About this role
Job summary
The Phlebotomy Lead will manage the team of phlebotomists working in the hospital and the Community. The postholder will be expected to assist in the management of resources (staff, equipment and consumables) to achieve optimum levels of quality and efficiency within the budget allocation. The postholder will be expected to respond positively to the changing demands of the service, through innovation, communication, setting standards and achieving results
Main duties of the job
- Staff Management
- Phlebotomy Experience
- Rota Management
- Sickness Monitoring
- Governance/ Quality
- Financial Management
- Recruitment
- Training and Development
About us
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details and main responsibilities.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- SUPERVISORY/ MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
- NVQ LEVEL 3 OR SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- EXCELLENT COMPUTER SKILLS
- EXPERIENCE IN ROTA MANAGEMENT
- ACCURACY AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL
- ABILITY TO WORK UNDER PRESSURE IN A BUSY ENVIRONMENT
- PREVIOUS PHLEBTOMY EXPERIENCE
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Essential
- ABILITY TO MOTIVATE AND IMPLEMENT AGREED CHANGE
- STRONG PEOPLE MANAGEMENT SKILLS
- CLARITY OF THOUGH AND ARTICULATE IN PRESENTING IDEAS AND OPINIONS
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications 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 details
Employer name
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Address
Based at New Cross Hospital - cross site working required
Wednesfield
Wolverhampton
WV10 0QP
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.royalwolverhampton.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)