Job Summary
Do you have the skills and personality to join our phlebotomy team?
University Hospitals Dorset has an opening for an experienced Phlebotomist.
Do you have good literacy, numeracy and communication skills? Will you be able to work within a team and under your own initiative in this busy service?
This role is physically demanding, requiring you to have great attention to detail and accuracy when performing venepuncture. Are you looking for a career and are you passionate about patient care? Then this is the role for you.
The service operates between 07.30-16.30 Monday to Friday; 7.30-12.00 Saturday and Sunday and includes bank holidays.
Additional Contact Information
Damian Olczak Team Leader
or 0300 019 4785.
Base Location: Bournemouth
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert
About Us
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues. UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.
Details
Date posted
11 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£24,169 a year pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
153-SP04782
Job locations
Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Castle Lane
Bournemouth
BH7 7DW
Job Description
Job responsibilities
- To carry out duties / responsibilities in accordance with the Trust and Directorate Policies, Protocols including Health and Safety Policies.
- To greet patients in a courteous and professional manner.
- To check the relevant details of patients requiring Pathology tests, resolving and outstanding difficulties.
- Obtain by venepuncture or capillary sampling the correct blood specimens(s).
- Ensure samples are correctly labelled, put into the correct containers and otherwise properly treated so as to be suitable for the analyses requested.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To carry out duties / responsibilities in accordance with the Trust and Directorate Policies, Protocols including Health and Safety Policies.
- To greet patients in a courteous and professional manner.
- To check the relevant details of patients requiring Pathology tests, resolving and outstanding difficulties.
- Obtain by venepuncture or capillary sampling the correct blood specimens(s).
- Ensure samples are correctly labelled, put into the correct containers and otherwise properly treated so as to be suitable for the analyses requested.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good general education
- Must be numerate and literate with a good command of spoken and written English
Desirable
- College or university qualifications
Experience
Essential
- Previous phlebotomy experience within a patient setting desirable but not essential as training can be given
Desirable
- 1 year's phlebotomy experience
- Completed a venepuncture course
Person Specification
Essential
- Previous phlebotomy experience within a patient setting desirable but not essential as training can be given
Desirable
- 1 year's phlebotomy experience
- Completed a venepuncture course
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.
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Castle Lane
Bournemouth
BH7 7DW
Employer's website
https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Castle Lane
Bournemouth
BH7 7DW
Employer's website
https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)
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