Paediatric Phlebotomist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 15/09/2026
- Closes
- 29/09/2026
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 role involves leading and coordinating the Paediatric Phlebotomy Clinic, providing high-quality venepuncture services to infants, children, and young people in both outpatient and inpatient settings. You will work closely with a multidisciplinary team, ensuring blood sampling is safe, effective, and causes minimal distress. The position requires excellent communication skills, autonomy, and the ability to support children with anxiety, neurodiversity, and complex needs. The successful candidate will maintain accurate patient records, manage stock, and contribute to service development.
Key responsibilities
- Coordinate and deliver the Paediatric Phlebotomy Clinic.
- Perform venous and capillary blood sampling in infants, children and young people in line with Trust policies and procedures.
- Support children and families using effective communication, reassurance and appropriate therapeutic techniques.
- Ensure specimens are correctly labelled, documented and transported to the relevant laboratory in a timely manner.
- Maintain accurate patient records using electronic patient systems.
- Monitor and maintain stock levels, equipment and cleanliness within clinical areas.
- Work collaboratively with nurses, play specialists, clinicians and the wider multidisciplinary team.
- Support and supervise colleagues undertaking venepuncture competency training.
- Recognise and escalate concerns, emergencies or safeguarding issues appropriately.
- Maintain patient confidentiality, privacy and dignity at all times.
- Comply with Trust policies, mandatory training requirements, infection prevention and control standards, and health and safety procedures.
- Participate in appraisal, ongoing professional development, quality improvement and service development activities.
Essential criteria
- Obtained an educational level of GCSE level A - C English and Maths or equivalent
- Holds a venepuncture qualification to a nationally recognised occupational standard
- Level 3 paediatric phlebotomy course
- Clinical/Therapeutic holding course
- Previous paediatric venepuncture experience
- Experience of working with children and young people
- Experience working as part of a team
- Able to work to agreed level of competency
- Good written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills
- Competent IT skills
- Able to present information, written and orally in an accurate clear and logical manner
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload
- Ability to follow protocols
- Able to work alone and as part of a team
- Ability to use own initiative
- Able to demonstrate the trust values
- Passes pre-employment checks.
- Able to work flexibly as per the needs of the family
- Able, with appropriate support, to work in an emotionally demanding environment
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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South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
Paediatric Phlebotomist
The closing date is 29 September 2026
Job summary
Are you passionate about delivering compassionate care to children and young people?
We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Paediatric Phlebotomist to join our dedicated Paediatric team. This exciting role will involve leading and coordinating our Paediatric Phlebotomy Clinic, providing high-quality venepuncture services to infants, children and young people in both outpatient and inpatient settings.
You will work closely with nurses, play specialists and the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure blood sampling procedures are carried out safely, effectively and with minimal distress. The role requires excellent communication skills, confidence working autonomously, and the ability to support children with anxiety, neurodiversity and complex needs.
The successful candidate will hold a recognised venepuncture qualification and have experience working with children and young people. In return, we offer a supportive team environment, opportunities for professional development and the chance to make a real difference to the experiences of children and families using our services.
If you are caring, motivated and committed to delivering outstanding patient-centred care, we would love to hear from you.
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