Phlebotomist - Poole Hospital
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Job overview
Do you have the skills and personality to join our phlebotomy team?
University Hospital Dorset- Poole site have an opening for 2 Phlebotomists, working 25 hours per week.
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.
Inexperienced applicants will be considered providing a venepuncture course has been completed prior to interview.
The service operates between 07.00-16.30 Monday to Friday; 7.00-12.00 Saturday and Sunday and includes bank holidays.
Base Location: Poole Hospital
Interview Date: Thursday 23rd April 2026
Main duties of the job
- 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.