Phlebotomist

Job Summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Warrington and Halton phlebotomy team. If you are enthusiastic about patient care and have a desire to work in a supportive, compassionate, and dedicated team then this is the role for you. The phlebotomy service is based across both Warrington & Halton hospital sites and some general practitioners in Runcorn. The position is a 20‑hour a week permanent contract, with core hours from 7am until 8pm Monday to Sunday, 7 days a week.

Weekend working is on a rotation basis to support service demands. Salary is £11.45 per hour, £11,937 per year pro‑rata for 20 hours a week, subject to satisfactory personal development and performance.

• Collect blood samples by venepuncture and capillary on adults and children.
• Perform clerical and housekeeping duties as required.
• Provide a prominent level of customer care service and possess excellent communication skills with patients, staff, and managers.
• Work as part of a team, be forward‑thinking and willing to learn new skills.
• Maintain a flexible approach to working hours to meet service level requirements.

Essential

• Good basic education.
• Previous training in phlebotomy is an advantage.

Desirable

• Health care experience.
• Knowledge of Lorenzo system (full training will be provided if not familiar).

Band: 2

Salary: £24,465 per year pro‑rata (equivalent to £11.45 per hour for 20 hours a week).

Contract Type:
Permanent, Part‑time.

Working pattern: 20 hours per week, core hours 7am‑8pm, Monday to Sunday, with rotation weekend work.

Warrington Pathology Department, Warrington Hospital

Lovely Lane, Warrington, WA5 1QG

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Website:

16 January 2026

370-ACS2

PAT-540-A

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service will be required to check for previous criminal convictions.

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.