Team Leader Phlebotomy

We are recruiting for a Team Leader Phlebotomy who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff., To safely and efficiently perform venepuncture on all patients requiring blood tests as per the Phlebotomy standard operating procedure (SOP) at Medway Maritime Hospital, Sheppey Community Hospital or anywhere else required by the Phlebotomy management team. The role will also include the day to day management of the phlebotomy team including rotas and e-rostering systems, sickness, annual leave and stock control and ordering.
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

Working for our organisation
Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of the Best of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.
As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.
Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:
B - Bold
E - Every person counts
S - Sharing and open
T - Together
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust., Responsible to perform venepuncture on patients in the inpatient and outpatient setting, preparing patients for venepuncture, ensuring they are given the opportunity to discuss their concerns and individual needs
Responsible for delivering additional phlebotomy activity such as glucose tolerance tests, paediatric phlebotomy (age 0 to 16) and PICC (peripherally inserted central catheter) line as the service develops
Responsible for the delivering training and mentoring of new staff for all routine and non-routine phlebotomy and ensure that all policies and protocols are adhered to
Responsible for delivering training Trust wide to ensure phlebotomy carried out by non phlebotomy staff is safe and competency assessed
Manage the e-roster system including rotas, annual leave and sickness monitoring and to escalate any rota issues to Head of Phlebotomy
Investigation of untoward incidents including Datix and complaints