At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a team of phlebotomists and provide high-quality patient care.
- Company: Join the friendly team at York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
- Benefits: Generous holiday, NHS pension, and discounts on various services.
- Other info: Flexible working options and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in patient care while developing your leadership skills.
- Qualifications: 2+ years of phlebotomy experience and team management skills.
The predicted salary is between 38368 - 46894 £ per year.
Senior Phlebotomist | York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Company
Company: York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Do you have at least 2 years of experience as a phlebotomist? Have you previously managed a team in a busy department?
We have an exciting opportunity available for you to join our friendly team of 40 Phlebotomists!
We’re currently offering a position of up to 37.5 hours per week, working in York Hospital and our community clinics at LNER Stadium, Vanguard Centre, Askham Bar, Selby War Memorial, Malton, Tadcaster Medical Centre, and Sherburn Medical Centre.
We’re on the lookout for enthusiastic and motivated team player with excellent leadership, interpersonal and communication skills.
If you’re passionate about providing high-quality, timely, and effective phlebotomy services to patients, and clinical colleagues we’d love to hear from you!
Flexibility is key, as you will need to be able to work across all our service locations and hours on a rotating basis.
Please note: Interviews for this position are held in person ONLY and by applying you acknowledge that remote interviews will not be offered.
The main duties for this role include but are not limited to
- Providing support and reassurance to patients when preparing them forvenepuncture/Cannulation, including patients with learning disabilities or languagedifficulties.
- Demonstrating a courteous, sympathetic, compassionate and helpful approach to patients, relatives and visitors at all times.
- Act as a positive role model for all Trust employees.
- Demonstrating a positive professional working relationship with colleagues and other members of the Trust by promoting open communication, trust and respect.
- Training and Induction of new staff, including assessing and declaring competency to practicefor new staff, as directed by the Phlebotomy Manager.
- To ensure efficient planning and prioritisation of individual workload and workload ofsubordinate phlebotomy staff.
- To work without direct supervision and within defined limits by following departmental and Trust protocols (including Standard Operating Procedures.
- To provide advice and assistance to basic grade phlebotomists as required.
- To have responsibility for assessing the suitability of veins for venepuncture, and performingvenepuncture by selecting most appropriate site.
- Taking venepuncture and cannulation samples.
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including
- Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants.
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
- A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave.
- Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
- NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme.
- An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
- Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance through a of providers.
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities.
We welcome applications fromeveryone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive fromdifferent backgrounds.
If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr. recruitment@nhs. net.
As part ofseekingto become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment.
It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can.
We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Armed Forces Friendly Employer
We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote Sa BRE- Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers.
This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
- This advert closes on Sunday 16 Aug 2026
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