247493-Phlebotomist job at East Kilbride Full Time NEW

About The Organisation

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

The Role

To collect blood samples by venepuncture or capillary route from Locality patients within the Health Centre, GP Practices and Hospital

In this key role, you will:

• Adherence to NHS Lanarkshire policies and procedures relevant to all areas of work and regulatory requirements. These would include the following but may not be limited:
• Health and Safety Policy in particular Infection Control and needle stick injury.
• NHS Lanarkshire policy on hospital acquired infection.
• Patient Confidentiality Policy.
• Risk Management.

What You’ll Bring:

• A certificate in venepuncture is essential.
• Knowledge of anatomy and physiology is required.
• Previous experience preferred.
• Require intensive one-to-one supervised training for an initial period of three months and regular updating of skills thereafter.

What we Offer

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Annual Leave – 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent – regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

• Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

For informal discussion, please contact Lorraine Stevenson ANP Team Leader on [email protected]

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Heather Lamont, Recruitment Administrator on [email protected]

Interested?

Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Please review our Application Guidance which explain key information including closing dates, amendments, righttowork requirements, sponsorship eligibility and important points to be aware of before submitting your application

You can also learn more about working with NHS Lanarkshire by viewing our Information Pack

Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.