Phlebotomist

Isle of Wight NHS Trust; Carisbrooke; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Isle of Wight NHS Trust is seeking a Band 2 Phlebotomist to join our phlebotomy team at St Mary’s Hospital. This part‑time role (24 hours per week) involves venipuncture in wards and the walk‑in clinic with flexible hours across shifts to support a 7‑day service.

You will work within a supportive team to obtain samples, label correctly, and ensure quality patient care with refresher training available. Fixed-term details relate to permanent post.

Qualifications

• Understanding of the phlebotomy role.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Be able to communicate empathetically with patients.

Responsibilities

• Obtain blood samples from patients by venipuncture and label correctly for laboratories.
• Perform venepuncture in wards/outpatients and hospital clinics; be flexible to other sites as required.
• Ensure proper sample labelling and timely delivery to the laboratory.

Skills

Venipuncture experience

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Phlebotomy qualification or equivalent

Job description

Main area Phlebotomist Grade Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 24 hours per week (7 day working week) Job ref 470-8222902-ER

Employer Isle of Wight NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site St Mary's Hospital Town Newport, Isle of Wight Salary £25,272 pro rata, per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 06/09/2026 23:59

Band 2

Job overview

Band 2 - £25,272 pro rata per annum.

Part-time

Contract: Permanent.

We are recruiting for a Phlebotomist who wishes to join our busy Phlebotomy team at #TeamIOWNHS. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients and staff receive quality and compassionate care and work with us to ensure the Trust continues its journey towards great people, great place.

The Phlebotomy team provides a phlebotomy service to the hospital wards and the walk-in clinic.

Applicants ideally will have recent / previous experience in phlebotomy. Refresher training can be arranged if required and personal development is actively encouraged.

Hours to be discussed

Main duties of the job

As a Phlebotomist you would be part of the phlebotomy team working within the wards and clinic collecting blood samples. You should be an effective communicator, have a keen eye for detail and be able to work under pressure.

At the present time the department operates between 07:30 and 16:30 Monday to Friday plus weekend shifts. Successful candidates will be required to work flexibly across all shifts and any future potential areas where phlebotomy is required.

Working for our organisation

Our 2020-2025 strategy sets out to ensure that we continue to be a provider of excellent and compassionate care. We are passionate about providing excellent CARE, which is why our values are Compassion, Accountable, Respect and Everyone counts. Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services.

We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout out services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fair throughout the recruitment process.

Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trusts beach hut in Ryde. We offer flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will contribute to the provision of a high quality, phlebotomy service for patients on the Isle of Wight by obtaining blood samples from patients through venepuncture and ensuring that blood samples are labelled correctly in preparation for being forwarded to laboratories.

The collection of blood by venepuncture will take place in designated areas i.e. the Phlebotomy Outpatients Departments at St. Mary’s and the wards at St. Mary’s Hospital. However, phlebotomists may also be asked to attend other Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Trust properties in the performance of their duties.

For further details about the role please refer to the Job Description

Person specification

Qualifications and Role Specific Knowledge

• Understanding of job role.

Physical Skills

• Able to sit or stand in a restricted position for a substantial portion of the time (standing/ bending/ stooping to obtain blood samples).
• Able to exert moderate physical effort when manoeuvring patients in wheelchairs or helping elderly/ infirm patients into and out of phlebotomy chairs and / or pushing phlebotomy trolleys.
• Able to concentrate for long periods of time with good hand/ eye coordination skills.
• Possess good handwriting and keyboard skills.
• Able to deal with frequent exposure to highly unpleasant working conditions with daily exposure to blood and other body fluids.
• Able to deal with exposure to verbal/physical aggression in a compassionate and sympathetic manner.

Abilities

• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Ability to work accurately whilst remaining calm and with a professional manner.
• Ability to request assistance to assess the suitability of veins for venepuncture and decision on whether a particular sample is of the quality required for analysis.

Communication Skills

• Be able to understand how to communicate and reassure patients in an empathetic and supportive manner referring to more senior phlebotomists as necessary.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.