University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 3 Clinical Support Worker – Community Phlebotomy

The closing date is 04 February 2026

Job summary

Total Hours 37.5hrs ( 18.75 x2 split) .

We are looking for a confident and compassionate person to join our team supporting haematology patients at home. You will be a skilled and confident phlebotomist, confident in communicating with patients and their families in their own home. You will ideally have experience of palliative care and caring for patients at the end of their life, although full training and support will be given. You will be able to complete and record patients vital signs and know when to act to raise concerns and seek help. You will be confident to use I.T equipment and systems. You will be able to organise your own workload with support, but also be comfortable feeding back to the nursing team and raising concerns . A full driving license and access to your own car is essential.

Develop individual competencies and knowledge which will support the provision and evaluation of seamless specialist nursing services, ensuring patients receive the highest standards of clinical care. You will be supported by a more experienced nurse or nurses to enable you to achieve competence in agreed areas of specialist practice through exposure, training and education.

Main duties of the job

JOB SUMMARY CONTINUED:

Based within a site to include working in a range of practice settings across health and care providers. Additionally, you will be required to practice in premises/settings outside of NHS care providers as part of their role and travel to and from a range of practice settings across an agreed geographic, this may include secure units/residential homes and other regulated settings where patients may reside

MAIN DUTIES & TASKS:

- Attend patients home to collect blood samples: phlebotomy

- Carry out patient vital signs if needed

- Communicate with the wider team/patients/relatives/primary care and other community teams/carers

- Delivery of samples to laboratories

- Carry out risk assessments of lone working and home visits - with support

- Documentation of visits and any concerns

- Work as part of a nurse-led team to deliver high standards of care for patients at home

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Details

Date posted

29 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-1095484

Job locations

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • * Good General Education
  • * NVQ 2 Health Care (E)

Desirable

  • NVQ 3 Health Care (D)

Experience

Essential

  • * Venepuncture qualification and experience
  • * Previous/recent healthcare experience

Desirable

  • * Use of electronic patient records
  • * Haematology experience
  • * Palliative Care experience
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • * Good General Education
  • * NVQ 2 Health Care (E)

Desirable

  • NVQ 3 Health Care (D)

Experience

Essential

  • * Venepuncture qualification and experience
  • * Previous/recent healthcare experience

Desirable

  • * Use of electronic patient records
  • * Haematology experience
  • * Palliative Care experience

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

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Hiring Manager

Rory Fisher

Rory.Fisher@uhb.nhs.uk

07979339399

Details

Date posted

29 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-1095484

Job locations

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


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