Job summaryAre you ready to make a difference in Milton Keynes?We are looking for a Community phlebotomist to join our team. Are you passionate about care being delivered in and closer to peoples homes?If so then this is the role for you. We are a supportive team who's aim is to ensure everyone has a voice to shape our services and opportunities to develop professionally. We are looking for someone with passion and enthusiasm to drive our service line forward in a fast paced environment. The post holder will work in partnership with the District Nursing team.Main duties of the jobThe Community Nursing service is developing within this dynamic and proactive climate working within a culture of collaboration and joint working with social service, acute and intermediate care. We offer on-going professional development and have a challenging agenda for the years ahead, which means that we are an exciting organisation to join.Are you caring, compassionate and committed to providing the best service possible to patients?Do you want to help deliver care to people in their own homes and work with supportive, skilled teams while you do it?Our aim is to recruit the best Community Phlebotomist so that we can continue to develop and provide the best patient care. Candidates should demonstrate some experience of providing care as a Phlebotomist or Health Care Assistant. You will be required to hold a full UK driving licence and have access to a car for work.About usThe successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesWork in partnership with District Nursing teams specifically to obtain blood samples from patients in their own homes as requested by General Practitioners. To accept delegated responsibility for venepuncture from District Nurses.To undertake other tasks as delegated by the District Nurse provided these are within the post holders competencies and relevant training has been undertaken.Work independently without direct supervision.To provide venepuncture training as required for Community Nursing team members.To contribute to administrative, clinical and other service duties as required.Person SpecificationOtherEssentialFull driving license and use of car for work purposesExperienceEssentialPrevious experience in a Health Care Assistant roleCommunity ExperienceTeam workingDesirablePhlebotomy experienceNHS ExperienceSystmone ExperienceDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).Employer detailsEmployer nameCentral and North West London NHS Foundation TrustAddressSouth hub, Bletchley Community HospitalWhalley DriveBletchley, Milton KeynesMK3 6ENEmployer's websitehttps://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)