Weekend Phlebotomist

Overview

The work, as a phlebotomist, involves taking blood samples from patients who are currently being treated on our wards and outpatient department as well as those in other local hospitals i.e. Farnham and Aldershot. Properly taken blood samples are vital in helping our clinicians to effectively diagnose and treat the medical conditions in the patients that they see. We are currently looking for people, perhaps like yourself, who would be interested in a role where you would be trained and supported right from the start, helping to provide the best possible care and treatment for our patients. Your main base will be Frimley Park Hospital.

Responsibilities

• Collects, using venepuncture procedures, blood samples from adult patients in a variety of settings.
• Monitors and maintains the health, safety and security of self and patients during the venepuncture procedure. Practices within risk management/ occupational health legislation and Trust procedures, and is aware of potential hazards.
• Collects samples from patients in high risk categories and is aware of potential hazards. Is able to follow agreed protocols to minimise risk to self and others.
• Is aware of the clinical conditions and precautions that are necessary for sample quality to be maintained during the venepuncture procedure, and develops an awareness of requirements for site selection, correct use of tourniquet and selection of blood sample bottles.
• Ensures that blood sample bottles are accurately labelled in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.
• Ensures that clinical samples are correctly packaged for transportation to the laboratory in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Pathology Department.

Working patterns and development

The team cover a variety of shift times therefore flexibility is key as you may be required to cover other sites where services are provided. The operating times of the department are: 07:00 – 19:00 Monday – Friday (ward and OPD areas); 08:30 – 12:00 Saturday – Sunday (Wards only). A bank holiday service is provided to the wards and covered by the team on a rotational basis. This post is an entry level Band 2. After completion of training and achieving specific Competencies/Criteria, there is the opportunity to progress to a Band 3 post.

Contact and application notes

If this sounds interesting, and you would like more information and like to talk to someone about the role, please contact Patricia Crane on 03006 132192 or Louise Boaler 03006 139440 (between 07:00 – 13:00 Monday to Friday). Previous applicants need not apply. Please be aware, during interview you will be required to complete a short written test.

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire. As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area. We have three main hospitals – Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough. Our three core values, and the behaviors that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.

We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical, and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital\’s NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties.