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Job overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Job Title: Surgical Phlebotomist
Contract Type: Permanent
Under current Home Office rules, this role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship.
Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity to join our team in Phlebotomy in Surgery. This a small and friendly team, who covers a 24 roster across the surgical wards. We are looking for a compassionate and professional individual, who may have experience of healthcare work. All of the necessary training for the role will be provided.
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful candidate will be responsible for collecting blood samples safely with due respect to the dignity of patients, and the needs of other clinical services, and to ensure blood samples are collected in appropriate containers, labelled correctly, and prepared and dispatched to relevant laboratory sections in a timely and accurate manner.
Assist in the provision of individualised care, under the supervision of a qualified nurse and others in the health care professional team
Shift times for this role are Early shift (07:30-15:30) Late shift (14:30-20:00) Long day shift (07:30-20:00) Night shift (07:30-20:00)
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
Trust Values
Essential
- Patient First
- Working Together
- Always Improving
Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Essential
- Willingness to learn new skills. Ability to work as part of a team but also having the ability to work on their own
- Ability to cope with work pressures when working in high care areas when having difficulty in collecting blood sample from patients
- Ability to work in multi-disciplinary environment
- Ability to complete all training packages including Venesection and cannulation course and ANTT course within 2 months.
Desirable
- Experience in providing healthcare
- Experience preferred but not essential, as full in house training given
- NVQ3, or willing to undertake NVQ training
- Basic Life Support training
- Previous clinical experience in a hospital setting
- Experience in Venesection in an acute setting
- Experience in hospital IT systems
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This advert is for Surgical Phlebotomist with University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust in University Hospital Southampton. It is listed as a Band 2 Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is £25,272 Per annum - Pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 04 Sep 2026.
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