# Phlebotomist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/phlebotomist/59cb02ad-416a-4e02-afa4-9dd9b2a89659 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/phlebotomist/59cb02ad-416a-4e02-afa4-9dd9b2a89659.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Newcastle Upon Tyne - **Region:** North East and Yorkshire - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 2 - **Salary:** £25,272 pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** 27 hours per week (part time hours ( to work over 4 days)) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-14T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-05T14:13:20.699Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Tyne_Wear/Freeman_Hospital/The_Newcastle_upon_Tyne_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/FH_Outpatient_Nursing/FH_Outpatient_Nursing-v8063331 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8063331?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.newcastle-hospitals.org.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The post is suitable for an individual who wish to develop clinical skills to support the specialty teams by delivering quality care by providing Phlebotomy Services. We are a large and busy unit providing services to multiple specialties and you will work closely with the Nursing and Medical Staff within Outpatients. If you believe you have the skills required to fulfil this role we would like to hear from you. - Interview Date: 25 June 2026 - 27 Hours/Week - You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy.  Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy NO AGENCIES PLEASE ### Main duties of the job The successful candidate will assist in the delivery of safe and effective care, working at Freeman Hospital. Phlebotomists perform venepuncture and blood collection as requested by Medical/Nursing Staff. They ensure blood samples are labelled correctly and returned to the laboratory in a timely fashion. As a phlebotomist, you'll need: - to be caring and kind - willing to be hands-on with patients - to be able to put patients at ease - they might feel anxious about giving blood - able to follow instructions and procedures - able to work in a team but use your own initiative - able to explain procedures to patients, careful and methodical You'll also need: - good communication skills - including listening skills - good organisational and observational skills When taking blood, you must be careful that you - don’t harm the patient - don’t disturb any nursing care that the patient is receiving - take the blood correctly so it can be used for testing - label the samples carefully - store the blood correctly - deliver the samples promptly to the lab ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - By working with colleagues, provide a directorate wide phlebotomy service in allocated clinical areas. - To perform venepuncture blood collection as requested by medical/nursing staff. - To ensure blood samples are labelled correctly in line with Trust recommendations. ## Job Details The post is suitable for an individual who wish to develop clinical skills to support the specialty teams by delivering quality care by providing Phlebotomy Services. We are a large and busy unit providing services to multiple specialties and you will work closely with the Nursing and Medical Staff within Outpatients. If you believe you have the skills required to fulfil this role we would like to hear from you. Interview Date: 25 June 2026 27 Hours/Week You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy NO AGENCIES PLEASE ## Job Description The successful candidate will assist in the delivery of safe and effective care, working at Freeman Hospital. Phlebotomists perform venepuncture and blood collection as requested by Medical/Nursing Staff. They ensure blood samples are labelled correctly and returned to the laboratory in a timely fashion. As a phlebotomist, you'll need: to be caring and kind willing to be hands-on with patients to be able to put patients at ease - they might feel anxious about giving blood able to follow instructions and procedures able to work in a team but use your own initiative able to explain procedures to patients, careful and methodical You'll also need: good communication skills including listening skills good organisational and observational skills When taking blood, you must be careful that you don’t harm the patient don’t disturb any nursing care that the patient is receiving take the blood correctly so it can be used for testing label the samples carefully store the blood correctly deliver the samples promptly to the lab ## Responsibilities By working with colleagues, provide a directorate wide phlebotomy service in allocated clinical areas. To perform venepuncture blood collection as requested by medical/nursing staff. To ensure blood samples are labelled correctly in line with Trust recommendations. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Effective organisation and time management skills. - Able to work effectively within a team and under own direction and as part of a multidisciplinary team - Dexterity at a level to perform phlebotomy duties **Desirable** - Venepuncture skills ### Knowledge **Essential** - Basic IT Skills **Desirable** - Basic understanding of safeguarding ### Experience **Essential** - Ability to plan, prioritise own and delegated work tasks and activities. **Desirable** - Experience of caring in a personal or professional setting ### Qualifications **Essential** - Good literacy and numeracy skills **Desirable** - NVQ Level II ## Documents - [jd & ps (pdf, 248.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10353810) - [newcastle staff benefits (pdf, 274.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2721) - [behaviour and civility charter (pdf, 93.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2922) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.