Main area Phlebotomy Grade NHS AfC: Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours
* Part time
* Other
15 hours per week (x2 permanent part-time positions - both working up to 15 hours per week. Once trained, Saturday morning shifts 07:45 - 13:15 will be part of weekly contracted hours)
Job ref 190-0068-DIR
Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Royal Hallamshire Hospital
Town Sheffield
Salary £24,071 - £25,674 pa/pro rata for part time staff
Salary period Yearly
Closing 30/03/2025 23:59
Interview date 10/04/2025
Phlebotomist (South Yorkshire & Bassetlaw Partnership)
NHS AfC: Band 3
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing packages, and financial support systems.
Job overview
Are you looking for an exciting new challenge in a place to take your career to the next level? Would you like to join a friendly, progressive, innovative team and play a part in the transformation of pathology services across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw? Do you want to work in a fully UKAS-accredited, modern laboratory environment where you can make a difference?
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Laboratory Medicine – Phlebotomy Outpatients Department at The Royal Hallamshire Hospital, part of the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology (SYBP) Partnership, for two Band 3 SYBP Phlebotomists. We have x2 permanent part-time positions available - both working up to 15 hours per week.
Please note, that following a training period, these roles will include Saturday morning shifts, 07:45 - 13:15, as part of the weekly contracted hours. For further information, or to ask any questions, please contact the recruiting manager.
Main duties of the job
As an integral part of the Phlebotomy team, you will have a key role in supporting the SYB patients by providing a blood sample collection service predominantly based at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital (RHH).
The department provides a walk-in service for patients to have their bloods taken by our highly skilled Phlebotomists via venepuncture and also acts as a specimen reception for samples to be transferred to the RHH laboratories.
The department also provides an outreach community phlebotomy service to housebound patients and also utilises Point of Care Testing devices where appropriate. It is an exciting time to join the SYBP Phlebotomy team as we equip our teams and provide further training opportunities to gain additional skill sets to enhance and facilitate patient care.
The aim of the SYBP Phlebotomy services is to provide parity of phlebotomy duties and responsibilities on all sites where phlebotomy services are under the remit of the laboratory.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
STH operates with a budget of £1.2bn, has a workforce of over 18,500 employees, covers five hospital sites, provides care from over forty community settings, and has an excellent reputation for research.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
* GCSE (or equivalent) in Maths and English at level C/4 or above or some laboratory experience
* Willingness to complete an in-house competency package and additional skills training equivalent to A level/NVQ Level 3 or NVQ level 2 with recognised additional short courses (e.g. Venepuncture training, clinicalskills.net) or extensive experience in Phlebotomy/Venepuncture
* Willingness to undertake training and competency assessment to perform clinical patient observations
* Phlebotomy training course/ previous evidence of competence.
Experience
* Ability to follow and work to Standard Operating Procedures and Policy
* Experience with a range of laboratory techniques/working with variety of venepuncture equipment or relevant transferrable experience in a clinical environment
* Previous experience within the NHS.
Skills and Knowledge
* Keyboard and basic IT skills
* Have an awareness of Health & Safety issues
* Effective Communication skills, written and oral
* Evidence of effective time management skills and with a methodical approach
Personal Qualities
* Commitment to complete and maintain Mandatory training and required laboratory competences
* Ability to plan and prioritise allocated work
* Commitment to departmental shift patterns (including weekends, bank holidays and out of hours) to enable effective service delivery.
* Ability to travel across the SYB region to work at other sites and/or perform patient domiciliary visits
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