Phlebotomist (Bournemouth) | University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 12 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,465 pa/pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 11 April 2026 |
| Location: | Bournemouth, BH7 7DW |
| Company: | Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7801530/153-CO05770 |
Summary
Do you have the skills and personality to join our phlebotomy team?
University Hospitals Dorset has an opening for an experienced Phlebotomist.
Do you have good literacy, numeracy and communication skills? Will you be able to work within a team and under your own initiative in this busy service?
This role is physically demanding, requiring you to have great attention to detail and accuracy when performing venepuncture. Are you looking for a career and are you passionate about patient care? Then this is the role for you.
Inexperienced applicants may be considered providing a venepuncture course has been completed prior to interview.
The service operates between 07.30-16.30 Monday to Friday; 7.30-12.00 Saturday and Sunday and includes bank holidays.
Additional contact information
Damian Olczak Team Leader
damian.olczak@uhd.nhs.uk or 0300 019 4785.
Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Interview Date: 8th April 2026
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert
UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.
If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.
UHD has active networks including Women’s, BAME, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.
AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process.
• To carry out duties / responsibilities in accordance with the Trust and Directorate Policies, Protocols including Health and Safety Policies.
• To greet patients in a courteous and professional manner.
• To check the relevant details of patients requiring Pathology tests, resolving and outstanding difficulties.
• Obtain by venepuncture or capillary sampling the correct blood specimens(s).
• Ensure samples are correctly labelled, put into the correct containers and otherwise properly treated so as to be suitable for the analyses requested.
This advert closes on Monday 30 Mar 2026
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