Phlebotomist

NHS Professionals; Oldham; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Blue Light Card – NHS Discount

First choice of shifts/placements

Training and development opportunities

Access to NHSP community activities

Job summary

NHS Professionals is seeking a compassionate Phlebotomist for the Royal Oldham Hospital. You will collect, label and process blood samples with care, ensuring accuracy and patient safety in a fast-paced setting.

Responsibilities include timely sample routing, form accuracy, patient identification, policy adherence, and SOP-compliant service delivery, with flexible bank shifts available.

Qualifications

• Must be phlebotomy and cannulation trained.
• Meditech knowledge is desirable.
• Must have current experience.
• Must have cannulation experience.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely flow of all samples to the laboratory and maintain short turnaround times.
• Check request forms for ambiguity or errors and follow up with staff.
• Identify patients accurately and verify details per policy.
• Ensure adherence to Blood Transfusion and labelling policies.
• Perform tasks according to SOPs and regulations for high quality service.

Skills

Phlebotomy & Cannulation Trained

Meditech knowledge

Current experience

Cannulation experience

Education

Relevant Qualifications

Registration with the relevant Registration Body

Job description

Job Title: Phlebotomist

• Grade: Band 2
• Trust: Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
• Location: Royal Oldham Hospital
• Ward: Phlebotomy
• Pay Rates: £13.13
• Shift Patterns: Monday to Friday; 08:00am to 16:45 x 4 08:00am to 12:30pm x 1

Job Overview

We’re looking for a compassionate, detail-oriented Phlebotomist to join our healthcare team. In this role, you’ll play a key part in supporting patient care by collecting, labelling, and processing blood samples with accuracy and care. If you take pride in providing excellent patient experiences, maintaining high clinical standards, and working collaboratively in a fast-paced environment, we’d love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• To ensure the timely flow of all samples to the laboratory analytical areas, whilst recognising the urgency of samples to aid patient care and to maintain short turnaround times especially for areas such as OPD clinics.
• To check request forms for ambiguity or errors and following up such errors with medical, nursing or laboratory staff.
• To positively identify the patient checking surname, forename(s), date of birth and registration number against wristband (in patient), verbally (out patient) or in certain cases with an accompanying, responsible individual i.e. parent/guardian, or accompanying member of staff also checking that the patient has received and followed any special instructions e.g. fasting for a specified length of time.
• To ensure that the Blood Transfusion and laboratory labelling policies are strictly adhered to.
• To ensure that all tasks are performed in accordance with current Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and regulations to ensure a high quality service at all times.

Skills

• Must be Phlebotomy & Cannulation Trained
• Meditech knowledge is desirable
• Must have current experience
• Must have cannulation experience

Qualifications and Registration

• Relevant Qualifications
• Registration with the relevant Registration Body if applicable.

Benefits

• Putting People in Places to Care – be part of the NHSP community, by joining the bank and caring for patients with a team of people from all walks of life.
• Weekly pay to give you access to your wages more quickly.
• Blue Light Card – NHS Discount Provider
• First choice of shifts/placements at the Trust of your choice over agencies.
• Our team is always happy to help - access our support line any time.
• Working options to suit your lifestyle – being on the bank gives you the flexibility to work the shifts you want or choose fixed term placements.
• Training and development opportunities via the Trust and NHSP’s own academy.
• Explore different wards, keep your skills up to date whilst gaining vital experience.
• Being part of the NHSP Community means you’ll get access to member activities such as member of the month, member appreciation week, key date giveaways, webinar series and much more.

Who are NHS Professionals?

NHS Professionals is a flexible staff bank, owned by the Department of Health, our purpose is to provide you with the autonomy to decide when, how, and where you want to work. Supporting your lifestyle and making you feel part of the team and community. Offering you flexible work or alternatively fixed term placements.

Job Type

• Fixed term contract
• Contract length: 12 months
• Work Location: In person