Up to 30 hours per week. Are you passionate about providing high quality, competent care to people in their own home? In this role, you are an integral part of the team, supporting the wider community services.
The role requires positivity, excellent communication, and good organisational skills.
You will need to demonstrate integrity, initiative, flexibility, and the skill to support the team, approaching your work in a coordinated way.
We work integrated with primary care, adult social care, therapists, urgent & intermediate care services alongside our specialist services informing our ageing well MDTs, which facilitates shaping our future to deliver great quality care for housebound individuals.
We strive to maximise wellbeing, improve health outcomes and patient experience, and support people to remain at home.
If you have an interest in community phlebotomy, preventing hospital admissions, and caring for people with complex long-term disease, through to the last stages of their life, this role is for you.
We provide opportunities for continued learning and career progression; if this ignited your interest, we would like to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
To be a Community Phlebotomist, your role is vital in supporting people's care by undertaking venepuncture, blood pressure monitoring, and collecting samples from patients in the community, ensuring patient safety and personal safety through adhering to Livewell protocols, policies, procedures, and relevant Health and Safety legislation at all times. You will be required to be an autonomous practitioner and a team player. Be responsible for developing your competencies in venepuncture and clinical observations. You will be required to undertake a robust induction and be allocated a mentor to support your learning to develop in your role. We offer training in line with the required competencies for you to build on your knowledge, experience, and skills. You will be expected to undertake continued learning with accessibility to accredited courses. Have a full driving licence and the ability to travel across Plymouth. All Livewell Southwest staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7-day service. Please note that this role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. About us
Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise providing integrated health & social care services for people across Plymouth, South Hams & West Devon, as well as some specialist services for people living in parts of Devon & Cornwall. With teams in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, and health & wellbeing hubs. As an organisation with a strong social conscience, we always value being kind, respectful, inclusive, ambitious, responsible, and collaborative. Transforming services to make them sustainable, ensuring that we value, support & empower each other. We are committed to involving the people we care for, families & carers in everything that we do, working towards co-production where we can. Helping us to deliver the right care for people, in the right place & at the right time. By putting people at the centre of what we do, we ensure to support people to lead healthy independent lives & be the very best at helping people to live well. Valuing our employees and making an investment in their development a priority. We offer: Protected CPD time for registered staff Various development pathways and ongoing regular training packages for all staff Access & funding for training including Care Certificate, Assistant Practitioners Course & Scholarship Into Nurse Training A Robust Preceptorship A bespoke induction programme Existing members of the NHS Pension Scheme can continue their membership when they join the organisation. Job responsibilities
The post holder is a member of the Community Nursing Team who generally works independently and participates in the assessment of care needs, which includes observation of any changes in the patient’s condition and reports findings to the most appropriate Clinician. Following a Registered Nurse or Assistant Practitioner’s assessment of need, the post holder will then follow and implement a planned programme of care, with the support of a Registered Nurse from within the team. Unplanned care may be included on advice of Registered Nurse or Assistant Practitioner. If circumstances change, specific clinician duties may be undertaken in the patient’s own homes, Care Home settings, or other community locations. To adhere to the Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW) Code of Conduct, Standards and Competencies. Dimensions and context of role:
The Post holder is a member of the Community Nursing Service, working under the direction of the District Nursing Team. The core role is to collect blood samples by Venepuncture from patients in the community ensuring patient safety and personal safety through adhering to Livewell Southwest protocols, policies, procedures, and relevant Health and Safety legislation at all times. They will undertake a patient’s blood pressure and report back to the designated District Nurse or GP. Person Specification
Behaviours, values and attitudes
Familiar with and committed to the principles and values of the NHS. Demonstrate commitment to and focus on quality, promoting high standards to consistently improve patient outcomes. Consistently put clinicians at the heart of decision making. Creates and fosters a culture of openness, honesty, integrity, and inclusiveness. Values diversity and difference. Uses evidence to make improvements and seeks out innovation. Demonstrates commitment to partnership working. Flexible approach to working. Highly motivated with the ability to influence and inspire others. Outcomes focused. Ability to act as a champion for patients/carers and their interests, ensuring the patients' voice has an impact on service developments. Experience
Ability to carry out Venepuncture. Ability to identify when to refer to GP or District Nurse. Ability to respond to urgent calls in different parts of the city. Ability to use initiative and work autonomously. Skills
Good interpersonal/Organisational skills. Good time management. Tactful and sensitive to patients' needs. Self-motivated/Self-awareness. Flexibility. Ability to travel across the city in a timely manner to meet the needs of the service. Ability to work under pressure. Willingness to further develop knowledge & skills. Qualifications
Vocational Qualification Level II or able to demonstrate the skills, knowledge, and ability to work to the level required. Ability to prioritise. Willingness to learn. Up-to-date knowledge of Infection Control, Policies, and Standards. Evidence of communication skills with patients, carers, and professionals. Experience in a care setting, e.g. primary, secondary or Care Homes. Evidence of recent study. Knowledge of HCSW Code of Conduct, Standards & Competencies.
