An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 3 phlebotomist/Senior nursing assistant to join the team in Genomic medicine. The Genomic outpatient area has 12 clinic rooms and can see both adult and paediatric patients. The post holder along side their venepuncture skills will be expected to chaperone doctors/nurses, assist with procedures and perform nursing assistant duties.
Clinical Genetics is a medical discipline specialising in the diagnosis and management of conditions with a known or probable genetic basis. Genetic disorders occur across the whole lifespan and may affect multiple family members and generations. Families often require both specialist diagnosis and health management.
We provide specialist, family-centred services for:
Diagnostic assessment
Current and accurate medical information
Risk estimation for pregnancies and the extended family
Genetic counselling
Management and support to individual patients of any age
We work with our laboratory colleagues and clinical colleagues from a variety of medical specialties across Greater Manchester and the North West region.
Clinical staff in the department are affiliated to one or more clinical teams. Clinical teams comprise of doctors, genetic counsellors, nursing staff and other health professionals. Working in the Outpatient area in Genomics you will be expected to work along side these clinical teams.
The main duties of the role include:
To carry out venepuncture on both adult and paediatric patients attending the outpatient area in Genomics
To ensure that all specimens for investigative test are correctly labelled, bagged and dispatched to the appropriate laboratory, in line with trust policy
Following training if required, undertake blood pressure and pulse measurement, urine analysis
Assist and Chaperone the clinicians in a variety of clinic when appropriate
Undertake height and weight measurements
To report any incidents or changes in a patient's health status immediately to a registered professional
Assist lead nurse in implementing infection control procedures feeding back any concerns
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
