• Job Description

  Req#: C9470-25-0271?language=&page=1&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  We are recruiting for a Phlebotomist who wishes to join our busy Phlebotomy team at #TeamIOWNHS. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients and staff receive quality and compassionate care and work with us to ensure the Trust continues its journey towards great people, great place.

  The Phlebotomy team provides a phlebotomy service to the hospital wards and the walk-in clinic.

  Applicants ideally will have recent / previous experience in phlebotomy. Refresher training can be arranged if required and personal development is actively encouraged.

  Main duties of the job

  As a Phlebotomist you would be part of the phlebotomy team working within the wards and clinic collecting blood samples. You should be an effective communicator, have a keen eye for detail and be able to work under pressure.

  At the present time the department operates between 07:30 and 16:30 Monday to Friday plus weekend shifts. Successful candidates will be required to work flexibly across all shifts and any future potential areas where phlebotomy is required.

  About us

  Our 2020-2025 strategy sets out to ensure that we continue to be a provider of excellent and compassionate care. We are passionate about providing excellent CARE, which is why our values are Compassion, Accountable, Respect and Everyone counts. Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services.

  We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout out services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.

  Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trusts beach hut in Ryde. We offer flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

  The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.

  Details

  Date posted

  10 July 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 2

  Salary

  £22,383 a year pro rata, per annum

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Part-time

  Reference number

  470-25-0016-PL

  Job locations

  St Mary's Hospital

  Parkhurst Road

  Newport, Isle of Wight

  PO30 5TG

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  You will contribute to the provision of a high quality, phlebotomy service for patients on the Isle of Wight by obtaining blood samples from patients through venepuncture and ensuring that blood samples are labelled correctly in preparation for being forwarded to laboratories.

  The collection of blood by venepuncture will take place in designated areas i.e. the Phlebotomy Outpatients Departments at St. Marys and the wards at St. Marys Hospital. However, phlebotomists may also be asked to attend other Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Trust properties in the performance of their duties.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  You will contribute to the provision of a high quality, phlebotomy service for patients on the Isle of Wight by obtaining blood samples from patients through venepuncture and ensuring that blood samples are labelled correctly in preparation for being forwarded to laboratories.

  The collection of blood by venepuncture will take place in designated areas i.e. the Phlebotomy Outpatients Departments at St. Marys and the wards at St. Marys Hospital. However, phlebotomists may also be asked to attend other Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Trust properties in the performance of their duties.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications and Role Specific Knowledge

  Essential

  • Understanding of job role.

  Physical Skills

  Essential

  • Able to sit or stand in a restricted position for a substantial portion of the time (standing/ bending/ stooping to obtain blood samples).
  • Able to exert moderate physical effort when manoeuvring patients in wheelchairs or helping elderly/ infirm patients into and out of phlebotomy chairs and / or pushing phlebotomy trolleys.
  • Able to concentrate for long periods of time with good hand/ eye coordination skills.
  • Possess good handwriting and keyboard skills.

  Aptitudes

  Essential

  • Able to deal with frequent exposure to highly unpleasant working conditions with daily exposure to blood and other body fluids.
  • Able to deal with exposure to verbal/physical aggression in a compassionate and sympathetic manner.

  Abilities

  Essential

  • Ability to work as part of a team.
  • Ability to work accurately whilst remaining calm and with a professional manner.
  • Ability to request assistance to assess the suitability of veins for venepuncture and decision on whether a particular sample is of the quality required for analysis.

  Communication Skills

  Essential

  • Be able to understand how to communicate and reassure patients in an empathetic and supportive manner referring to more senior phlebotomists as necessary.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications and Role Specific Knowledge

  Essential

  • Understanding of job role.

  Physical Skills

  Essential

  • Able to sit or stand in a restricted position for a substantial portion of the time (standing/ bending/ stooping to obtain blood samples).
  • Able to exert moderate physical effort when manoeuvring patients in wheelchairs or helping elderly/ infirm patients into and out of phlebotomy chairs and / or pushing phlebotomy trolleys.
  • Able to concentrate for long periods of time with good hand/ eye coordination skills.
  • Possess good handwriting and keyboard skills.

  Aptitudes

  Essential

  • Able to deal with frequent exposure to highly unpleasant working conditions with daily exposure to blood and other body fluids.
  • Able to deal with exposure to verbal/physical aggression in a compassionate and sympathetic manner.

  Abilities

  Essential

  • Ability to work as part of a team.
  • Ability to work accurately whilst remaining calm and with a professional manner.
  • Ability to request assistance to assess the suitability of veins for venepuncture and decision on whether a particular sample is of the quality required for analysis.

  Communication Skills

  Essential

  • Be able to understand how to communicate and reassure patients in an empathetic and supportive manner referring to more senior phlebotomists as necessary.

  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

  Isle of Wight NHS Trust

  Address

  St Mary's Hospital

  Parkhurst Road

  Newport, Isle of Wight

  PO30 5TG

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.iow.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Isle of Wight NHS Trust

  Address

  St Mary's Hospital

  Parkhurst Road

  Newport, Isle of Wight

  PO30 5TG

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.iow.nhs.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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