Phlebotomist
| Posting date: | 13 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £24,465.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £24465.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 March 2026 |
| Location: | Leicester, LE1 5WW |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9358-26-0173 |
Summary
The taking of routine and urgent venous blood samples frompatients attending outpatient clinics and in inpatient wardsensuring that specimens are taken in a manner that does notcause anxiety to the patient Identification of all patients to be verified and samples taken inaccordance with Trust Policies ensuring any special instructionshave been followed such as fasting and considering anyallergies.It is vitally important that patients are identified correctly, andsamples labelled appropriately to avoid any potential errors intreatment by a clinician acting on incorrect information. The post holder will carry out the associated procedures ofspecimen collection and sample handling to ensure timely highquality blood samples are received appropriate for the testrequired ensuring that any special instructions such as timesensitive, light and temperature guidance is followed.Failure to ensure samples are handled correctly can result in afailed sample and a patient having to be retested.