15 hour a week role on a Monday and Tuesday (8.00 am to 16.00 pm) Phlebotomy technician to join the Swaffham and Downham Primary Care Network; a community team made up of Community Nurses, Therapists and Community Matrons.
Applicants should be good communicators, have obtained some experience of working within a healthcare setting, be excellent and passionate about patient-centred care.
Tobe responsible for carrying outvenepuncture, capillary blood sampling, observations and ECGs for patients in their own homes, care homes, the travelling community, community hospitals and/or in clinics. This will provide support in the delivery of the community service to patients within the community.
The post holder will also order and restock stores for their team.
The post holder will work without direct supervision.
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Please note, the selection processes at Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right values and skills, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain watchful of candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills.
Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an Outstanding rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.
· Collection of blood samples from patients in accordance with agreed procedures.
· To ensure samples taken from patients are correctly identified by using the labels provided on the ICE forms, or clearly writing on the label in line with requesting services guidelines as appropriate.
· To ensure any capillary blood sampling for International Normalized Ratio (INR) is carried out in accordance with Norfolk Community Health & Care Standard Operating Procedures.
· To ensure that where blood samples need to be sent off for analysis they are delivered to the nearest site in time for that day’s collection.
· To take temperature, pulse and blood pressure readings in accordance with agreed procedures.
· To take electrocardiogram (ECG) readings in accordance with agreed procedures.
· Order and restock stores for the community nursing team.
· To report any concerns with regard to patients or colleagues to the Senior Registered Nurse for that area.
· To work with all health care professionals, and statutory/non statutory agencies to provide a seamless, integrated service to our service users.
· Establishing good working relationships with all Trust staff.
· To print off own blood requests using the ICE system.
This advert closes on Monday 30 Jun 2025
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