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Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Community Phlebotomist

The closing date is 03 August 2025

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Brighton & Hove Community Phlebotomy Service providing Community based care across the City

The new post holder will join our Established group of Phlebotomists within our team base at Hove Polyclinic where they will work across both our Domiciliary caseload and may also provide phlebotomy services as an out patients function.

Please note: Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules, this role is unlikely to be eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered. Candidates requiring sponsorship should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying to assess their eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

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Main duties of the job

The Brighton and Hove Community Phlebotomy Service are looking for an experienced Phlebotomist to provide our service to our communities within patients own homes, with our dynamic team working along side our Community Nursing colleagues.

Suitable candidates will ideally be competent in phlebotomy, although training and development can be supported to individuals looking to enhance their clinical skills.

Car Driver Essential

About us

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?o Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeingo Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussexo Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retiremento Excellent training, development, and research opportunitieso Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brightono Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networkso Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trusto Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast

Our values--Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence--guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

Details

Date posted

24 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year Per annum/pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

150-MT1907-CC-A

Job locations

Hove Polyclinic

Nevill Avenue

Hove

BN3 7HY


Job description

Job responsibilities

Suitable candidates will ideally be competent in phlebotomy, although training and development can be supported to individuals looking to enhance their clinical skills.

Due to Community working, a UK Driving license and access to a vehicle for business purposes is essential, unless under the Equality Act.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Suitable candidates will ideally be competent in phlebotomy, although training and development can be supported to individuals looking to enhance their clinical skills.

Due to Community working, a UK Driving license and access to a vehicle for business purposes is essential, unless under the Equality Act.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Relevant significant experience of working in a caring environment, either in health, social or voluntary services
  • Basic numeracy and ability to write simple reports

Desirable

  • Experience of working with adults and/or experience of working in community or home care services.
  • Basic understanding of statutory health and social services.

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to work as an effective member of a team.
  • Ability to visit patients in the community unsupervised
  • Ability to deal with a wide range of people at all levels, including clients, carers, health and social care colleagues and other professionals
  • Competent ability to assist in the treatments of a wide range of conditions.
  • Ability to work independently and demonstrate initiative.
  • Able to prioritise and plan own workload.
  • Ability to understand work related boundaries and refer matters of importance to a senior colleague
  • Basic computer skills.
  • Ability to prioritise routine work from a variety of sources, meet deadlines and perform effectively under pressure

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good standard of education.
  • NVQ level III in Health Care or equivalent experience

other

Essential

  • Have driving licence and access to a car for work purposes, unless under the Equality Act
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Relevant significant experience of working in a caring environment, either in health, social or voluntary services
  • Basic numeracy and ability to write simple reports

Desirable

  • Experience of working with adults and/or experience of working in community or home care services.
  • Basic understanding of statutory health and social services.

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to work as an effective member of a team.
  • Ability to visit patients in the community unsupervised
  • Ability to deal with a wide range of people at all levels, including clients, carers, health and social care colleagues and other professionals
  • Competent ability to assist in the treatments of a wide range of conditions.
  • Ability to work independently and demonstrate initiative.
  • Able to prioritise and plan own workload.
  • Ability to understand work related boundaries and refer matters of importance to a senior colleague
  • Basic computer skills.
  • Ability to prioritise routine work from a variety of sources, meet deadlines and perform effectively under pressure

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good standard of education.
  • NVQ level III in Health Care or equivalent experience

other

Essential

  • Have driving licence and access to a car for work purposes, unless under the Equality Act

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

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Hove Polyclinic

Nevill Avenue

Hove

BN3 7HY


Employer's website

https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Hove Polyclinic

Nevill Avenue

Hove

BN3 7HY


Employer's website

https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Deputy Operational Head of Service

Wilma Thomas

wilma.thomas@nhs.net

07703415677

Details

Date posted

24 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year Per annum/pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

150-MT1907-CC-A

Job locations

Hove Polyclinic

Nevill Avenue

Hove

BN3 7HY


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