• Job Description

  Req#: C9391-25-1195?language=en&page=750&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  The post holder will support the efficient running of the in-patient, outpatients, and community phlebotomy service. This will include both adults and Children. They will ensure that the patient's needs are met integrating high quality care in the most cost-effective setting. To perform daily, the pro-active task of venipuncture (blood collection). To draw, label and store blood samples in a manner that ensures the samples are fit for analytical/diagnostic testing within the Laboratory

  Main duties of the job

  MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  Practice safe standards of care to patients following guidelines and policies and within the scope of the Phlebotomy role.

  Work effectively as part of a team.

  Obtain consent prior to giving care in accordance with Trust policies.

  Participate in the delivery and maintenance of an efficient Phlebotomy service on the Wards and the Outpatients Department at North Middlesex University Hospital and community Hubs

  Have completed a period of training in the methods of venipuncture and safe/ correct disposal of sharps and items contaminated with blood and signed off competent.

  Ensure that patients are always treated safely and courteously and experience the minimum of distress throughout the blood sampling procedure.

  Check patient details and that blood request forms or ICE requests have been properly completed by requesting clinician.

  Liaise with the public and other healthcare professionals.

  Obtain blood from adult patients using safety needles and disposable tourniquets

  Dealing with patients with varying disabilities and/or confusion.

  Ensuring that the sample/s are correctly labelled, drawn into the correct sample bottles and otherwise properly treated, to be suitable for the analyses requested.

  Able to prioritise workload when demand exceeds capacity.

  About us

  North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust is a medium sized District General Hospital based in Edmonton in Enfield, North London. We serve a diverse multicultural population largely from the London boroughs of Enfield and Haringey. Many of our patients live in wards that are within the 5% most deprived in the UK and a large proportion of our patients were born abroad. This makes it both a fascinating and a challenging hospital to work in. Over the last decade we have rebuilt almost all of the hospital and now have facilities that we are proud to work in. We employ over 3,500 staff, more than half of whom live locally. We encourage apprenticeships from the local community and work closely with our local Health Watch. We are primarily an emergency led hospital with more than 90% of our bed days being used for patients admitted via our emergency and ambulatory units. As well as offering everything you would expect from a major acute hospital we have a number of tertiary services treating patients with HIV and Sickle Cell Disease and a large cancer and radiotherapy service. We also run our local community Sexual Health Clinics.

  Details

  Date posted

  19 June 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 2

  Salary

  £28,720 a year Per Annum Inclusive of HCAS

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  391-NMUH-7262813

  Job locations

  North Middlesex Univsersity Hospital

  Sterling Way

  London

  N18 1QX

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  • Able to prioritise workload when demand exceeds capacity.

  • Participate in the maintenance of the Phlebotomy space and trolleys/equipment.

  • To maintain working stocks of sample bottles and equipment required on a day-to-day basis.

  • Be able to work as a team and pass on information to ensure smooth running of department, and the safety of fellow phlebotomists/staff.

  • To be responsible for the security of the Phlebotomy area.

  • To follow all departmental Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).

  • Ensure that patients are treated safely and courteously, causing the minimum of distress or discomfort during the blood sampling procedure.

  To provide support and advice to less experienc

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  • Able to prioritise workload when demand exceeds capacity.

  • Participate in the maintenance of the Phlebotomy space and trolleys/equipment.

  • To maintain working stocks of sample bottles and equipment required on a day-to-day basis.

  • Be able to work as a team and pass on information to ensure smooth running of department, and the safety of fellow phlebotomists/staff.

  • To be responsible for the security of the Phlebotomy area.

  • To follow all departmental Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).

  • Ensure that patients are treated safely and courteously, causing the minimum of distress or discomfort during the blood sampling procedure.

  To provide support and advice to less experienc

  Person Specification

  Education & professional Qualifications

  Essential

  • UK recognised qualification in Phlebotomy
  • Level 2 QCF Diploma in Clinical Healthcare support/ Level 2 NVQ in Healthcare/Health & Social Care
  • GCSE A*- D in English Language or equivalent (e.g., Certificate in Adult Literacy at Level 1)

  Experience

  Essential

  • experience of working in a health care setting
  • Be able to work as a member of a team
  • Experience of time management skills and prioritising work

  Personal Qualities & attributes

  Essential

  • Understands equal opportunities policy and confidentiality and a willingness to comply with it.
  • Understands customer care.
  • Prepared to work flexible hours or limited shift work.

  Person Specification

  Education & professional Qualifications

  Essential

  • UK recognised qualification in Phlebotomy
  • Level 2 QCF Diploma in Clinical Healthcare support/ Level 2 NVQ in Healthcare/Health & Social Care
  • GCSE A*- D in English Language or equivalent (e.g., Certificate in Adult Literacy at Level 1)

  Experience

  Essential

  • experience of working in a health care setting
  • Be able to work as a member of a team
  • Experience of time management skills and prioritising work

  Personal Qualities & attributes

  Essential

  • Understands equal opportunities policy and confidentiality and a willingness to comply with it.
  • Understands customer care.
  • Prepared to work flexible hours or limited shift work.

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  North Middlesex Univsersity Hospital

  Sterling Way

  London

  N18 1QX

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  North Middlesex Univsersity Hospital

  Sterling Way

  London

  N18 1QX

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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