Phlebotomist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Hours / week
- 30
- Posted
- 16/09/2026
- Closes
- 24/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This part-time Phlebotomist role involves collecting blood samples from patients across various Trust locations, including inpatient wards, outpatient services, and GP Phlebotomy Hubs. You will ensure patient comfort, accurately label samples, and dispatch them to laboratories. The position requires flexibility for weekend duties on a rotational basis.
Essential criteria
- A knowledge of Infection Control Policies/procedures
- Computer Literate
- Ability to work well within a team and communicate effectively
Desirable criteria
- Previous phlebotomy experience
- Previous experience in the healthcare setting
- Use of Cerner/EPR
- Skills and Abilities
- Ability to learn phlebotomy techniques
- Ability to communicate in a polite and courteous manner and able to demonstrate an empathetic nature to patients.
- Ability to work well within a team and communicate effectively
- Ability to communicate with patients at varying levels of understanding
- 5 GCSE's Grade C and above or equivalent including English and Science
- Accredited training course in phlebotomy e.g. geopace
- Knowledge and Experience
- A knowledge of Infection Control Policies/procedures
- Computer Literate
- Ability to work well within a team and communicate effectively
- Previous phlebotomy experience
- Previous experience in the healthcare setting
- Use of Cerner/EPR
- Skills and Abilities
- Ability to learn phlebotomy techniques
- Ability to communicate in a polite and courteous manner and able to demonstrate an empathetic nature to patients.
- Ability to work well within a team and communicate effectively
- Ability to communicate with patients at varying levels of understanding
- 5 GCSE's Grade C and above or equivalent including English and Science
- Accredited training course in phlebotomy e.g. geopace
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Phlebotomist
The closing date is 24 September 2026
Job summary
Working Part Time : 30 hours per week
Monday to Sunday working between the hours of 7.30am - 18:00pm
An exciting opportunity to work within the Phlebotomy Department .
The phlebotomy team provides essential services both within the Trust and the wider health care community. This post includes working within The Countess of Chester Hospital on inpatient wards, outpatient services, as well as clinic settings. We also provide services at the Chester GP Phlebotomy Hub located on The Countess of Chester Hospital Site for GP bloods and offsite locations that include a GP Phlebotomy Hub in Ellesmere Port and ward/outpatient services in Ellesmere Port Hospital. This role includes working at all of the listed locations.
The Phlebotomy team covers weekend duties on a rotational basis; therefore flexibility of the successful candidate is essential.
Main duties of the job
- Ensuring that the patient is as comfortable and relaxed as possible and confirming their agreement to the collection of a blood sample.
- Collection of samples(s) of blood in accordance with training and procedures
- Accurate, legible labelling of all samples to confirm patient identity.
- Checking patient identification against GP/nurse request and confirming with patient whenever p
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