Phlebotomist

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Phlebotomist

Band 2

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country. We have around 16,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.7 billion.

With strong history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation regionally, nationally and internationally, we're in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country.

As well as providing a wide range of hospital and community services, we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

Job Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Phlebotomy team based at Freeman Hospital for a post of 30 hours/week working on a rotational basis.

As a Phlebotomist you are an integral part of the NHS, working closely with doctors, nurses, healthcare science staff to name a few. You will be required to take blood samples from inpatients on wards, ensuring they are correctly labelled and delivered promptly to the laboratories for analysis. These samples need to be stored and transported appropriately during this process. This position requires an individual with a sympathetic approach whilst dealing with patients who could be nervous or require specialist care. Follow aspect techniques and guidelines at all times.

We are looking for a caring and professional individual who has the ability to work alone as well as part of a team. We welcome any interested applicants to an informal visit.

• Interview Date Monday 26 January 2026
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy

NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Main duties of the job

• Taking blood from patients whilst in hospital. (venepuncture)
• Following policies and procedures.
• Store blood securely.
• Promptly deliver samples to Laboratories.
• Working closely with the team as well as working alone on wards delivering safe care.
• Good communication skills.
• To be able to have a rapport with nervous patients.
• Sympathetic approach

Working for our organisation

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Freeman Hospital
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Cramlington Manor Walks
• Urgent treatment centres
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

• By working with colleagues, provide a hospital wide phlebotomy service in allocated clinical areas.
• To perform venepuncture blood collection as requested by medical/nursing staff.
• To ensure blood samples are labelled correctly in line with Trust recommendations.

Person specification

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Basic IT Skills

Desirable criteria

• Basic understanding of safeguarding

Skills
Essential criteria

• Effective organisation and time management skills.
• Able to work effectively within a team and under own direction and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Dexterity at a level to perform phlebotomy duties

Desirable criteria

• Venepuncture skills

Experience
Essential criteria

• Ability to plan, prioritise own and delegated work tasks and activities.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of caring in a personal or professional setting

Qualifications
Essential criteria

• Good literacy and numeracy skills

Desirable criteria

• NVQ Level II

Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form
All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of