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To be a Community Phlebotomist, your role is vital in supporting people's care by undertaking venepuncture, blood pressure monitoring, and collecting samples from patients in the community, ensuring patient safety and personal safety through adhering to Livewell protocols, policies, procedures, and relevant Health and Safety legislation at all times. You will be required to be an autonomous practitioner and a team player. Be responsible for developing your competencies in venepuncture and clinical observations. You will be required to undertake a robust induction and be allocated a mentor to support your learning to develop in your role. We offer training in line with the required competencies for you to build on your knowledge, experience, and skills. You will be expected to undertake continued learning with accessibility to accredited courses. Have a full driving licence and the ability to travel across Plymouth. All Livewell Southwest staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7-day service. Please note that this role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. About us
Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise providing integrated health & social care services for people across Plymouth, South Hams & West Devon, as well as some specialist services for people living in parts of Devon & Cornwall. With teams in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, and health & wellbeing hubs. As an organisation with a strong social conscience, we always value being kind, respectful, inclusive, ambitious, responsible, and collaborative. Transforming services to make them sustainable, ensuring that we value, support & empower each other. We are committed to involving the people we care for, families & carers in everything that we do, working towards co-production where we can. Helping us to deliver the right care for people, in the right place & at the right time. By putting people at the centre of what we do, we ensure to support people to lead healthy independent lives & be the very best at helping people to live well. Valuing our employees and making an investment in their development a priority. We offer: Protected CPD time for registered staff Various development pathways and ongoing regular training packages for all staff Access & funding for training including Care Certificate, Assistant Practitioners Course & Scholarship Into Nurse Training A Robust Preceptorship A bespoke induction programme Existing members of the NHS Pension Scheme can continue their membership when they join the organisation. Job responsibilities
The post holder is a member of the Community Nursing Team who generally works independently and participates in the assessment of care needs, which includes observation of any changes in the patient’s condition and reports findings to the most appropriate Clinician. Following a Registered Nurse or Assistant Practitioner’s assessment of need, the post holder will then follow and implement a planned programme of care, with the support of a Registered Nurse from within the team. Unplanned care may be included on advice of Registered Nurse or Assistant Practitioner. If circumstances change, specific clinician duties may be undertaken in the patient’s own homes, Care Home settings, or other community locations. To adhere to the Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW) Code of Conduct, Standards and Competencies. Dimensions and context of role:
The Post holder is a member of the Community Nursing Service, working under the direction of the District Nursing Team. The core role is to collect blood samples by Venepuncture from patients in the community ensuring patient safety and personal safety through adhering to Livewell Southwest protocols, policies, procedures, and relevant Health and Safety legislation at all times. They will undertake a patient’s blood pressure and report back to the designated District Nurse or GP. Person Specification
Behaviours, values and attitudes
Familiar with and committed to the principles and values of the NHS. Demonstrate commitment to and focus on quality, promoting high standards to consistently improve patient outcomes. Consistently put clinicians at the heart of decision making. Creates and fosters a culture of openness, honesty, integrity, and inclusiveness. Values diversity and difference. Uses evidence to make improvements and seeks out innovation. Demonstrates commitment to partnership working. Flexible approach to working. Highly motivated with the ability to influence and inspire others. Outcomes focused. Ability to act as a champion for patients/carers and their interests, ensuring the patients' voice has an impact on service developments. Experience
Ability to carry out Venepuncture. Ability to identify when to refer to GP or District Nurse. Ability to respond to urgent calls in different parts of the city. Ability to use initiative and work autonomously. Skills
Good interpersonal/Organisational skills. Good time management. Tactful and sensitive to patients' needs. Self-motivated/Self-awareness. Flexibility. Ability to travel across the city in a timely manner to meet the needs of the service. Ability to work under pressure. Willingness to further develop knowledge & skills. Qualifications
Vocational Qualification Level II or able to demonstrate the skills, knowledge, and ability to work to the level required. Ability to prioritise. Willingness to learn. Up-to-date knowledge of Infection Control, Policies, and Standards. Evidence of communication skills with patients, carers, and professionals. Experience in a care setting, e.g. primary, secondary or Care Homes. Evidence of recent study. Knowledge of HCSW Code of Conduct, Standards & Competencies.
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