Phlebotomist

An opportunity to join our phlebotomy team at Sussex Pathology (www.onedaytests.com), offering phlebotomy services in our private walk-in locations in Croydon.

The position is zero hours at the moment with perspective to become permanent with time. The working hours are 8.00 - 15.00.

Driving license and car required for sample transportation daily. Mileage paid.

We are a dynamic and effective diagnostics company, providing much needed solutions in the diagnostics field that thrive on quality and commitment. We would love to hear from you if this sounds like something you would like to be involved in!

Responsibilities and duties:

• Perform venepuncture and capillary blood collection procedures. Extract blood samples from clients in a manner that makes the blood sample suitable/fit for automated, in-house diagnostic testing.
• Experience and skills sufficient to ensure that clients are treated safely and courteously at all times and experience the minimum of distress or discomfort throughout the blood sample procedure.
• Competence in venepuncture and methods of disposal of sharps, syringes and items contaminated with blood as per venepuncture procedures and standards.
• Ensure accurate client records management and data entry.
• Ensure that the samples are correctly labelled and put into the correct containers and otherwise properly treated so as to be suitable for the analysis requested.
• Daily maintenance and procedures for phlebotomy areas.
• Dispose of sharps, clinical and other waste appropriately, in accordance with Company's Infection Control Policy.
• Work within the Company’s Infection Control Policy, principles and guidance in maintaining good high standard of hand hygiene and wearing of protective clothing.
• Maintain working stocks of sample vials and any equipment required for the job ensuring such stock is in date and suitable for use as required.
• Work with the team managers in the allocation of the daily work list and communicating with clients in relation to appointments.
• Booking of tests and payments, information regarding the tests and panels.
• Training of new staff as required.
• Undertake other duties within the framework of the post.
• Experience with butterfly and other needles.
• Driving license and car required as samples need to be taken to the laboratory in Crawley daily. Mileage paid.

Education and Experience

• At least 18 months Phlebotomy experience post certificate or equivalent of NHS venepuncture training.
• Certificate of proof
• DBS within the last 3 years
• IT skills

Qualifications and Skills:

• To work unsupervised
• Enable clients to make most effective use of resources within the service by ensuring they receive up-to-date information, responding to any questions constructively and taking payments
• Experience of identifying quality issues and service improvement
• Excellent Customer Service skills
• To work as part of a team and ability to cope alone
• The ability to receive and deal effectively with confidential and sensitive information
• Physical skills (e.g. requirement for speed and accuracy, hand-eye co-ordination)
• Able to work in a busy environment
• Able to work under pressure

Job Type: Zero hours contract

Salary: From £15.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee discount

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus scheme

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Croydon: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• You must have access to a car and have a driving license, to be able to deliver samples to the laboratory. This is done at the end of every day, at 13:00.

Experience:

• Phlebotomy: 1 year (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: PHLEB-CROYDON