Job summary Join Our Team as a Phlebotomist at Sherwood Forest Hospitals! Are you passionate about patient care and looking to make a real difference? We have an exciting opportunity for a dedicated Phlebotomist to join our team and contribute to the highest standards of healthcare. Why This Role? Essential Impact : Play a crucial role in supporting top-quality patient care through your expertise and dedication. Diverse Experience : Perform venepuncture in various settings, including cross-site work, ensuring safe and efficient blood sample collection. Professional Growth : Be part of a team that values continuous improvement and professional standards. What You'll Do: Patient Care : Ensure blood samples are collected safely and efficiently, maintaining the highest standards of care. Operational Support : Manage consumable stock levels to support the smooth operation of our services. Team Collaboration : Work alongside a dedicated team to deliver an efficient, high-quality service to our patients. If you're committed to excellence and eager to contribute to a dynamic healthcare environment, we want to hear from you! Main duties of the job To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification. About us We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire. We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation. We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands. Details Date posted 22 May 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 2 Salary £24,169 a year per annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Part-time Reference number 214-CSTO-7189322 Job locations King's Mill Hospital Mansfield Road Sutton in Ashfield NG17 4JL Job description Job responsibilities To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification. Not all of our roles are eligible for sponsorship to find out which roles are eligible for sponsorship please refer to the shortage occupation list found here: Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - GOV.UK Home Office guidance has changed as of the 9 th April, anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list. Job description Job responsibilities To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification. Not all of our roles are eligible for sponsorship to find out which roles are eligible for sponsorship please refer to the shortage occupation list found here: Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - GOV.UK Home Office guidance has changed as of the 9 th April, anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list. Person Specification Knowledge Requirements Essential High Levels of Accuracy Good General Education Good communication skills. Verbal and Written Understanding patient needs and concerns Good levels of literacy and numeracy Good organisational skills. Desirable Medical Terminology. Previous experience in a clinical environment Further Training Essential On-going Desirable Venepuncture Experience Desirable Phlebotomy Contractual Requirements Desirable Cover colleagues when required Person Specification Knowledge Requirements Essential High Levels of Accuracy Good General Education Good communication skills. Verbal and Written Understanding patient needs and concerns Good levels of literacy and numeracy Good organisational skills. Desirable Medical Terminology. Previous experience in a clinical environment Further Training Essential On-going Desirable Venepuncture Experience Desirable Phlebotomy Contractual Requirements Desirable Cover colleagues when required Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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. Employer details Employer name Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Address King's Mill Hospital Mansfield Road Sutton in Ashfield NG17 4JL Employer's website https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab) Employer details Employer name Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Address King's Mill Hospital Mansfield Road Sutton in Ashfield NG17 4JL Employer's website https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab). Location : King's Mill Hospital, Mansfield Road, NG17 4JL Sutton in Ashfield, United Kingdom