Phlebotomist

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.
We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and also particularly encourage applications from ethnically diverse, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. Furthermore we welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel as we recognise the benefits of the values, skills, training and experience that they bring to their work with us. We encourage all applicants to share their equality information with us.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------, We are seeking a Senior Phlebotomist to join and support our Merseyside Team on a permanent basis. This role is ideal for someone with a proven track record in phlebotomy, exceptional leadership skills, and a commitment to providing high-quality patient care.
As a Senior Phlebotomist, you will:
1. Provide phlebotomy services across clinic venues and patients' homes throughout the Merseyside area.
2. Take on a leadership role within the phlebotomy team, working closely with the Team Manager ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of the service.
3. Support the ongoing development and quality improvement of our service.
4. Work flexible hours, between 07:00 and 19:00, Monday to Friday, with the potential for evening and weekend shifts as the service expands., 1. Contribute to the provision of a high quality Merseyside Phlebotomy service.
2. Work with the Team Manager/peers to undertake workload planning, including rotas, taking into account competence levels.
3. Support the service to develop new ways of working to provide a responsive service to clients.
4. Support and empathise with clients, carers and families in time of need.
5. Support the service to develop and maintain multi-agency partnerships and joint working in line with the objectives.
6. Participate in the mentorship and assessment of a range of learners and in the preceptorship and support of new colleagues.
7. Maintain stock as required.
1. LEADERSHIP REQUIREMENTS:
1. Contribute to the development of policy and services to meet the needs of Merseyside Primary Care provider service defined group clients.
2. Provide leadership, mentorship and role modelling to support staff within the service and support the Team Manager in the day to day running of the service, 1. Contribute to the development of policy and services to meet the needs of Liverpool Primary Care provider service defined group clients.
2. Provide leadership, mentorship and role modelling to support staff within the phlebotomy team.
CLINICAL ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Attend mandatory training, core training and training that will enhance practice
2. Provide support and knowledge to support staff as required.
3. Act as an advocate and champion for clients.
4. Work within guidelines to identify and manage risk, reporting identified risks to the Operational manager.
5. Work in collaboration with other agencies, according to Trust policy
6. Identify own needs and prioritise work appropriately.
7. Maintain appropriate records and returns, both written and computerised.
8. Liaise regularly with all stakeholders in the promotion of the phlebotomy service..
SERVICE DEVELOPMENT
1. Support the phlebotomy service in the implementation of practice development, improvement and service modernisation initiatives.
2. Develop skills and competencies as required, to provide effective care and support to client group.
RESEARCH AND AUDIT
1. Provide relevant data and information as requested in a timely manner.
2. Participate in audit as required by Mersey Care .
CLINICAL GOVERNANCE / QUALITY
1. Participate in individual clinical supervision.
2. Support the training and development of support staff
COMMUNICATION / RELATIONSHIP REQUIREMENTS
Work with other professional and statutory groups involved in care management to:
1. Communicate sensitive and complex information, concerning Safeguarding Adults.
2. Communicate sensitive and complex information to clients, carers, colleagues and other professionals where there may be barriers to understanding, utilising interpreting services and aids to communication where appropriate.
3. Establish robust communication channels both with the Phlebotomy team and other professionals and agencies.
4. Attend staff meetings, team meetings, working groups and focus groups as appropriate
5. Understand and work to ensure equality of opportunity and respect for diverse cultures and lifestyles.
EQUALITY & DIVERSITY
It is the responsibility of every member of staff to understand our equality and diversity commitments and statutory obligations under current equality legislation including the Disability Discrimination Act 2005, the Equality Act 2006 and the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 and to:
+ Act in ways that support equality and diversity and recognises the importance of people's rights in accordance with legislation, policies, procedures and good practice.
+ Valuing people as individuals and treating everyone with dignity and respect, consideration and without prejudice, respecting diversity and recognising peoples expressed beliefs, preferences and choices in working with others and delivering appropriate services.
+ Recognise and report behaviour that undermines equality under Trust policy.
+ Be consciously aware of own behaviour and encourage the same levels of behaviour in colleagues.
+ Acknowledge others' different perspectives and recognise the diverse needs and experiences of everyone they come into contact with.
+ With the support of managers develop an equality and diversity objective through the personal development review process.
Infection Prevention & Control
All staff have both a duty and responsibility to avoid and prevent the spread of infection as a consequence of any actions or activities they are carrying out during the course of their duties.
The post holder must:-
+ Take all reasonable care to minimise the risk to service users, colleagues and members of the public (including themselves), of healthcare-associated infections.
+ Co-operate with the Trust in ensuring that all statutory and mandatory requirements are complied with - in particular, compliance with the Health Act 2006: Code of Practice for the prevention and control of healthcare - associated infections.
Be knowledgeable of and compliant with, the Trust's infection control policies and procedures, which include attendance at mandatory training.
Health and Safety
+ All employees are responsible for taking reasonable care for their own health, safety and security and assist in maintaining a healthy, safe and secure working environment for everyone. They must not intentionally misuse or interfere with anything provided in the interests of health safety or welfare e.g. misuse of equipment. It is a legal requirement that all employees attend training provided by the employer and report to their manager without delay, any accidents, incidents, defects in equipment, place of work or system of work which might endanger safety, health or security of which he/she becomes aware.
+ The post holder will have responsibility for any staff that they manage or supervise to ensure they are adhering to all the required health, safety and security tasks as set out in their Job descriptions and report any risks to the relevant persons.
CONFIDENTIALITY
All information available within the duties of this post is strictly confidential. Disclosure to any unauthorised person is regarded very seriously by the Trusts and may lead to disciplinary action.
Generic Responsibilities for all staff:
All post holders will agree to:
· Commit to the vision of supporting Mersey Care in becoming a leading organisation in the provision of community services, mental health care, addiction services and learning disability care, and in doing so fully utilise their skills and experience to support the objectives of the Trust.
· Role model the values of the Trust - Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Respectfulness, Enthusiasm and Support- in all activities and interactions with employees, service users and other stakeholders
· Challenge the stigma associated with mental health and learning difficulties.
· Comply with the Duty of Candour, defined by Francis as: 'The volunteering of all relevant information to persons who have or may have been harmed by the provision of services, whether or not the information has been requested and whether or not a complaint or a report about that provision has been made.'
· Work across professional and organisational boundaries to improve services for all.
· Maintain their specific knowledge base and develop new skills.
· Value the contribution of the patient / service user voice.
· Operate within any organisational codes of practice or those from a relevant professional body.
· Respect equality and diversity across all areas of working practice and communications with staff, service users and other stakeholders.
· Take responsibility for the accurate and timely collection and recording of data and ensuring all personally identifiable information is protected and used only for the purposes for which it was intended.
· Comply with all health and safety legislation and local policies and procedures.
· Adhere to all organisational policies.
· Have knowledge and understanding of technology in the workplace which is sufficient to maintain their efficiency and also how technology can empower service users in a digital environment
· Comply with the NHS Constitution in relation to the staff responsibilities that it sets out for NHS employees.
This job description is intended as an outline indicator of general areas of activity and will be reviewed in light of the changing needs of the Trust in consultation with the postholder.
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1. Have substantial experience and competency as a Phlebotomist.
2. Possess strong leadership and organisational skills to manage and support a team.
3. Be flexible, proactive, and demonstrate a positive "can-do" attitude.
4. Be willing and able to travel for work purposes between clinic sites and patient homes.
5. Be committed to attending training sessions and team meetings to maintain and enhance service delivery.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.