About the Role

Deben Health Group Primary Care Network, (PCN), are looking for a GP assistant and community phlebotomist to join their team on a full or part-time basis. Based at our PCN office in Riduna Park, Melton, this is a community based role involving domiciliary working as a lone practitioner, so you must hold a valid driving license and have access to a car to be considered.

This role plays a vital role in supporting clinicians in the delivery of high quality primary care across the PCN and will offer patients care in their own homes to complete blood tests and other observations.

Duties will include;

Perform venepuncture (phlebotomy) to collect blood samples.
Record and document vital signs including blood pressure, pulse, weight and BMI.
Access clinical ICE system for electronic pathology requesting, results and printing sample labels.
Carry out urinalysis, diabetic foot checks and other diagnostic tests, once trained and assessed competent.
Maintain accurate, contemporaneous patient records using SystmOne.
Apply infection prevention and control measures consistently in all clinical activities.
Escalate concerns or changes in patient condition promptly to the practice clinician.
Support health promotions by signposting patients to appropriate PCN or community service.

Please see attached job description for further information.

About the Candidate

If you are an experienced phlebotomist looking for a new challenge, we would love to hear from you.

You will have the following skills and qualifications:

Educated to GCSE level pass or equivalent in English and Maths.
Qualification in venepuncture.
Experience of working in a healthcare setting.
Ability to work alone, be pro-active and motivated.
Excellent communication skills.
SystemOne experience preferred.
Confident with Outlook, Word and Excel.
Must hold a valid driving license and have access to own car.

About Us

The Deben Health Group PCN is set in picturesque Suffolk, just outside Woodbridge and is close to the Historic Sutton Hoo and with beautiful Constable country nearby.

We compromise of four member practices, Wickham Market Medical Centre, The Peninsula Practice, Little St John’s Street Surgery and Framfield House Surgery, with a joint patient population of 40,000 (approximately), each with its unique strengths and expertise.

Our aim is to leverage these strengths and foster collaboration among our network members to deliver its key objectives contained in the Directed Enhanced Service Contract (DES) from NHS England and NHS Improvement and enhance the quality and efficiency of care delivery and By working together, we can offer a wide range of services, support and coordinated care effectively, and improve patient outcomes.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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