Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Phlebotomist

The closing date is 01 February 2026

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Phlebotomy team, where you will work across a variety of settings including ward areas, Mansfield Community Hospital, and within the community/domiciliary service.

Phlebotomy services provides a comprehensive high quality service to patients requiring a blood test as either an inpatient or outpatient.

The successful candiadate will undertake venepuncture in inpatient, outpatient and community settings, and ensure blood samples are collected in appropriate containers, labelled correctly in a safeand timely manner.

A full driving licence and access to a car are essential for this role.

Cross-site working will be required, covering King's Mill Hospital, Mansfield Community Hospital and Newark Hospital.

Please note, the start date for the post will align with the opening of the new Community Diagnostic Centre in April 2026.

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.

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Details

Date posted

16 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

214-CSTO-7689352

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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

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)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Phlebotomy/outpatient sister

Natalie Taylor

natalie.taylor89@nhs.net

01623622515

Details

Date posted

16 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

214-CSTO-7689352

Job locations

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-in-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


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