Phlebotomist

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

NHS pension

Annual leave

Discount schemes

Wellbeing services

Job summary

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a Phlebotomist (Band 3) to join a well‑established service delivering blood sampling across Buckinghamshire. The role involves working at Wycombe Hospital and supporting other teams to ensure timely access to care.

The post requires venepuncture skills, strong communication and a patient‑centred approach, with flexible working options and NHS benefits, including generous annual leave and pension.

Qualifications

• GCSE pass in Math & English.
• HCA or Nursing qualification
• NVQ in Health Science

Responsibilities

• Perform venepuncture and capillary blood sampling across hospital wards, outpatient clinics, GP surgeries, community locations and patients' homes.
• Obtain informed consent prior to all procedures.
• Label samples with correct tubes, draw order and needle size, and ensure accurate labelling and handling.
• Provide clear pre-test instructions to patients.
• Support anxious or needle-phobic patients throughout procedures.
• Escalate complications to the Phlebotomy Supervisor.
• Manage computer-generated ward and outpatient phlebotomy lists.
• Maintain accurate audit records and pathology request forms.
• Support training and induction of new phlebotomy staff.
• Maintain stocks of consumables and adhere to infection control policies.
• Work flexibly across multiple Trust sites as required.

Skills

Venepuncture

Capillary sampling

Communication

Infection control

Patient care

Teamwork

Education

GCSE Math & English

HCA or Nursing qualification

NVQ Health Science

Job description

Main area Phlebotomist Grade Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Job share
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Weekends, evening working up to 20:00hrs) Job ref 434-SCS8112744-B

Site Wycombe Hospital, Town Wycombe Salary £25,760 - £27,476 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 03/11/2026 23:59

Be part of our BHT family

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.

We care for over half a million patients every year:

• Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
• Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
• Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
• Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.

More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.

We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.

If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [e-mail] or phone [phone].

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join a well‑established and supportive service delivering high‑quality phlebotomy care across Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.

The post holder will be a key member of the clinical team, delivering safe, effective and person‑centred care in line with Trust policies, national guidance and professional standards. The role involves working across a range of settings to support the delivery of phlebotomy services, contributing directly to improved patient experience and public health outcomes.

You will work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team, supporting service delivery across multiple sites as required (based at High Wycombe, but expected to support our other teams in Amersham and Aylesbury), and adapting to service needs to ensure timely and equitable access to care. The role requires effective communication with patients, carers and colleagues, with a clear focus on safety, dignity and respect.

The Trust is committed to supporting staff development, and the post holder will be encouraged to maintain and develop their clinical skills through training, supervision and ongoing professional development. This role offers variety, stability and the opportunity to make a meaningful difference within a busy and patient‑focused service.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties of the Role

• Perform venepuncture and capillary blood sampling on patients across hospital wards, outpatient clinics, GP surgeries, community locations and patients' homes
• Greet and communicate with all service users in a caring, professional manner, obtaining informed consent prior to all procedures
• Select the correct tubes, draw order and needle size for each test, ensuring all samples are accurately labelled and appropriately handled
• Provide clear pre-test instructions to patients.
• Support and reassure anxious, distressed or needle-phobic patients throughout the procedure
• Recognise and elevate any complications or contraindications to the Phlebotomy Supervisor
• Retrieve and manage computer-generated ward and outpatient phlebotomy lists
• Maintain accurate audit records and pathology request forms
• Support the training and induction of new phlebotomy staff
• Maintain stocks of consumables and adhere to infection control, hand hygiene and uniform policies at all times
• Work flexibly across multiple Trust sites as service needs require

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We are committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [e-mail] quoting the vacancy reference number.

Person specification

Communication

• Communicates openly, honestly and professionally, and actively promotes team working and building strong working relationships
• Patients are always first. Drives service improvements. Strong self-awareness with a desire to grow.
• Treats all with compassion and kindness. Ensures everyone feels valued.
• Consults others and listens to their views/opinions. Enables others to take the initiative

Education, Qualifications & Training

• GCSE pass in Math & English
• HCA or Nursing qualification
• NVQ in a ‘Health Science’

Experience

• Problem solving, e.g. chasing up information, liaising with other colleagues in the lab or other departments.
• First Aid experience
• Medical Laboratory experience
• Nursing experience

Skills, Abilities and Knowledge

• Self-confident
• Work under pressure
• Ability to organise work time
• Good communication skills interacting with other hospital staff and patients
• Team Skills
• Ability to organise rosters and motivate staff
• Problem solving, e.g. chasing up information, liaising with other colleagues in the lab or other departments.

Special Circumstances

• Travel to other sites

PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.

Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.

Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.

Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.

Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.

Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.

Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.

Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.

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.

Name Mrs Charlotte Louise Blake Job title Lead Nurse - Phlebotomy and Vaccine Teams Email address [e-mail]