Phlebotomist

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The closing date is 06 January 2026

We are looking to recruit a new Phlebotomist to join our existing team to work primarily in the Community/ Domiciliary/Care Home settings across the Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Borough. Plus holiday/sickness cover within hospital and outpatient sites.

Excellent communication skills are essential, together with an empathetic nature.

Successful applicants will have a flexible approach, enthusiasm, proven team player skills and be able to use own initiative.

Phlebotomy experience would be beneficial but not essential as full training will be given.

Please note this vacancy may close earlier than the specified advert closing date if a suitable level of applications are received.

To work as part of the Phlebotomy Team collecting/labelling of venous and capillary samples from ward patients, Outpatient Clinic and within Community, Domiciliary and Care Home settings.

To ensure Pathology are provided with a perfect blood sample with every venepuncture.

Post holder may be required to work in other departments across the organisation including across sites.

Choose Well - Choose WWL

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that 'happy staff, makes for happy patients'. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values 'the WWL Way'.

WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.

Duties and Responsibilities

• To collect blood samples from adults by venepuncture on Trust and Non-Trust premises both in an in-patient and out-patient setting including Domiciliary premises and Care Homes
• Perform paediatric blood collection on children 12yrs and over on all Trust sites
• Ability to adapt blood taking technique dependent upon individual need of the patient, taking into account medical conditions, needle phobias, cannulation sites, learning difficulties.
• Has a good understanding of the nature and purpose of routine and specialist biomedical investigations required.
• Understands any particular factors that may affect the selection of an appropriate venepuncture site.
• Able to perform venepuncture on sites other than the subcubital fossa.
• Prioritising urgent blood requests and recognising special blood tests which require specific testing times and delivery to the lab area.
• Responsible for co-ordinating busy and ever-changing patient clinic lists and flow of patients in the walk-in clinics.
• To work within all of the standard operational policies and health and safety procedures of the department in accordance with Trust standards and policies
• To perform routine technical procedures using the Glucometer and contribute to the Quality Assessment scheme
• Entering high risk / infected areas using appropriate PPE and adhering to Trust Standards and Policies.
• Performing COVID 19 staff and patient swab tests, including 4 hour rapid swab service.
• Ability to work on a one-to-one basis with patients and without direct supervision following competency assessment by the Phlebotomy Senior Supervisor & Trainer.
• To assist in all practical training of new staff.
• To maintain adequate stock levels of the blood collection system both in wards and in out-patient and community departments, ensuring wastage is minimal.
• Participate in changes to clinical practice and undertake new working practices when required
• To work within Infection Control Policies, following strict hygiene in all areas at all times, including sterilisation or patient areas and equipment adhering to ANTT procedures at all times.
• On the job training will be supported by local induction, ongoing e-learning to include basic life support. Portfolio theory training will be implemented within 3 months and annually reviewed.
• Ensure that all data given is checked for accuracy and the correct procedure is used for the labelling of all blood tubes, the relevant protocols should be strictly adhered to with regard to patient identification and labelling.
• Assist the Phlebotomy Manager in collating weekly statistics and performing audits.
• Support trials by laboratory departments where phlebotomy is required.
• Basic MLA reception skills, including bar coding and separating sample pre centrifuge.
• Filter and print inpatient blood forms pre ward rounds.
• Filter and print consultant virtual / face to face clinical blood requests.

Communications and Key Working Relationships

• To communicate effectively with laboratory staff, clinical staff, patients, relatives and carers regarding advice/clarification of test requests in a professional and approachable…