Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• Certificate or qualification in Health and Social Care
• Good general education (GCSE/A-levels or equivalent)

Desirable

• IT/Computer training

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a health care setting, particularly with an anticoagulation clinic in an outpatient setting.
• Certificate in phlebotomy as well as experience with point-of-care near-patient testing
• Administrative/management experience.

Desirable

• A good understanding of patient care.
• Customer care training

Skills, abilities, and attributes

Essential

• Effective communication skills (written and verbal)
• IT literate with good keyboard and word processing skills.
• Ability to maintain up-to-date and accurate records.
• Able to work across organisational boundaries.
• Able to work under pressure.
• Able to work autonomously, managing own workload as well as part of the team.

Desirable

• Able to work autonomously, managing own workload as well as part of the team.
• Familiar with Cerner or any other patient data collection systems.
• Ability to handle challenging situations.
• Willingness to expand on the current knowledge base

HEART values

Essential

• Demonstrate commitment to Trust HEART values: honesty, equity, accountability, respect, and teamwork. Demonstrate commitment to place Quality at our HEART

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).