Community Phlebotomist

NHS; Guildford; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare provider in Guildford is seeking a Community Phlebotomist to deliver compassionate and efficient blood sampling services to patients in their homes and local clinics. Candidates should have a Certificate of competence in adult venepuncture and NVQ Level 3 or equivalent. This role requires strong communication skills and the ability to work independently. Join a supportive team and contribute to the wellbeing and care of your community.

Benefits

Access to NHS pension

Opportunities for professional development

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Wide-ranging phlebotomy experience and knowledge of anatomy and physiology.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Provide compassionate phlebotomy service for adults in the community.
• Perform venepuncture safely and effectively.
• Collaborate with healthcare teams to maintain care standards.

Skills

Strong communication skills

IT literacy

Empathy

Education

Certificate of competence in adult venepuncture

NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent)

Job description

Are you passionate about delivering high-quality care in the community? Join Procare Adult Community Nursing Service as a Community Phlebotomist and make a real difference to patients who need blood sampling in their own homes or local clinics.

Job summary

Are you passionate about delivering high-quality care in the community? Join Procare Adult Community Nursing Service as a Community Phlebotomist and make a real difference to patients who need blood sampling in their own homes or local clinics.

What you'll do

• Provide an efficient and compassionate phlebotomy service for adults in the community.
• Perform venepuncture safely and effectively, often working independently.
• Support patients with empathy and professionalism, ensuring minimal distress.
• Collaborate with District Nurses, GPs, and clinical teams to maintain excellent standards of care.
• Act as a role model and help train new staff in phlebotomy skills.

What we're looking for

• Certificate of competence in adult venepuncture and NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent).
• Wide-ranging phlebotomy experience and knowledge of anatomy and physiology.
• Strong communication skills and ability to reassure patients.
• IT literacy for accurate record-keeping.
• A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle (reasonable adjustments apply

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be required to perform a range of venepuncture techniques in the community setting and will work without direct supervision. This will require the post holder to undertake venepuncture on adult patients ensuring all relevant policy, protocols, Phlebotomy, and other relevant Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) are followed.

The post holder will be a role model for phlebotomy and will provide support for newly appointed community nursing and health care assistants with phlebotomy skills.

You will provide an efficient, effective, and quality community phlebotomy service, performing venepuncture on adult patients based in the community setting, at times in clinic ward / settings but predominantly for patients in their homes where the health and wellbeing of the individual would be compromised by travel.

Please note Procare Community Services are not a sponsoring organisation.

About us

The Procare Chief Executive is a Community Nurse, our medical director is local GPs and our Nurse Director has considerable community experience in governance and quality. Our clinically led board ensures that Procare has the experience and knowledge base from which to build sustainable integrated services.With high quality care, patient safety and a positive patient and carer experience at the centre of our strategy, our aim is to ensure high quality care for our local community, through being a great place to work with a highly skilled and competent workforce.We are an innovative, ambitious, friendly, and supportive local team and pride ourselves in a clinically led and flat management structure that ensures good visibility of all directors. We are seeking someone with all the right skills and attributes, who is pragmatic, and solution focused and wants be part of our local revolution in Community Nursing Services.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification to understand more about the opportunity this role presents you.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Why join us?

• Work in a supportive team guided by Procares PATIENT Values Framework: Person-centred care, Teamwork, Integrity, and Continuous Learning.
• Access to NHS pension and Agenda for Change benefits.
• Opportunities for professional development and skills training.
• Flexible working options including bank shifts.

Ready to make a difference?

Apply today and help us deliver safe, high-quality care to patients in their homes and community settings.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Evidence of a good level of education
• Certificate of competence in adult venepuncture
• NVQ Level 3, or equivalent

Knowledge

Essential

• Wide range of phlebotomy experience
• Knowledge of anatomy and physiology relevant to phlebotomy
• Ability to work independently
• A full UK driving license and vehicle for business use if required for this post, however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Procare Community Services

Address

The Jarvis Centre

Stoughton Road

Guildford

GU1 1LH

Employer's website

https://www.procarehealth.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

£26,240 to £27,928 a yearPer annum pro rata including HCAS