Phlebotomist Job Coventry area,England UK,Healthcare

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Phlebotomist

The closing date is 01 February 2026

Perform phlebotomy and other duties within the laboratory supporting other staff within the team whilst providing optimum patient care.

Coventry and Warwickshire Pathology Services provides phlebotomy services at 6 main sites;
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, City of Coventry Health Centre in Coventry, Hospital of St Cross in Rugby, George Eliot Hospital in Nuneaton and South Warwick Foundation Trust in Warwick with Out‑patient and In‑patient services. A number of Community Clinics, GP Clinics and Domiciliary services are also supported, covering, Coventry, Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Birmingham.

Recruitment day will be held on 11th February 2026. This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Main duties of the job

We are currently looking for Phlebotomists to work at our sites in Hospital of St Cross in Rugby and UHCW
. We are looking to increase access our services for patients, and are therefore looking to introduce both In‑patient and Out‑Patient services across 7 days. Applicants will be expected to work shift patterns to support these services going forwards, including early, late, weekend and Bank Holiday shifts.

Please note there are 1 x 25 Hour Position at Rugby St Cross, and 2 x 25 Hours Position at UHCW. We are looking for some keen and flexible individuals to be trained to a high level to become Phlebotomists within our team. The role will require a full clean UK driving licence as you may be asked to work on other sites and transfer items between them, although a main 'base' site will be identified.

Full and Part time positions are available - full flexibility is a must and successful applicants will be expected to work a variety of shifts.

Job responsibilities

Responsible for the collection of blood samples from inpatients, outpatients, clinics, GP surgeries and homes of patients as specified by the supervisor.

Responsible for the safe disposal of contaminated materials, including sharps.

Undertake reception duties department to welcome and advise patients and staff as required by supervisor.

To sort and identify specimens received.

Undertake preparation of samples for testing using separation techniques such as centrifugation and tapping off.

Responsible for the tracking and recording of samples to ensure that relevant information is available for the supervisor.

Responsible for monitoring and replenishing of medical stock.

Undertake agreed clinical and non clinical tasks following training, ensuring referral to appropriate trained staff as required.

Support less experienced members of staff in their orientation to the department and role.

To participate in appraisals and personal reviews and to work to achieve personal objectives.

To participate in the provision of an out of hours laboratory service as required.

To assist with the provision of high quality service for staff and patients.

Promote and monitor adherence to Health and Safety and Trust policy designed to protect healthcare staff and service users from known hazards.

To undertake such duties as shall be prescribed by the Deputy Laboratory Manager in accordance with this grade of post.

Recruiting to Values

To ensure that we provide world‑class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust's Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment
, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust's Values and Behaviours Framework and Values Based Recruitment Factsheet which can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.

The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust's Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or…


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