Phlebotomist
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary, NE1 4LPView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£25,272
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
14 September 2026
4 days leftJob description
The post is suitable for an individual who wishes to develop clinical skills to support the specialty teams, delivering quality care by providing Phle...
The successful candidate will assist in the delivery of safe and effective care, working at RVI and CRESTA.
Phlebotomists perform venepuncture and blood collection as requested by Medical/Nursing Staff. They ensure blood samples are labelled correctly and returned to the laboratory in a timely fashion.
- to be caring and kind
- willing to be hands-on with patients
- to be able to put patients at ease - they might feel anxious about giving blood
- able to follow instructions and procedures
- able to work in a team but use your own initiative
- able to explain procedures to patients, careful and methodical
- good communication skills
- including listening skills
- good organisational and observational skills
When taking blood, you must be careful that you
- don't harm the patient
- don't disturb any nursing care that the patient is receiving
- take the blood correctly so it can be used for testing
- label the samples carefully
- store the blood correctly
- deliver the samples promptly to the lab
- By working with colleagues, provide a directorate wide phlebotomy service in allocated clinical areas.
- To perform venepuncture blood collection as requested by medical/nursing staff.
- To ensure blood samples are labelled correctly in line with Trust recommendations.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:
- Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
- Freeman Hospital
- Newcastle Dental Hospital
- Cramlington Manor Walks
- Urgent treatment centres
- Newcastle Fertility Centre
- Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
- Northern Genetics Service
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Knowledge
Essential: - Basic IT Skills
Desirable: - Basic understanding of safeguarding
Skills
Essential
- Effective organisation and time management skills.
- Able to work effectively within a team and under own direction and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Dexterity at a level to perform phlebotomy duties
Desirable: - Venepuncture skills
Experience
Essential: - Ability to plan, prioritise own and delegated work tasks and activities.
Desirable: - Experience of caring in a personal or professional setting
Qualifications
Essential: - Good literacy and numeracy skills
Desirable: - NVQ Level II
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
10 September 2026
Last checked
10 September 2026
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