Healthcare Assistant inMilton Keynes inMilton Keynes PUBLISHED MON 16 DEC 2024

Health Care Assistant/Phlebotomist

Department: Paediatric Day Care

Band: Band 3

Salary: £24,£25,674 Per annum, pro rata if part time

Hours: Full time, 37.5 per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working

An opportunity has arisen for a part time HCA/Phlebotomist's to join our existing team in our Paediatric Day Care Unit to support delivery and provision of the best possible care for our babies, children, young people and their families.

This Band 3 role will require someone who is able to effectively run a phlebotomy clinic, being kind, caring and compassionate whilst taking blood samples from babies and children within the Paediatric Department. They will also be expected to work alongside the nursing team within the Paediatric Day Care Unit or Milton Mouse Outpatient Department: this may involve managing clinics, completing observations on children that are having more involved tests, heighting, weighting and any other requested tests such as ECG's and urine testing. It is also expected that they ensure that the unit is clean and tidy and manage the ordering of stores. They will need to be computer literate, and a good knowledge of IT systems will be useful.

Please note that we are not able to offer sponsorship for this role.

Interview date: 02 January 2025

You will be a valued member of a multi-disciplinary team, expected to support and work across the whole Paediatric unit as an HCA or Phlebotomist as required. The role includes working with other professional groups and agencies to ensure that we are focussed on delivering High Quality Care.

You will need to be competent, caring, courageous, and compassionate, with a special interest in the care of babies, children and young people.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate that they have HCA experience as well as some phlebotomy experience. Further training in Paediatric phlebotomy will be given.

About us

Undertake errands as may be required. Deal with urgent dispatches of specimens as necessary.Perform tasks as may be considered relevant by senior sister / Nurse in charge.Contribute to the effective use of resources.Use the relevant hospital IT systems and attend regular hospital IT training

Please refer to attached Job description for further information.

We believe success lies in the diversity of our employees and are committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity, and embracing inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us.

MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once enough applications have been received.

MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology.

By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system. Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.

Upon commencing employment with the Trust,all employees (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are subject to a probationary period lasting a period of six months with an option to extend for a further six months to a total of 12 months.