Job Introduction
Are you an experienced Phlebotomist who enjoys working independently while making a real difference to patients in their own homes?
We are looking for a confident and compassionate Community Phlebotomist to join our team based at Gravesham Community Hospital.
This is a rewarding community-based role where you'll travel to patients across the locality, undertaking blood sampling and supporting people who may find it difficult to attend traditional healthcare settings. You'll provide a professional and reassuring service, ensuring patients feel comfortable and informed throughout their appointment.
Working closely with GPs, Community Nursing teams and other healthcare professionals, you'll help ensure samples are collected safely, accurately and efficiently while maintaining excellent standards of patient care and record keeping.
The role offers the opportunity to work independently while remaining part of a supportive and experienced healthcare team.
We have two position for 30 Hours per week and 37.5 Hours per week
A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes are essential for this role.
Package Description
As a Community Phlebotomist, you'll be part of our valued team based at Gravesham Community Hospital, delivering an important service to patients across the local community.
You'll play a key role in ensuring patients can access blood testing services closer to home, helping to support timely diagnosis, monitoring and treatment while delivering excellent patient care in a community setting.
You will feel valued within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- £25,258 annual salary with access to our Group Pension
- Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping, as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face-to-face help with your mental and physical wellbeing, from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post-trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our 'Outstanding' learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care
Main Responsibilities
As a Community Phlebotomist, you will:
- Undertake venepuncture within patients' homes and community settings
- Deliver a professional, caring and patient-focused service at all times
- Accurately identify patients and ensure all samples are labelled correctly
- Maintain clear, accurate and contemporaneous patient records
- Provide appropriate information and reassurance to patients undergoing blood tests
- Escalate concerns, clinical issues or problems appropriately to the Team Leader, GP or relevant healthcare professional
- Maintain patient confidentiality and comply with information governance requirements at all times
- Ensure blood samples are collected, stored and transported in accordance with local procedures
- Work in line with clinical policies, infection prevention standards and safe working practices
- Recognise and report incidents, risks, near misses and concerns in a timely manner
- Participate in clinical supervision and ongoing professional development
- Attend mandatory training and competency updates
- Work collaboratively with colleagues across community services to support excellent patient care
- Act at all times in accordance with relevant professional standards, legislation and organisational policies
The Ideal Candidate
We're looking for an experienced and reliable Phlebotomist who is passionate about delivering high-quality care and enjoys working within the community.
You will have:
- Previous experience working as a Phlebotomist within a healthcare setting
- Successful completion of theoretical and practical venepuncture training and competency assessment
- Experience working directly with patients
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong organisational and time-management abilities
- The ability to work independently and manage your own workload effectively
- Good attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining accurate records
- A compassionate and professional approach to patient care
- Confidence using IT systems and maintaining electronic records
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel
- An understanding of confidentiality, information governance and patient-centred care
Most importantly, you'll be someone who takes pride in providing a professional, reassuring and high-quality service to every patient you meet.
As this is a community role, a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes are essential.
