Phlebotomy Supervisor

Job overview

To work with the In-Patient Phlebotomy Team as a Phlebotomy Supervisor assisting management in leading the Phlebotomy team to ensure great care is provided to our patients.

To work as a supervisor completing HR related tasks in the clinical areas as well as supporting your team by performing Venepuncture and ensuring a smooth efficient service

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. You can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website.

Main duties of the job

The Phlebotomy Supervisor will work Monday through Friday, 7:30-11:45, and a rotated weekend pattern of 7:30-11:45, equivalent to one weekend in four, rostered via requests. Bank holiday work is also required.

There is a requirement to work across both sites on a week-by-week basis, sharing the responsibility with a second band 3 supervisor and escalating to a band 4 Team Leader and band 7 Charge Nurse.

You have a responsibility to ensure the smooth running of the Phlebotomy service, performing on the floor clinical duties of Phlebotomy, supporting your team, as well as performing some HR related tasks.

Working for our organisation

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification

QUALIFICATIONS

• NVQ LATA Level 2 or equivalent (4 or 5 GCSE’s at Grades A-C)
• English & Maths GCSE’s Grades A to C or equivalent

• IT qualification

EXPERIENCE

• Can demonstrate previous use of good organisational skills
• Can demonstrate previous use of good communication skills
• Experience of dealing with patients or in care settings
• Established Venepuncture experience
• Previous management experience of a large team

• Phlebotomy experience within a hospital setting
• Venepuncture experience of more than 3 years in a clinical environment

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY

• Computer literate
• Excellent organisational skills
• Good verbal communication
• Can prioritise their own workload
• Ability to multitask and yet maintain a high standard of concentration and precision.

• Open to learning new skills

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Confident – can deal with problems as they arise
• Friendly
• Helpful
• Calm

• Flexible