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Community Technician

🏢 Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust • 📍 Norwich, England • 🕒 Today

Salary Range

£20,270 - £21,318

£1,689 - £1,777 / mo

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Location Base

Norwich, England

Tier-1 UK Economic Zone

Est. Take-Home Pay

68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)

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1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard

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Position Overview & Specifications

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Norwich Community Phlebotomy team, within the “Outstanding” Norfolk Community Health and Care. The position is for a highly motivated Community Technician, dedicated to providing high standards of clinical intervention including venepuncture, capillary sampling, observations and ECG's. This will be for patients in their own homes, care homes, the travelling community, community hospitals and/or in clinics. This will provide support in the delivery of the community service to patients within the community.

You should have proficient competencies and evidence-based knowledge in the above skills, as well as experience of interacting with patients and working with other professionals with in the community health services.

Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an ‘Outstanding’ rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded this title.

Collection of blood samples from patients in accordance with agreed procedures.
To ensure samples taken from patients are correctly identified by using the labels provided on the ICE forms, or clearly writing on the label in line with requesting services guidelines as appropriate.
To ensure any capillary blood sampling for International Normalized Ratio (INR) is carried out in accordance with Norfolk Community Health & Care Standard Operating Procedures.
To ensure that where blood samples need to be sent off for analysis they are delivered to the nearest site in time for that day’s collection.
To take temperature, pulse and blood pressure readings in accordance with agreed procedures.
To take electrocardiogram (ECG) readings in accordance with agreed procedures.
Order and restock stores for the community nursing team.
To report any concerns with regard to patients or colleagues to the Senior Registered Nurse for that area.
To work with all health care professionals, and statutory/non statutory agencies to provide a seamless, integrated service to our service users.
Establishing good working relationships with all Trust staff.
To print off own blood requests using the ICE system.