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*** THIS VACANCY MAY BE CLOSED EARLY DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUME OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED ***
Are you looking for an exciting new challenge in a place to take your career to the next level? Would you like to join a friendly, progressive, innovative team and play a part in the transformation of pathology services across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw?
An exciting opportunity has arisen at the Phlebotomy Drive Through based at The Northern General Hospital, part of the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology (SYBP) Partnership, for a Band 3 SYBP Phlebotomists.
Please note, this role will predominantly involve working 37.5 core hours per week. There will be a requirement to spread these hours between 07:30 – 17:30, Monday to Saturday.
The Phlebotomy Drive Through is based on Longley Lane, it is highly recommended to come view the site to understand how it operates.
Main duties of the job
If you would like to join a friendly, progressive, innovative team and play a part in the transformation of pathology services across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw we would like to hear from you.
As an integral part of the Phlebotomy team, you will have a key role in supporting the SYB patients by providing a blood sample collection service predominantly based at the Northern General Hospital Phlebotomy Drive Through. The department provides a drive-in service for patients to have their bloods taken by our highly skilled Phlebotomists via venepuncture. The department also provides an outreach community phlebotomy service to housebound patients and also utilises Point of Care Testing devices where appropriate. It is an exciting time to join the SYBP Phlebotomy team as we equip our teams and provide further training opportunities to gain additional skill sets to enhance and facilitate patient care.
The aim of the SYBP Phlebotomy services is to provide parity of phlebotomy duties and responsibilities on all sites where phlebotomy services are under the remit of the laboratory. As such, all members of Phlebotomy staff will be trained to a standard that grants a ‘training passport’ so that they can be deployed on any SYBP site to perform all duties.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
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
Experience
Essential
- Ability to follow and work to Standard Operating Procedures and Policy
- Understanding of job content
- Ability to work with other colleagues to improve and develop working practices
- Experience with a range of laboratory techniques/working with variety of venepuncture equipment or relevant transferrable experience in a clinical environment
Desirable
- Previous experience within the NHS.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Commitment to complete and maintain Mandatory training and required laboratory competences
- Ability to plan and prioritise allocated work
- Commitment to departmental shift patterns (including weekends bank holidays and out of hours) to enable effective service delivery.
- Ability to travel across the SYB region to work at other sites and/or perform patient domiciliary visits
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Keyboard and basic IT skills
- Have an awareness of Health & Safety issues
- Effective Communication skills, written and oral
- Evidence of effective time management skills and with a methodical approach
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE (or equivalent) in Maths and English at level C/4 or above or some laboratory experience
- Willingness to complete an in-house competency package and additional skills training equivalent to A level/NVQ Level 3 or NVQ level 2 with recognised additional short courses (e.g. Venepuncture training, clinicalskills.net) or extensive experience in Phlebotomy/Venepuncture
- Willingness to undertake training and competency assessment to perform clinical patient observations
Desirable
- Phlebotomy training course/ previous evidence of competence.
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This advert is for SYBP Phlebotomist (Phlebotomy Drive-Through) with Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Northern General Hospital. It is listed as a Band 3 Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is £25,760 - £27,476 pa/pro rata for part time staff. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 31 Aug 2026.
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