HCA Phlebotomist - Hertfordshire (Letchworth)

GP World; Letchworth; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

GP World invites HCAs with phlebotomy competence to join a locum team in Letchworth. The role covers phlebotomy duties, patient checks, and data entry within a mobile/outreach service. Start is 16 November 2026, with six-day-a-week coverage and a fixed shift pattern across weekdays and weekends.

Applicants should be over 25, hold a manual driving licence, and have at least 1 year of blood-drawing experience. A phlebotomy certificate or sign-off is required.

Qualifications

• Must be over 25 years old.
• Have a full driving licence.
• Drive a manual and have a clean licence.
• Competent in phlebotomy with certificate or sign-off.
• Minimum of one year’s active experience drawing blood.

Responsibilities

• Measure height, weight and waist; record BP and heart rate.
• Draw venous blood samples; label and store correctly.
• Check participant welfare and escalate as needed.
• Provide information and signposting to participants.
• Prepare boxes containing samples for courier pickup.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Blood collection

Driving licence

Patient safety

Education

Phlebotomy certification

Job description

HCA Phlebotomist for Health Checks & Phlebotomy – £17 - 25 per hour

Location: Letchworth

We are looking for HCAs competent in Phlebotomy (must have certificate or competency sign off) for the following locum contract.

Shift Pattern:

Monday –Friday - 0750 - 1810

Saturday – 0850 - 1710

Sunday - 1050 - 1555

To start 16th November 2026

Requirements:

• Must be over 25 years old
• Have a full drivers licence
• Drive manual and have a clean licence
• Responsible for re-confirming participant details before commencement of appointment
• Responsible for completing height, weight and waist measurements captured; taking heart rate and blood pressure checks and inputting result data on the system
• Responsible for drawing the two blood samples, labelling and storing correctly in outreach and mobile locations
• Checking the welfare of the participant throughout the appointment, escalating as required
• Offering signposting, advice and guidance to participants as relevant
• Responsible for preparing boxes containing samples to be collected by the courier
• Minimum of one year’s active experience drawing blood (as validated through competency checklist and references during recruitment process)

Background:

• Over 1,000,000 participants over the age of 18
• A six days per week service, running Monday to Sunday, linked to laboratory opening hours, and open from 07:50 to 18:10 to ensure maximum accessibility to participants
• The service will be delivered across various regions in Wales & Scotland, (details of our chosen locations are outlined above) comprising of mobile sites & moving vehicle services

• A 15-minute appointment per participant, inclusive of:
  • Confirming participant identity
  • Verifying participant consent
  • Completing the following tests: Blood pressure measures and heart rate (x2); height (cm); weight (kg); waist circumference (cm)
  • Obtaining venous blood draw (2 x 6 ml EDTA samples)
  • Providing the participant with any information based on tests undertaken (where applicable).