Job overview

We are looking for well-organized, motivated, enthusiastic, friendly individuals with excellent communication skills to join our Phlebotomy Service. Your work will be to provide front line care to hospital inpatients, outpatients, community clinics, GP surgeries, and Mental Health clinics to name a few. 

You will be working  within a team, be able to use your initiative and be willing to acquire new skills and knowledge. Attention to detail will be a key characteristic. You must be able to work in a busy environment and have a strongly held commitment to high standards of service delivery. 

Phlebotomy at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Hospitals is rapidly expanding we currently consist of  46 phlebotomists  with the back up of our admin team to support the appointment system who work at different levels this ranges from apprentices, Phlebotomists, dedicated Paediatric Phlebotomists to management who all thrive in the welcoming atmosphere that is friendly, diverse, supportive and progressive.

Main duties of the job

To obtain blood samples from in patients, out patients, community clinics and  to cover A&E working when required.

You would be required to cover  the Black Country Mental Health Trusts and Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust.

You will be required to obtain venous and capillary  samples from children of any age, full training will be provided. 

IT skills are required to use our Unity and Systmone appointment system.

This role is ideally suited for someone who is caring, friendly and has an extremely steady hand. You will need excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work and communicate with a large team across multiple sections.

Working for our organisation

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country – one of the country’s most culturally diverse areas. It’s a friendly and welcoming place – a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.  

We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.   

Our values – Ambition, Respect and Compassion – are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.    

Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to “Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population.” It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It’s what makes us unique.   

We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose.  When we say we’re ‘with you all the way’ we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.

Multi-site working 

The four partner Trusts of the Black Country Provider Collaborative (Dudley Group NHS FT, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust) are actively working in partnership to deliver a collective vision focused on providing "better, faster and safer care to the population of the Black Country and beyond". 

To support this vision, we are (where appropriate and safe to do so) actively looking at new models of care which:

Against this context, although this post is hosted by Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, there may be an expectation to work flexibly across the four partner Trusts to better meet patient and service needs.