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Job summary

Main area
Phlebotomy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week (Full and part time hours)
Job ref
190-1253-DIR
Employer
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Doncaster Royal Infirmary
Town
Doncaster
Salary
£24,937 - £26,598 pa/pro rata for part time staff
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
24/03/2026 23:59
Interview date
02/04/2026

Employer heading

NHS

SYBP Phlebotomist

NHS AfC: Band 3

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

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? Do you want to work in a fully UKAS-accredited, modern laboratory environment where you can make a difference? 

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the phlebotomy service provided by South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology (SYBP) partnership. A Band 3 Phlebotomist is required to join the team currently providing a service to Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals.

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 at Doncaster and Bassetlaw.  It is an exciting time to join the SYBP Phlebotomy team.

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.

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

STHFT operates with a budget of £1.2 bn, has a workforce of over 18,500 employees, covers five hospital sites, provides care from over forty community settings, and has an excellent reputation for research.

As an organisation we value and respect our staff and the community we serve. We provide excellent staff benefits; this includes commitment to professional development but also many initiatives to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

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.

 

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • 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 criteria
  • Phlebotomy training course/ previous evidence of competence.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Ability to follow and work to Standard Operating Procedures and Policy
  • Experience with a range of laboratory techniques/working with variety of venepuncture equipment or relevant transferrable experience in a clinical environment
Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience within the NHS.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • 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

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • 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

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Lorraine Wigley
Job title
Phlebotomy Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01302 644039
Additional information

 

 

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