Community Phlebotomist

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Milton Keynes is searching for a Community Phlebotomist to enhance its home care services. Join a supportive team focused on delivering compassionate patient care in a dynamic environment, with opportunities for professional development and growth.

Benefits

Buy & Sell Annual Leave

Attractive pension scheme

Employee Assistance programme

Staying Well at Work service

Physio Med

Free health and wellbeing programmes

Recovery College courses

Various staff networks

Salary sacrifice

Qualifications

• Demonstrate experience as a Phlebotomist or Health Care Assistant.
• Hold a full UK driving licence and access to a car for work.

Responsibilities

• Obtain blood samples from patients in their own homes.
• Work independently without direct supervision.
• Provide venepuncture training for Community Nursing team members.

Skills

Compassion

Commitment

Independence

Education

Full UK Driving Licence

Job description

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Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Location:

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

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Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

07.07.2025

Expiry Date:

21.08.2025

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Job overview

Are you ready to make a difference in Milton Keynes?

We are looking for a Community phlebotomist to join our team. Are you passionate about care being delivered in and closer to peoples homes?
If so then this is the role for you. We are a supportive team who's aim is to ensure everyone has a voice to shape our services and opportunities to develop professionally. We are looking for someone with passion and enthusiasm to drive our service line forward in a fast paced environment. The post holder will work in partnership with the District Nursing team.

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Main duties of the job

The Community Nursing service is developing within this dynamic and proactive climate working within a culture of collaboration and joint working with social service, acute and intermediate care. We offer on-going professional development and have a challenging agenda for the years ahead, which means that we are an exciting organisation to join.

Are you caring, compassionate and committed to providing the best service possible to patients?

Do you want to help deliver care to people in their own homes and work with supportive, skilled teams while you do it?

Our aim is to recruit the best Community Phlebotomist so that we can continue to develop and provide the best patient care.

Candidates should demonstrate some experience of providing care as a Phlebotomist or Health Care Assistant. You will be required to hold a full UK driving licence and have access to a car for work.

*Please note that the use of AI is monitored and if used in your application must be declared*

Working for our organisation

The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.

In return we can offer:

• Buy & Sell Annual Leave
• An attractive pension scheme (including a tax-free lump sum on retirement and family benefits for dependants; ill health retirement benefits; and life assurance cover of twice your annual pay).
• Employee Assistance programme: a free and confidential service to help with personal life
• Staying Well at Work service for tailored employment related support to staff with severe and long term mental health problems
• Physio Med: an education zone, advice line and treatment service for staff
• Staff Wellbeing Zone for free and confidential online health and wellbeing programmes
• The Recovery College: offers a range of health and wellbeing courses for staff
• A range of staff networks: The PRIDE@CNWL Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and other sexual and gender minorities (LGBT+) Network Disabled Employees Network
• Lived Experience of Mental Health Staff Network
• Carers at Work Network
• Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Network (BAME)
• Salary sacrifice

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Work in partnership with District Nursing teams specifically to obtain blood samples from patients in their own homes as requested by General Practitioners. To accept delegated responsibility for venepuncture from District Nurses.
• To undertake other tasks as delegated by the District Nurse provided these are within the post holder’s competencies and relevant training has been undertaken.
• Work independently without direct supervision.
• To provide venepuncture training as required for Community Nursing team members.
• To contribute to administrative, clinical and other service duties as required.

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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.