# Phlebotomist

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Arrowe Park Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Healthcare support worker
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £25,272 per annum pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent: Work averaged over 5 days including Bank Holidays and Weekends.
- **Employment type:** Part time - 20 hours per week (contract averaged over 5 days)
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-24T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-10T08:10:54.657Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Wirral/Wirral_University_Teaching_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Clinical_Support/Clinical_Support-v8187443
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8187443?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.wuth.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Phlebotomist to join our friendly and supportive Phlebotomy Team, with a part time 20 hour contract.

Do you have excellent communication skills, hand to eye co-ordination, flexibility and patient focus? Basic computer skills are also required.

This is a demanding physical role which involves standing, bending, walking and pushing phlebotomy trolleys for the length of the shift.

As you will be working in the community, as well as in a hospital setting, access to a car or alternative means of transport is an essential requirement for this position.

Working flexibly over a 7 day rota you will have shifts covering early morning, afternoon, evening, weekend and Bank Holiday shifts on rotation.

### Main duties of the job

- Obtain blood samples from patients/donors to a standard fit for laboratory testing ensuring minimum distress or discomfort is caused to the patient/donor during the blood collection process.
- Perform and undertake routine requests in an outpatient and ward setting for blood specimen collections and work with minimal supervision.
- Identify, select and use suitable/appropriate equipment for the specimen collection using personal judgmental skills
- Collect and record the correct patient/donor information or data at the time of the sample collection and within full view of the patient/donor. This task calls for long periods of concentration that can be frequently interrupted.
- Learn to manage contingencies that arise during the blood collection process within own limitations and seek assistance when necessary.
- Manual analysis of urine prior to a specific blood test being performed. (e.g. Glucose/Lactose Tolerance Tests).

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for further information about the Phlebotomist position available with WUTH.

### 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

### Other Requirements

**Essential**

- Use of car for work purposes to commute to and from community clinics

### Personal Attributes

**Essential**

- Ability to work to work in a team or as an individual.
- Ability to be flexible with work patterns.
- Ability to prioritise workloads.

### Knowledge and Skills

**Essential**

- Basic computer skills to input and retrieve electronic (sensitive and confidential) information
- Display and demonstrate knowledge and understanding up to or equivalent to, NVQ level 2 or other locally assessed and competency based National Standard

**Desirable**

- Knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the circulatory and respiratory systems
- First Aid and CPR

### Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

**Essential**

- Good standard of education including GCSE English Language
- Excellent understanding of the needs of patients

**Desirable**

- Phlebotomy qualification and training

## Documents

- [oh risk id form (pdf, 186.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10491575)
- [vision values behaviours (pdf, 515.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2088)
- [guidance notes for applicants (pdf, 734.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1841)
- [job description & person specification (pdf, 314.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10491574)
- [wuth gdpr privacy notice for applicants (pdf, 255.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2506)

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