Phlebotomist

To carry out phlebotomy (blood sample collection) in the phlebotomy department and to cover inpatient and outpatient services within the hospital. You will be required to work in external sites such as Dorothy Pattison and Bloxwich.

To liaise with medical/ nursing and non-medical staff as necessary.

An opportunity has arisen for experienced Phlebotomists or individuals who have completed phlebotomy training to join the Phlebotomy Service based at Walsall Manor Hospital.

If you are motivated, hardworking, flexible and take pride in your work then you could just be the person we are looking for.

This is a substantive post of which we have two 37.5 hour positions. The post holder will work across 7 days a week between the hours of 06:00 and 17:00, and this includes working weekends ( including bank holidays)on a rotational basis.

You will be responsible for taking blood samples from inpatients and outpatients at Walsall Manor hospital. You will need to demonstrate that you have the ability to work on your own initiative and to tight deadlines in a pressurized environment, and you must be able to walk, bend and handle medium loads over extended periods of time.

PLEASE NOTE, WE MAY CLOSE THE VACANCY EARLY IF WE RECEIVE A HIGH VOLUME OF APPLICATIONS.

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 286,700, providing inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and the continued upgrading of existing areas ensures the Trust now has a state-of-the-art Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit facilities. Work is also well underway on its multi-million pound new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre which will house a new Emergency Department (including Children’s Emergency Department), co-located Paediatric Assessment Unit, Acute Medical Unit and Urgent Care Centre. This is scheduled for completion this year.

We would particularly welcome applications from people from a BME background and people with a disability as these groups are currently under-represented at senior level. We value diversity within our Trust and are working to achieve equality in our recruitment.

We support flexible working for all employees and prospective applicants.

Any settled workers meeting the requirements must be offered the position in preference to any non-resident candidates meeting the requirements, unless the role falls under a PhD-level code, in which case sponsorship may be attained.

1. To check and maintain stocks of materials and consumables in various designated areas.
2. To carry out phlebotomy duties within areas as designated by the senior staff.
3. The postholder is required to liaise with hospital clinicians, other healthcare professionals and external agencies in line with departmental policies.
4. Provides and receives sensitive information from patients and their representatives where a high degree of people skills are necessary. This may include dealing with distressed or aggressive patients.
5. To correctly identify patients and to label blood samples taken from them appropriately. The postholder will exercise autonomy within professional and managerial boundaries and will be required to verify and validate specimen collection from phlebotomy ward collection sheets.

For main responsibilities in full please refer to the attached job description.