Community Phlebotomist

Job overview

The phlebotomist will be responsible for the majority of venepuncture within the District Nursing Service. The post holder will undertake venepuncture care in patients’ homes, documenting personal details as appropriate and report to the appropriate District Nurse Team. A database of these patients will be updated and a record kept of when patients are seen. The phlebotomist will be responsible for ensuring that their activity is captured in line with the rest of the community nursing teams. The phlebotomist may, if necessary and appropriate, perform other simple tasks such as blood pressure monitoring while visiting the patient to undertake phlebotomy.

Main duties of the job

• To take blood from patients in their homes whilst following local venepuncture guidelines.
• To perform other, very simple tasks for the patient if and when necessary, such as blood pressure monitoring, depending on the need of the service.