Bank Paediatric Phlebotomist

Bank Paediatric Phlebotomist | Children and Young People | Competitive Hourly Rate | Flexible Working | Leeds LS8

Spire Leeds hospital is currently recruiting an experienced Paediatric Phlebotomist to join the bank team. We require an enthusiastic, motivated individual to join the team within this expanding service. The post involves pre‑boked ad‑hoc sessions to deliver a high quality, caring and efficient phlebotomy service for 0-16 year olds, occasionally supportive adolescents aged 16 and 17 years. The successful candidate will be required to work on a sessional basis, both alone and as part of the team.

The role includes working within the childrens and outpatients department. Experience of performing paediatric phlebotomy by venepuncture and cannulation is essential.

• Assist in the provision of a child focused phlebotomy service, working within our Outpatient Departments.
• Collect blood samples by venepuncture and capillary methods from both inpatients and outpatients.
• Site cannulas for children undergoing investigative investigations whilst attending the CYP service as a ward attender.
• Perform venepuncture and capillary sampling on children and infants unsupervised.
• Identify the analytical requirements from the request form and take appropriate specimens of either venous, capillary blood or heel prick tests.
• Provide a source of education and practical support to the hospital team to achieve CYP blood collection competency.

• Recognised healthcare qualification or equivalent experience – NVQ L2 or NVQ L3 in child care.
• Trained and competent in venepuncture and capillary blood sampling.
• Experience working with children and infants ideally in a hospital setting.
• Ability to perform blood collection independently.
• Knowledge of specimen requirements, patient identification, and infection control.
• Strong communication skills with a compassionate, child‑focused approach.
• Basic Life Support and safeguarding training.

• Bank colleagues are paid weekly.
• Access to Spire Healthcare pension.
• Access to Blue Light Card discounts.
• Smart spending discounts via Spire for You.
• Wellbeing Centre access via Spire for You.
• Free uniform.
• Free DBS clearance.
• Full induction, including mandatory training updates.
• Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts.
• Support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spire's specialist Resourcing Team.
• Competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness or annual leave.
• The My Gym Discounts  benefit is now available to all Spire Bank workers (as of October 2024). This fitness benefit offers large savings on gym memberships, digital fitness subscriptions and multi‑activity memberships.

Spire Healthcare is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all.

Closing date:
In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

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.