Job summary
- Main area
- 317 Same Day Emergency Care - RVI
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 317-2025-30-29-DR
- Employer
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Victoria Infirmary
- Town
- 317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary
- Salary
- £24,465 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/08/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 15/08/2025
Employer heading
Phlebotomist
Band 2
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
Phlebotomists are an instrumental part of the NHS team. As a phlebotomist, you will take blood samples from patients which are examined in a laboratory and the results can be used to quickly diagnose diseases and conditions.
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
Patients may be nervous about having their blood taken, so you must reassure them and put them at ease. Phlebotomists may work in hospitals, clinics, or health centres. You may visit patients at home or in residential or care homes.
You will work as part of a team with nurses, healthcare science staff working in blood sciences, biomedical scientists, GPs, and other healthcare staff.
- Interview Date: 15th August 2025
- 30 Hours/Week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Main duties of the job
As a phlebotomist, you'll need:
- 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
You'll also need:
- 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
Patients may be nervous about having their blood taken, so you must reassure them and put them at ease.
Working for our organisation
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks
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
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- 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.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.
Person specification
KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- Basic IT Skills
Desirable criteria
- Basic understanding of safeguarding
SKILLS
Essential criteria
- 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 criteria
- Venepuncture skills
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Ability to plan, prioritise own and delegated work tasks and activities.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of caring in a personal or professional setting
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- Good literacy and numeracy skills
Desirable criteria
- NVQ Level II
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Peter Milton
- Job title
- Deputy Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0191 2139799
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