SYBP Phlebotomist (Phlebotomy Drive-Through)
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals
Sheffield, South YorkshireView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Contract
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Hours
Full time
Closing date
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Job description
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
THIS VACANCY MAY BE CLOSED EARLY DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUME OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED
Are you looking for an exciting new challenge in a place to take your career to the next level? Would you like to join a friendly, progressive, innovative team and play a part in the transformation of pathology services across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw?
An exciting opportunity has arisen at the Phlebotomy Drive Through based at The Northern General Hospital, part of the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology (SYBP) Partnership, for a Band 3 SYBP Phlebotomists.
Please note, this role will predominantly involve working 37.5 core hours per week. There will be a requirement to spread these hours between 07:30 – 17:30, Monday to Saturday.
The Phlebotomy Drive Through is based on Longley Lane, it is highly recommended to come view the site to understand how it operates.
If you would like to join a friendly, progressive, innovative team and play a part in the transformation of pathology services across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw we would like to hear from you.
As an integral part of the Phlebotomy team, you will have a key role in supporting the SYB patients by providing a blood sample collection service predominantly based at the Northern General Hospital Phlebotomy Drive Through. The department provides a drive-in service for patients to have their bloods taken by our highly skilled Phlebotomists via venepuncture. The department also provides an outreach community phlebotomy service to housebound patients and also utilises Point of Care Testing devices where appropriate. It is an exciting time to join the SYBP Phlebotomy team as we equip our teams and provide further training opportunities to gain additional skill sets to enhance and facilitate patient care.
The aim of the SYBP Phlebotomy services is to provide parity of phlebotomy duties and responsibilities on all sites where phlebotomy services are under the remit of the laboratory. As such, all members of Phlebotomy staff will be trained to a standard that grants a ‘training passport’ so that they can be deployed on any SYBP site to perform all duties.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
STH operates with a budget of £1.2bn, has a workforce of over 18,500 employees, covers five hospital sites, provides care from over forty community settings, and has an excellent reputation for research.
As an organisation we value and respect our staff and the community we serve. We provide excellent staff benefits; this includes commitment to professional development but also many initiatives to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
The South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology Partnership are invested in training, developing, and supporting staff in all aspects including academic courses from certificates of achievement, registration, specialist and higher specialist IBMS portfolios, apprenticeships and leadership and management qualifications.
We pride ourselves in enabling opportunity across all our sites to develop staff and provide a strong and sustained service for the future.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSE (or equivalent) in Maths and English at level C/4 or above or some laboratory experience
- Willingness to complete an in-house competency package and additional skills training equivalent to A level/NVQ Level 3 or NVQ level 2 with recognised additional short courses (e.g. Venepuncture training, clinicalskills.net) or extensive experience in Phlebotomy/Venepuncture
- Willingness to undertake training and competency assessment to perform clinical patient observations
Desirable criteria
- Phlebotomy training course/ previous evidence of competence.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to follow and work to Standard Operating Procedures and Policy
- Understanding of job content
- Ability to work with other colleagues to improve and develop working practices
- Experience with a range of laboratory techniques/working with variety of venepuncture equipment or relevant transferrable experience in a clinical environment
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience within the NHS.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Keyboard and basic IT skills
- Have an awareness of Health & Safety issues
- Effective Communication skills, written and oral
- Evidence of effective time management skills and with a methodical approach
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Commitment to complete and maintain Mandatory training and required laboratory competences
- Ability to plan and prioritise allocated work
- Commitment to departmental shift patterns (including weekends bank holidays and out of hours) to enable effective service delivery.
- Ability to travel across the SYB region to work at other sites and/or perform patient domiciliary visits
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First seen
24 August 2026
Last checked
19 October 2026
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