SYBP Phlebotomist

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 24 March 2026

Are you looking for an exciting new challenge in a place to take your career to the next level? Would you like to join a friendly, progressive, and innovative team and play a part in the transformation of pathology services across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw? Do you want to work in a fully UKAS-accredited, modern laboratory environment where you can make a difference?

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the phlebotomy service provided by South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology (SYBP) partnership. A Band 3 Phlebotomist is required to join the team currently providing a service to Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals.

As an integral part of the Phlebotomy team, you will have a key role in supporting the SYB patients by providing a blood sample collection service at Doncaster and Bassetlaw. It is an exciting time to join the SYBP Phlebotomy team.

The aim of the SYBP Phlebotomy services is to provide parity of phlebotomy duties and responsibilities on all sites where phlebotomy services are under the remit of the laboratory. All members of Phlebotomy staff will be trained to a standard that grants a ‘training passport’ so that they can be deployed on any SYBP site to perform all duties.

You will be working for an organisation that values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors, operating with a budget of £1.2 bn and a workforce of over 18,500 employees, covering five hospital sites and providing care from over forty community settings. We provide excellent staff benefits and a commitment to professional development to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

• GCSE (or equivalent) in Maths and English at level C/4 or above or some laboratory experience
• Willingness to complete an in‑house competency package and additional skills training equivalent to A level/NVQ Level 3 or NVQ level 2 with recognised additional short courses (e.g. Venepuncture training, ) or extensive experience in Phlebotomy/Venepuncture
• Willingness to undertake training and competency assessment to perform clinical patient observations
• Phlebotomy training course/previous evidence of competence.

• Ability to follow and work to Standard Operating Procedures and Policy
• Experience with a range of laboratory techniques/working with variety of venepuncture equipment or relevant transferrable experience in a clinical environment
• Previous experience within the NHS.

• Keyboard and basic IT skills
• Having an awareness of Health & Safety issues
• Effective communication skills, written and oral
• Evidence of effective time management skills and a methodical approach

• Commitment to complete and maintain Mandatory training and required laboratory competences
• Ability to plan and prioritise allocated work
• Commitment to departmental shift patterns (including weekends, bank holidays and out of hours) to enable effective service delivery
• Ability to travel across the SYB region to work at other sites and/or perform patient domiciliary visits

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.

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£24,937 to £26,598 a year (pro‑rata for part‑time staff)