Senior Phlebotomist | York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£25,760 - £27,476 pro rata / per annum
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	York, YO31 8HE
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	31 Jul 2026
Closing date:	30 Aug 2026

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Summary

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 for venepuncture/Cannulation, including patients with learning disabilities or language difficulties.

• 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 practice for new staff, as directed by the Phlebotomy Manager.

• To ensure efficient planning and prioritisation of individual workload and workload of subordinate 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 performing venepuncture by selecting most appropriate site.

• Taking venepuncture and cannulation samples.

Trust Information Pack: https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/hdjgxd

Our benefits

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.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

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 from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different 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 of seeking to 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.

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We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - 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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