Community Phlebotomist
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
Shrewsbury, SY2 6FG
Salary
£25,272
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
16 September 2026
12 days left
Job description
Please note that this job does not meet the salary or skill level requirements for work visa sponsorship and as such we will be unable to progress you...
- Promotes a 'can do' attitude and determination to develop and sustain a dynamic and responsive clinical and administrative support service within a Community Team setting which delivers best practice.
- To deal appropriately with interruptions, unpredictable events and behaviours.
- To organise and deliver skilled clinical support work / phlebotomy without direct supervision.
- Gain valid informed consent and work within legal frameworks with patients.
- To liaise with nursing and therapists with regard to patient care, highlighting any variations to expected outcomes from agreed treatment programmes.
- To provide basic verbal and written clinical reports to the supervising Nurse and / or therapist and to document patient interventions/findings in patient records in line with Trust Record Keeping Policy.
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to GCSE level or equivalent
- Phlebotomy skills
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a health care setting and /or delivering phlebotomy
Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
- Understanding of clinical governance
- Understanding of risk management ability
- Ability to work autonomously
- Evidence of evaluating clinical practice
- Experience of using IT in clinical practice
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
2 September 2026
Last checked
4 September 2026
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