Phlebotomist

Job Title: Phlebotomist

Department: Phlebotomy

Location: Lister Hospital, Coreys Mill Lane, Stevenage, SG1 4AB

Contract / Hours: Permanent, Full-time (37.5 hours per week)

Salary: Up to £29,324.40 per annum DOE inclusive of regional pay allowance

About the Role

Sonic Healthcare UK is seeking an enthusiastic person to work within a busy Phlebotomy department.

You will be required to work within the department and also to go out to Surgeries/clinics and to do domiciliary visits.

You will be required to work alternate weekends within the ENHT geography area.

Key Responsibilities

To perform venepuncture on patients in Outpatient department, in a ward setting and in GP surgeries/Health clinics.

Skills & Experience

Experience preferred but not essential as training will be given.

Essential

Car Driver essential for role as you will be required to cross site on occasions

Desirable

An enthusiastic friendly personality. Someone who is compassionate about helping others and able to put patients at their ease.

Personal Attributes

• Honesty
• Respectful towards both patients and fellow colleagues
• Is able to maintain confidentiality

About Us

Sonic Healthcare is an internationally renowned healthcare provider with a demonstrable track record of medical services across the world. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, Sonic is an ASX Top 50 company that has grown to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers, specialising in pathology, radiology and primary care medical centres. We have operations in Australia, the USA, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Ireland and New Zealand.

Sonic Healthcare UK encompasses the two main entities in the UK, The Doctors Laboratory (TDL) and Health Services Laboratories (HSL). HSL is a partnership between The Doctors Laboratory (TDL), Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH). HSL was formed to provide pathology services to the NHS Trusts and has expanded further to provide services to other NHS Trusts. Over 3,500 staff work at Sonic Healthcare UK, primarily under the TDL or HSL banner.

Our purpose is to deliver medically-led diagnostics, innovation, value and long-term investment to healthcare. With our core laboratory based at The Halo Building in London WC1H 9AX, we also have an expanding site in Manchester as well as smaller hospital-based laboratories across the country. We maintain rigorously high standards of quality, whilst also delivering efficiencies to healthcare through careful workforce planning, pioneering technology and significant investment in infrastructure and IT.

Due to the nature of work that Sonic Healthcare UK undertakes, our clients require that Employees filling certain roles, need, as part of their on-boarding to complete a DBS Check.

Why Join Sonic Healthcare UK?

At Sonic Healthcare UK we offer a variety of excellent staff benefits including:

• Training and development opportunities - supporting professional development

• Annual salary review - salary and progression are aligned to our internal transparent pay structure (Progression Plus), supporting career development and structured annual salary reviews

• Discounted gym membership - we have a corporate gym membership scheme with Better Gyms
• Cash healthcare plan - cash back on a variety of healthcare costs including dentist and opticians

• Sick Pay Entitlement - one month’s full pay and one month’s half pay after probation

• Permanent Health Insurance and Death in Service Cover

• Life Assurance - providing salary continuation for long term illness (six months qualifying period)

• Employee Assistance Programme - supporting staff wellbeing

• Season Ticket Loan Scheme - interest free loan for the cost of annual travel ticket

• Perkbox - Access to additional staff perks and benefits such as high street discounts

• Company Pension Scheme - company and staff contributions which increase with service

• Competitive annual leave allowance

• Flexible working hours - we support and offer flexibility around shift patterns and working schedule

Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required.

We respect and value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from diverse communities.

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