Phlebotomist

Transformationunitgm; Derby; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Phlebotomist, responsible for taking blood samples and ensuring quality standards. This role offers both full-time and part-time opportunities, with a focus on compassionate patient care and effective communication. Ideal candidates will possess a valid driving licence and have experience in a care environment.

Benefits

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounted Gym Membership

Onsite Fitness Classes

Car Schemes

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in a care environment or customer service role preferred.
• Must be a car user with business insurance.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for taking blood samples from patients.
• Organising daily workload to achieve departmental standards.

Skills

Communication

Organisational Skills

Empathy

Education

Valid Driving Licence

Tools

Basic IT Skills

Job description

Employer University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Sir Robert Peel Hospital Town Tamworth Salary £24,169 pro rata pa Salary period Yearly Closing 25/05/2025 23:59 Interview date 06/06/2025

Band 2

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

With over 13,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.

As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.

The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.

Armed Forces and Disability Confident guaranteed interview scheme

To further support the pledges in the Armed Forces Covenant and to make a positive contribution to support ex-armed forces personnel (veterans) make the transition to civilian life, the Trust has introduced a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for veterans who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification, to help them overcome barriers to find civilian employment. The scheme will operate for all external recruitment.

The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities. This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.

If you require support/adjustments with your application please contact the recruitment team on 01332 788466

Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.

Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for;

Job overview

You will be responsible for the taking of blood samples from patients who attend these centres which presently include Sir Robert Peel Hospital, Tamworth. There will be an expectation that you would also be available to work at any of our other sites including the wards at Florence Nightingale and Royal Derby Hospital as and when required.

We have full-time and part-time positions and the Centres will open Monday to Sunday (7 days a week) from 7 am until 7 pm.

Please ensure you indicate under the supporting information what your preference in hours would be whether it is full-time or part-time.

You must be a car user and have business insurance, please ensure that you mark on your application that you have got a full driving licence and access to a vehicle .

Main duties of the job

You will work on your own initiative organising your daily workload to achieve departmental test turnaround standards, responding to situations that could affect the quality and timeliness of test results and their reporting. You will assist senior staff with audits and data collection and will ensure the most cost-effective use of equipment and assist with stock control.

You should have a flexible approach to working and possess excellent communication skills being able to respond to enquiries from users and patients whilst maintaining confidentiality, this is a fast-paced and demanding role. It is essential that you have a caring and empathetic nature and have clear legible handwriting. You should also have basic IT skills.

Demonstrable experience of working in a care environment or customer service role would also be preferable.

Closing date of applications: 25 May 2025

Interview date: 06 June 2025

Working for our organisation

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB – this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

• Previous experience of working in a hospital or care environment
• Previous customer care experience
• Valid Driving Licence and vehicle available for work

Organisational Skills

• Able to prioritise workload
• Able to communicate clearly whilst maintaining confidentiality
• Basic IT skills
• Experience of managing workload well

Our Trust aims to provide the highest quality care to patients within Derbyshire and South East Staffordshire and we want the very best people to work with us.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION

If we receive a high number of applications for this position we reserve the right to withdraw the post before the closing date, therefore it is advisable that you apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

At UHDB , we offer different ways to work flexibly to each and every one of our colleagues, many of whom already work flexibly at all sites of the Trust.

For our roles we are open to discussing the possibility of part-time/ reduced hours/ compressed hours/ flexible start and finish times/ fixed/flexible shifts/annualised hours/ term time hours/ hybrid working – working partly in the trust/partly at home.

Why don’t you talk to us at interview about the flexibility you would like to explore and what it means to you, and we will discuss what’s possible for the job and team, and the opportunities we might be able to create together.

We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise to work with you to look at all the available options.

Most of our posts are subject to a DBS check, however having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from obtaining a position. Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.

All correspondence relating to your application will be sent to you via our trac.system account. Please ensure that you regularly check your emails; this includes junk/spam, as your security settings may not recognise the sender.

Anyone from outside of the UK (excluding from the Republic of Ireland) will need permission from UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) to work in the UK and may also need entry clearance before travelling here.

UKVI is responsible for managing migration. To obtain a visa or entry clearance, you will need to meet certain requirements and demonstrate you have the right the work in the UK via:

• the points-based immigration system
• the EU settlement scheme
• eVisa

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Our Privacy Notice includes applicants, employees (and former employees), workers (including agency, casual, honorary and contracted staff), volunteers, trainees and those carrying out work experience – please refer to our Privacy Notice available on our Trust website: https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/information-governance

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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.

Name Laura Randall Job title Phlebotomy Service Manager Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07387248755 Additional information

Laura Randall - Operational Co-ordinator

Jackie Wright - Team Leader

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