Job summary
- Main area
- Haematology
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 290-SCCS-1938
- Employer
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hammersmith Hospital
- Town
- Hammersmith Hospital
- Salary
- £30,039 - £31,088 pa inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Phlebotomist
Band 3
Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.
We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
We are looking for people who are committed to delivering excellent patient care, who treat each patient as an individual, can always communicate clearly and sensitively and take pride in what they do, ensuring that our patients have the best possible experience within our hospitals.
Our haematology out-patient unit provides a wide range of services including clinic consultations, a day unit and ambulatory service and a Chemotherapy Day unit ensuring high quality care for all patients receiving anti-cancer treatment, as well as those patients with non-malignant conditions.
Working alongside the Haematology Clinic, this post offers you the opportunity to further develop your experience in caring and assisting patients and their families undergoing review and treatment. The position requires a commitment of 37.5 hours each week, with a schedule of 7.5 hours per day from Monday to Friday. Additionally, there is a part-time opportunity available for two days during the week, also from Monday to Friday.
You will need a qualification in venepuncture, which is essential. Cannulation skills are desirable but not essential.
Main duties of the job
- To provide a safe and efficient phlebotomy service ensuring that blood samples are ordered, collected and dispatched in a timely manner in accordance with Trust policy.
- To work towards improving the patient experience
- Working days will be Wednesday and Thursday’s, 7.5 hours per day, 08:30 to 16:30.
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
EDUCATION
Essential criteria
- QCF Level 3 in Health or equivalent (NVQ3, Advanced Apprenticeship) Numeracy, and spoken and written English, to an appropriate standard to fulfil the job requirements (Adult Basic Skills Literacy L2, Numeracy L1)
SKILLS/ABILITIES
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate ability to work on own initiative
- Ability to perform venepuncture – certification available
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate a clear insight into the role.
- Up to date experience, worked within an acute care
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sunitha Govindan
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02033135099
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