Victor Onyinyechi

I am a highly skilled and HCPC Registered Biomedical Scientist with over 10 years of experience specializing in chemical pathology, Haematology / Medical Microbiology. I am fully competent in operating under UKAS (ISO 15189) quality management systems, managing high-throughput clinical analyzers, and validating urgent patient results. Currently in the UK on a valid visa with full in-country switching eligibility, I am seeking a role to resume full-time clinical practice.

Bank Phlebotomist at Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (2025-05 – Present)

• Perform venepuncture and blood collection from patients across a range of clinical settings, ensuring correct patient identification and adherence to trust policies and procedures.
• Provide safe, compassionate, and patient-centred care, helping patients feel comfortable and reassured throughout the blood collection process.
• Verify patient details, request forms, and specimen requirements before collecting blood samples.
• Correctly label, handle, package, and transport blood specimens in accordance with laboratory and infection-control requirements.
• Maintain high standards of infection prevention and control, including effective hand hygiene, use of appropriate PPE, and safe disposal of sharps.
• Recognise and manage patients who are anxious, distressed, faint, or unwell during or following venepuncture, escalating concerns appropriately.
• Communicate effectively with patients, relatives, nurses, doctors, laboratory staff, and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Maintain patient confidentiality and comply with trust policies, information governance requirements, and professional standards.
• Ensure all equipment is clean, safe, and fit for purpose and report faulty or unsafe equipment promptly.
• Accurately document blood collection, patient information, and any difficulties or adverse reactions encountered.
• Manage difficult or challenging venepuncture procedures using appropriate techniques while maintaining patient dignity and safety.
• Work flexibly across different clinical areas and adapt to changing workload and patient needs as a bank member of staff.
• Support efficient patient flow by completing blood collection duties promptly while maintaining quality and safety standards.
• Follow health and safety, safeguarding, manual handling, and infection-control procedures at all times.
• Contribute positively to the wider healthcare team and maintain a professional, respectful, and compassionate approach to patient care.

Chef at Abike's kitchen Ltd (2024-06 – Present)

• Maintained strict adherence to Food Safety Management Systems (HACCP) and local environmental health regulations, mirroring clinical cleanroom standards.
• Managed a high-pressure, fast-paced environment, prioritizing tasks efficiently to meet strict time deadlines.
• Handled stock control, audit tracking, and team leadership, keeping communication clear during peak operating hours.

Biomedical Scientist (Band 6 equivalent) at Victory Image solutions (2010-10 – 2024-05)

• Processed and validated over 100 clinical samples daily across various disciplines in compliance with international quality standards.
• Acted as a shift lead during out-of-hours (on-call) rotas, troubleshooting analyzer errors and authorizing urgent critical values to clinical teams.
• Participated directly in internal quality control (IQA) and external quality assurance (EQA/NEQAS) audits to maintain laboratory accreditation.
• Trained and mentored junior laboratory technicians and trainee biomedical scientists.

BSc (Hons) in Medical Laboratory Science – Imo State University Owerri (2005 – 2010)