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Phlebotomist
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
18 hours per week (2x part time posts, 1 x 18 hours, 1 x 19.5 hours)
Job ref
241-259DS-25
Employer
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Bolton Hospital
Town
Bolton
Salary
£24,625 - £25,674 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
27/05/2025 23:59

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Phlebotomist

NHS AfC: Band 3

Job overview

1 x 18 hours and 1 x 19.5 hours

An opportunity has arisen for part time Phlebotomists to join the team at the Royal Bolton Hospital.  Phlebotomy experience would be an advantage but not essential as full training will be provided.

A full driving licence is desirable.

Main duties of the job

You will work as part of a close knit professional team of 20 phlebotomists. The job involves taking blood samples from patients (adults/children) for analysis in the Laboratory Medicine Department. After a period of assessment you will be working on a rota basis in the hospital wards and outpatients departments which may include weekends. You may also be required to work at GP surgeries.

Working for our organisation

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust provide services across the north west side of the Greater Manchester area ranging from hospital services in Bolton to community services across Bolton, Salford, Ashton, Leigh and Wigan. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.  We have a CQC rating as good overall and we have some key areas of outstanding practice with an outstanding rating for being well led at every level.

Over 5,700 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don’t need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare. The Trust offer a range of flexible working patterns to enable our staff to balance their work and personal life.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information regarding the key responsibilities of this role please see the attached job description. If you have any further questions regarding this role please do not hesitate to contact us via the information below.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Good all round education.
  • Driving licence

Experience

Desirable criteria
  • Previous phlebotomy experience. Previous NHS experience.

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Team working. Work under pressure. Good clear communication skills
Desirable criteria
  • Computer literate

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Aware of phlebotomists role

Other

Essential criteria
  • Flexible working

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Karen Moorcroft
Job title
Phlebotomy supervisor
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01204 390508
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