Phlebotomist

Job overview

Are you reliable, resilient and enjoy working with people in a hands‑on role?

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust is looking to recruit Band 2 Phlebotomists to join our busy Phlebotomy Service, delivering a vital frontline service to patients across our hospital sites.

Working Pattern: We have multiple part time posts available ranging from 10 hours to 32 hours per week. These posts cover working hours of 7:00am to 6:00pm, 7 days a week, exact hours and posts available will be discussed at interview.

This role is ideal for individuals who are confident working in a fast‑paced NHS environment, take pride in high standards of work, and are comfortable with the physical and emotional demands of a patient‑facing clinical role.

What we’re looking for

We are looking for candidates who can demonstrate:

• The ability to work on their own initiative while meeting tight deadlines
• Calmness and attention to detail under pressure
• Good spoken and written English communication skills
• Reliability, flexibility and a strong work ethic

• Experience in a customer‑facing role, ideally within a caring or service environment

Previous phlebotomy or healthcare experience is desirable but not essential, as full training and competency assessment will be provided.

Main duties of the job

Phlebotomists provide a blood collection service to both inpatient wards and outpatient clinics, across all three UHL hospital sites.

You will:

• Work directly with large numbers of patients each shift
• Communicate calmly and professionally with patients, including those who may be anxious, unwell or needle‑phobic
• Follow strict patient identification, infection prevention and specimen handling procedures
• Work independently from allocated worklists while knowing when to escalate concerns appropriately

• Take routine and urgent blood samples from adult patients (16+)

This is a high‑volume service, operating 7 days a week, 365 days a year, where accuracy, professionalism and teamwork are essential.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Working environment

Applicants should be aware that this role:

• Can be emotionally challenging, supporting patients who may be distressed or vulnerable
• Requires flexibility to work across sites, weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis

• Physically demanding, involving prolonged periods of walking, standing and bending
• Requires regular movement across wards, clinics and hospital sites.

This role will suit people who thrive in active roles and understand the realities of working in a busy NHS clinical setting

• A fixed, single‑site role with no travel
• Predictable Monday–Friday working only
• A sedentary or office‑based position
• Limited patient contact or low‑pressure work

• This role may not be suitable if you are looking for:

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