Team Lead / Senior Phlebotomist

Are you a skilled and experienced Phlebotomist ready to take on a leadership role? Do you thrive working in both clinical and domiciliary settings? If so, we want to hear from you!,

• Provide phlebotomy services across clinic venues and patients' homes throughout the Knowsley Borough.
• 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.
• Support the ongoing development and quality improvement of our service.
• Work flexible hours, primarily between 08:00 and 16:00, Monday to Friday, with the potential for evening and weekend shifts as the service expands., Contribute to the provision of a high quality Knowsley wide Phlebotomy service.
• Work with the Team Manager to undertake workload planning, including rotas, taking into account competence levels.
• Support the service to develop new ways of working to provide a responsive service to clients.
• Support and empathise with clients, carers and families in time of need.
• Support the service to develop and maintain multi-agency partnerships and joint working in line with the objectives.
• Participate in the mentorship and assessment of a range of learners and in the preceptorship and support of new colleagues.
• Maintain stock as required.
LEADERSHIP REQUIREMENTS:
• Contribute to the development of policy and services to meet the needs of Knowsley Primary Care provider service defined group clients.
• 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
  
  We are seeking a Senior Phlebotomist to join and support our Knowsley 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., Have substantial experience and competency as a Phlebotomist.
• Possess strong leadership and organisational skills to manage and support a team.
• Be flexible, proactive, and demonstrate a positive "can-do" attitude.
• Be willing and able to travel for work purposes between clinic sites and patient homes.
• 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.