Job Description
Phlebotomist
East Durham Medical Group and Extended Primary Care Service, Peterlee Health Centre
County Durham
Main duties of the job
To be responsible for extracting blood samples in line with practice procedures and administering the processing of all blood sampling requests in an efficient and precise manner.
Phlebotomy duties include taking blood samples from patients, labelling tubes, and preparing samples for transportation to the laboratories in a timely manner.
Job Summary
Perform venipunture to obtain blood samples under supervision of the qualified Nursing Team and in accordance with specific practice guidelines and protocols. The Phlebotomist will work collaboratively with the wider general practice team to meet the needs of patients.
Duties& Responsibilities
- Ensuring that the patient is as comfortable and relaxed as possible and confirming their agreement to the collection of a blood sample
- Communicate effectively with other team members
- Collection of sample(s)s of blood in accordance with training and procedures
- Ensuring samples are stored in appropriate containers
- Accurate, legible labelling of all samples to confirm patient identity
- Recording collection of blood sample in patient record in accordance with practice procedure
- Ensuring that samples are ready for collection in a timely fashion.
- Adhere to local guidelines on the safe handling of sharps and sharp bins.
- Ensure blood bottles, vacutainers and needles are all in date.
- Ensure clinical areas are left in a safe and clean manner.
- Ensuring that anomalies are reported to a senior member of staff
- Notifying the GP/nurse of any significant patient issues
- Keep up to date with new guidelines connected to venepuncture as required.
- Performing Blood pressure and weight checks on patients when required for purposes on QOF and Chronic Disease Management.
- Take responsibility for own development all learning and performance, including participating in supervision and annual appraisal
- Undertake all mandatory training
- Work with management on any new training requirements
- To recognise and understand the roles and responsibilities of individuals working in the primary health care team
- Carry out general admin tasks
Health, safety, and security:
Identify the risks involved in work activities and undertake them in a way that manages the risks
Use appropriate infection control procedures and maintain work areas in each clinical room so that they are clean, safe and free from hazards reporting any potential risks identified, including:
1. hand washing
2. universal hygiene procedures
3. collection and handling of laboratory specimens
4. segregation and disposal of waste materials
5. cleaning of clinical equipment
6. reporting and treatment of sharps injuries
7. dealing with blood and body fluid spillages
8. assist patients and colleagues in adopting sound infection control measures
Awareness of the general principles of first aid and resuscitation to be able to undertake initial actions as appropriate
Awareness of the health and safety policies and procedures within the workplace, including fire procedures
Be able to identify the risks to health of microbiological and chemical hazards within the working environment according to the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
Service improvement:
Work with colleagues in the team on the development of current and new services and other initiatives
Quality:
Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk in the care of patients
Ensure own actions are consistent with clinical governance systems
Practice in accordance with agreed standards of care
Enable patients to access appropriate professionals in the team
Ensure stock items under your control are ordered and available in the treatment and consulting rooms
Awareness of how clinical governance affects the role of the Phlebotomist and bring to the attention of more senior staff any specific risk situation
Awareness of the practice's policies
Be able to manage your own time effectively
Equality and diversity:
Act in ways that recognise the importance of people's rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with procedures
Respect the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients and carers
Understand basic legal and communication issues regarding child abuse, family violence, vulnerable adults, substance abuse and addictive behaviour
Act as a chaperone
Clinical skills health and well-being:
Undertake, record, and follow guidelines for the tasks for which you have received appropriate training:
Correctly identifying the patient, the sample requirements and printing both forms and labels
Ensuring samples are accurately labelled and dispatched for transportation the laboratories in a timely manner
Restocking and ordering of laboratory supplies
Urinalysis and preparation of specimens for investigation by the pathology laboratories
Prepare and maintain environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions
Assist in raising awareness of health and well-being, and how it can be promoted
Give accurate and appropriate information to patients and groups within own competence
Information processes:
Record information and activities undertaken with patients and carers in an accurate and timely fashion using manual or computer systems as appropriate
Maintain confidentiality of information relating to patients, relatives, staff and the practice
Take the necessary precautions when transmitting information
This job description will be subject to periodic review and may be amended in discussion with the post holder.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A recognised phlebotomy qualification
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Good organisational skills
- Reliable and enthusiastic
- Good IT skills
- Be able to drive to carry out domiciliary phlebotomy visits
Desirable
- Desirable
- Experience of working in primary care
- SystmOne software experience
We are a 6 site practice and the successful candidate must be willing to work across all sites, however we will endeavour to base at 2 sites at any one time
Pay depending on experience
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Work Location: In person
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