Job summary
<p style="margin:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;line-height:normal;background:rgb(255,255,255);padding:5px 0px;"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);">As a community Phlebotomist youll be expected to perform phlebotomy duties as directed by the GP and other Community Services, be able to give appropriate advice to patients undergoing blood tests and maintain clear, contemporaneous records. At all times youll care for the patients and their families in the way that you believe is best, delivering our high service standards, sharing best practice, and actively improving the way we work.</span></p><p style="margin:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;line-height:normal;background:rgb(255,255,255);padding:5px 0px;"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);">You will be expected to have previous experience in phlebotomy and have completed a structured theoretical and practical assessment on venipuncture. You will need to have the ability to travel across a wide geographical area, therefore applicants must be a car driver/owner. Youll also have strong communication and organisation skills, and a flexible approach which will ensure you deliver positive experiences to patients at every stage of their healthcare journey.</span></p><p style="margin:0cm;font-size:11pt
Main duties of the job
<ul style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-top:0cm;"><li style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:normal;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;display:unset;">To deal with patients, who are having blood samples taken in a professional and courteous manner.</span></li><li style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:normal;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;display:unset;">To report any problems to the Team Leader or GP for advice or remedial action.</span></li><li style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:normal;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;display:unset;">To maintain confidentiality at all times.</span></li><li style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:normal;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;display:unset;">To maintain accuracy of patient identification on blood bottles.</span></li><li style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;
About us
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UK’s leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2
Details
- Date posted: 07 July 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: £25,258 to £25,258 a year
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Part-time
- Reference number: HCRGCG/TP/116242/19778
- Job locations: HCRG Care Group, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 0DG, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
<p style="margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;">As a Community Phlebotomist, youll be part of our valued team based at Gravesham Community Hospital. You will feel valued as a Phlebotomist within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:</p><ul style="margin:10px 0px 15px 20px;padding:0px 0px 0px 20px;"><li style="margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;">A salary of £25,258 with access to our group pension</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;">Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;">Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;">Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;">Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;">Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;">An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year</li></ul> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 7.5pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;line-height:normal;background:rgb(255,255,255);padding:5px 0px;"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);">You will have good experience of working in healthcare as a Phlebotomist. </span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 7.5pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;line-height:normal;background:rgb(255,255,255);padding:5px 0px;"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);">You will also need to be confident using IT systems and be able to demonstrate working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages i.e. Outlook, Word, Excel.</span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 7.5pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;line-height:normal;background:rgb(255,255,255);padding:5px 0px;"><strong style="font-weight:700;"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);">As this role is a community role you will require a driving license and access to a car for work purposes. </span></strong></p>
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