Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Phlebotomy team based at Chingford Health Centre.

We are looking to recruit Phlebotomists to work in this busy fast paced service and require a keen and enthusiastic individual to join our dynamic team. You will work alongside experienced phlebotomists and the phlebotomy Manager delivering quality care to patients.

You should have previous experience of providing phlebotomy services, in Clinical and Domiciliary settings.

The successful applicant must be flexible, a good team worker, used to working under pressure, have excellent interpersonal and IT skills and be able to communicate effectively with patients, carers and other team members.

The successful applicant will have a valued, challenging and rewarding role and will benefit from the support of a friendly hard working team.

To collect blood samples from patients who visit the Health Centre using Vacutainer or
Butterfly methods, ensuring that the correct colour bottles are used for each sample.

To collect blood samples from all allocated Housebound patients using Butterfly or
Vacutainer methods, ensuring the correct colour bottles are used for each sample

To correctly label all samples once taken and package them in the appropriate manner
ready for transportation to the laboratory

To transport blood samples to the laboratory if and when required

COVID-19 Vaccination
We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster. We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
High Cost Area Supplement – London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,108 and a maximum payment of £5,177 per annum pro rata).

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details on this vacancy.

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