Job overview

To provide an efficient and comprehensive domiciliary Phlebotomy Service to patients in Bedfordshire that are unable to access their GP practice to have their blood taken.

Duties may be undertaken in the patient's own homes, Care Home settings or other community locations.

The post holder will be expected to demonstrate initiative, be self-motivated and have the ability to work unsupervised, actioning and prioritising work as delegated.

To adhere to the Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW) Code of Conduct, Standards and Competencies.

Communicate effectively and professionally with laboratory staff, hospital staff and other service users, in order to ensure the smooth running of the Phlebotomy Service and to promote a high quality service.

Main duties of the job

To bleed patients using the standard techniques approved by the Department of Pathology, ensuring infection control policy is a...