Community Health care Assistant / Phlebotomist

To provide basic nursing care support to the Nursing team at the Luton Treatment Centre. This role will predominantly be clinic based but will require home visits as and when necessary, dependant on staffing levels. Provide phlebotomy clinics at the Luton Treatment Centre as required and assisting the Community Phlebotomists with domiciliary visits where necessary. At times where other services are facing staffing issues you may be required to assist within your skill set. The shift pattern will be 8am - 4pm or 11am - 7pm depending on clinical need., To provide basic nursing care support to the DVT Nursing team based at LTC

To support taking out of hours bloods to the laboratory in the evenings

Community Phlebotomist Service with domiciliary visits where necessary.

Provide phlebotomy clinics at the Luton Treatment Centre including evenings

When undertaking home visits on scheduled days to plan visits accordingly.

Assess the client's registration forms and initiate investigations (to include blood pressure, weight, height, bloods

To provide basic dressings as directed by nursing team.

To set up clinical areas prior to clinic

To chaperone and assist clients attending for procedures (on and off examination couch, escorting within the building and out to their car)

Always Act as an ambassador for the Luton Treatment Centre

To give general advice to patients regarding services

Check all equipment prior to clinic and report any defects to appropriate personnel.

To take appropriate emergency action as required and to immediately inform the nurse in charge or manager.

To assist in the collection of information for audit purposes

To rotate stock according to expiry dates

To put supplies, pharmacy, logistics and stores away

To ensure bins are emptied at the end of each clinic.

Assist in taking requests from patients on the phone booking line for clinic phlebotomy.

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