Phlebotomist
The closing date is 21 December 2025
Job summary
We are looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our skilled phlebotomy team.
The Phlebotomy team work in both inpatient and outpatient areas across all areas of the hospital providing essential support to the wards and clinics, covering cardiology, surgery, specialist respiratory and transplant patients.
The phlebotomy team are based within a dedicated phlebotomy area in the Outpatient Department, whilst still providing a service to the wards. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a brand new environment at a time where we are developing our phlebotomy team.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for candidates who have experience and are confident in venepuncture and cannulation, however, we will consider those with no previous experience in phlebotomy and place on band 2 until all band 3 training and competencies are achieved.
The successful applicant would be caring and have excellent communication skills. Previous experience of venepuncture would be an advantage but is not essential as full training will be given. Different working patterns would be considered but the shift pattern is 2 days between Monday - Friday from 07:30-15:30 in addition to 07:30-11:30 on Saturday and Sunday (1 weekend in a 4 week period).
If you are a friendly, compassionate, patient focused team player who is flexible and looking for a new challenge and wishes to advance their clinical skills and knowledge in a specialist cardio-thoracic ambulatory care setting, we would love to hear from you.
About us
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.
Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.
The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.
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Details
Date posted
03 December 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,465 to £26,598 a year pro rate 0.45 WTE
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
175-2526-AM1519
Job locations
Royal Papworth Hospital
Papworth Road
Cambridge Bio Medical Campus
Cambridge
CB2 0AY
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Papworth Hospital
Papworth Road
Cambridge Bio Medical Campus
Cambridge
CB2 0AY
Employer's website
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