Phlebotomist

North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust; Warrington; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

The North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust in Warrington is seeking a part-time phlebotomist to join the team. The post is 20 hours per week with a core pattern 7am–8pm, Monday to Sunday, on a rotational basis. The role involves venipuncture and capillary blood collection for adults and children, with training provided if needed. You will work across sites ensuring patient care and accurate IT record keeping.

Qualifications

• Excellent standard English and Maths.
• Confident with IT systems.
• Car and full driving licence.
• NVQ 2 or above.
• Flexible and willing to work outside normal hours.

Responsibilities

• Collect blood samples by venepuncture and capillary from adults and children.
• Carry out clerical and housekeeping duties as required.
• Provide high level of customer care and communicate effectively with patients, staff and managers.
• Demonstrate teamwork and willingness to learn new skills.
• Be flexible to meet service needs and work across sites.

Skills

Planning

Independent work

Cross-site work

HCA experience

Patient care

IT literacy

English proficiency

Maths proficiency

Driving licence

Flexible hours

Education

NVQ level 2 or above

Tools

IT systems

Lorenzo knowledge

Job description

Employer North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Warrington Hospital Town Warrington Salary £25,272 PA Pro Rota Salary period Yearly Closing 01/11/2026 23:59 Interview date 12/11/2026

NHS AfC: Band 2

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has risen to join the phlebotomy team. If you are enthusiastic about patient care and have a desire to work in a supportive, compassionate, and dedicated team then this is the role for you.

The phlebotomy service is based across both Warrington & Halton site and covers some outreach services.

This is 20 hours a week permanent contract your core hours will be from 7am until 8pm Monday to Sunday 7 days a week.

Weekend working is on a rotation basis to support the service demands.

The 20 hours will be distributed over 5 days a week and will be discussed at Interview.

Main duties of the job

Your main duties of the post will be the collection of blood samples by venepuncture and capillary on both adults and children.

The successful candidate must be computer literate, knowledge of Lorenzo would be an advantage, but it is not essential as full training will be given.

There will be additional duties such as some clerical and housekeeping duties.

The effective candidate will need to provide a prominent level of customer care service and possess excellent communication skills with patients, staff, and managers.

All applicants are expected to possess good teamwork qualities, be forward thinking with willingness to learn new skills

The candidates must have a flexible approach to working hours to meet service level requirements and needs.

Phlebotomy experience is highly desirable; however, phlebotomy training can be given, qualification gained on completion of training.

Working for our organisation

Our mission, vision and values are at the heart of North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (NCM) They underpin everything we do and everything we aspire to be as an organisation

Our mission is to be exceptional for our patients, our communities and each other

Our vision is to be a great organisation providing excellent healthcare and opportunities to work and learn

Our approach to healthcare is founded on our four core values:

• Kind – we are caring, supporting and respectful to everyone
• Open – we are honest, transparent and open to new ways of working
• Fair – we listen, value our differences and are inclusive to all
• One team – we work well together and with our communities

We employ almost 6,500 people from more than 80 nationalities and are fully committed to being an equal, diverse and inclusive employer. Our culture and values ensure that everyone is treated with dignity and respect, and that no job applicant or employee is disadvantaged at any stage of their journey.

We are also proud to be an Armed Forces Friendly organisation and welcome applications from members of the Armed Forces community, including veterans, reservists and families.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Our phlebotomy team is currently expanding due to service needs and giving staff new opportunities regarding progression to a Band 3 depending on skill mix and availability.

Application and interview

• Excellent planning and organisation skills
• Can work without supervision and is able to recognise own limitations
• Able to work across all sites
• HCA experience
• Previous patient care, polite, punctual and a good listener

Qualifications

• Excellent standard English and Maths
• Confident with IT systems
• Car & access to a car
• IT knowledge and understanding
• NVQ 2 or above
• Flexible and willing to work out side normal hours.

Applicatin form and interview

• Confident with IT systems
• Good understanding of English and Maths.
• Willing to work outside normal working hours
• Flexible
• Car & full driving license
• Willing to work across all sites.

Further Information

NCM hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship, there is a minimum set of criteria that must be met and not all roles are eligible. You can find more information on the Government website

Please review your eligibility and the eligibility of the role before submitting your application.

All advertised roles may close early if there are high numbers of suitable candidates.

Pre‑employment checks for applicants with previous NHS service will include confirmation of any Mutually Agreed Resignation Scheme (MARS), Voluntary Redundancy or Compulsory Redundancy payments received.

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.