Job summary
- Main area
- cancer
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (working all shift patterns as required in the unit)
- Job ref
- 361-6386497
- Employer
- East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre
- Town
- Northwood
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 per annum, plus 15% High Cost Area Supplement
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/07/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 07/08/2024
Employer heading
Clinical Support Worker Higher/Phlebotomist
NHS AfC: Band 3
Here at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust,
Our mission is:
Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities
Our vision to 2030 is:
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service
Job overview
We are recruiting for a Clinical Support Worker Higher/ Phlebotomist who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
This is a permanent post at the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre phlebotomy unit. The unit is open from 08:00 - 16:00 Monday to Friday and provides a dedicated ‘walk in’ service for all cancer centre outpatients who require blood tests. It also provides a service for in-patient early morning routine blood tests on the ward.
Phlebotomist supported by Cancer Centre nursing team are to set and maintain high standards and best practice in patient care, vascular access, and blood sample collection.
Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate should be an experienced CSW with excellent venepuncture skills.
The role will involve working in the phlebotomy day unit alongside supporting the ward and radiotherapy outpatient clinical areas.
Working closely with the vascular access team and outpatients unit, there will also be the opportunity to for the successful candidate to extend and develop skills in the care and management of central lines (PICCs & ports).
Supporting the manager in the planning and development of the service in accordance with quality standards, national guidelines and the need of the local health economy.
To work across the phlebotomy day unit, on the cancer centre wards and outpatient day units
Working for our organisation
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
ENHT is seeking to maintain and expand the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre staff as we move to an exciting new future.
We welcome applications from those who would relish the opportunity to be part of new and developing cancer service, building on the excellent reputation, research and patient experience the Cancer Centre already delivers.
In addition, you will receive a High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of your basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £4,134 and a maximum payment of £5,436 per annum pro rata.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- Qualifications / Training GSCE in Maths, English and Science or equivalent
- Trained phlebotomist
Desirable criteria
- Clinical support worker
- ECDL
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in Phlebotomy
Desirable criteria
- Previous relevant experience of working in the NHS
- Stock management experience
- Experience of motivating others to achieve a shared goal
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good communication skills
- Demonstrable interpersonal skills
- Ability to work alone and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to prioritise competing work demands and meet the need of the service effectively
- Able to work in situations where diplomacy and judgement are used and could be questioned
- To be able to confidently, discreetly and directly deal with patients infected with potentially hazardous and possibly life threatening bodily fluids and/or with other hazardous infestations and infections as part of your working practice
- Ability to work where bending, sitting or standing for long periods of time is required
- Basic computer skills
- Skills to manage situations that can be sensitive and emotionally challenging
- Good written communication skills
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Basic knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the circulatory and respiratory systems
- First Aid and CPR
- Display and demonstrate knowledge and understanding up to or equivalent to, NVQ level 3 or other locally assessed and competency based National Standard
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
- Role model our Trust values every day
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Angela Smith
- Job title
- matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07842958127
- Additional information
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