# Phlebotomist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/phlebotomist/bb863082-aa8f-4d2f-b93e-5f93e108ae43 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/phlebotomist/bb863082-aa8f-4d2f-b93e-5f93e108ae43.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** York Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Phlebotomist - **Grade:** Band 2 - **Salary:** £25,272 perannum/pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (Up to 37.5 Hours. Across service hours which are Monday to Friday, 07:30/08:00 till 6pm, Saturday and Sunday and Bank holidays, including Christmas Day - 07:30/08:00 till 12pm on a rota basis) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-10T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-27T15:00:55.684Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/North_Yorkshire/York/York_Scarborough_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Phlebotomy/Phlebotomy-v8162996 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8162996?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.yorkhospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking for someone to join our friendly team of Phlebotomists, with full and part time hours available You will be part of a team providing a blood-taking service across York Hospital and community clinics at LNER Stadium, Vanguard Centre, Askham Bar, Selby War Memorial, Malton, Tadcaster Medical Centre, and Sherburn Medical Centre. You will need to be: - An enthusiastic and motivated team player. - Someone with excellent interpersonal and communication skills. - Passionate about delivering high-quality, timely, and effective phlebotomy services. - Flexible and able to work across all service locations and hours on a rotating basis. Previous blood-taking experience is not essential. If you share our values and are committed to patient care, we would love to hear from you! Please note: Previous applicants within the last 6 months need not apply. ### Main duties of the job - To collect blood samples from patients through venepuncture, as requested by clinicians and other appropriately authorised doctors and health professionals. - To collect blood samples safely with due respect to the dignity of patients, and the needs of other clinical services. - To ensure blood samples are collected in appropriate containers, labelled correctly, and prepared and dispatched to relevant laboratory sections in a timely and correct manner. - To contribute to the provision of an efficient, high quality service and ensure that proficiency and competence and personal and professional standards of that group are maintained. - To work closely with Medical, Nursing, and Laboratory staff to provide a rapid blood collection service, which is sensitive to service requirements on individual Wards, OPD or GP practices as appropriate. - To provide high quality, timely and effective phlebotomy services to patients on one or more floors at York Hospital, or other designated areas as directed by the Phlebotomy Manager. - To take part in a weekend and bank holiday rota to maintain phlebotomy services across the Trust. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description. Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity. Working for the Trust Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence. Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net. As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have. Armed Forces Friendly Employer We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment. ### Applicant requirements This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Education, Qualifications and Training **Essential** - Willingness to undertake further training - Educated to GCSE Standard or Equivalent **Desirable** - Qualification in English and Mathematics ### Skills and Experience (Please give examples) **Essential** - Good communication at all levels both verbally and in writing and in a responsive and professional manner. - Understanding of equality and diversity issues and how this affects patients, visitors and staff. - Experience of working face to face with the general public including the handling of complaints. **Desirable** - Previous Phlebotomy experience - Health care experience. Transferrable skills - Knowledge of Patient Safety and Policies and Procedures for each individual skill ## Documents - [phlebotomist jd & ps (pdf, 540.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10463992) - [reasonable adjustments (pdf, 232.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10463993) - [guidance for applicants (pdf, 798.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=927) - [relocation offer information (pdf, 134.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2746) - [trust strategy 2025-2030 towards excellence (pdf, 4.4mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=925) ## 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.