Biomedical Support Worker/Phlebotomist

Job summary

Are you an experienced phlebotomist? If so, have you considered working in outpatients?

We are looking for experienced, enthusiastic, highly motivated and reliable phlebotomists to join the team working within the Community Diagnostic Centres at Seacroft, Armley and Beeston.

You must be passionate about delivering high-quality, patient-centred care while supporting and collaborating effectively with colleagues. You must have the ability to work both independently and as part of a team, along with the resilience and focus to perform well in a fast-paced environment.

You must demonstrate excellent communication skills along with basic IT skills, both of which are essential for this role.

There will be a requirement for staff to rotate across all three sites, working Monday to Friday 08:30-19:00 with some Saturdays on a rotational basis.

Full and part-time hours will be considered.

Main duties of the job

Phlebotomy experience is essential.

As an experienced phlebotomist, you will play a key role in providing high-quality, compassionate care to safely and effectively collect blood samples from both adults and children using a variety of venepuncture techniques.

You will work closely with a team of phlebotomists, alongside nursing, medical, and administrative staff, to deliver a smooth, efficient, and patient focused service. A professional, calm, and reassuring approach is essential, especially when supporting individuals who are vulnerable or have additional needs. Strong communication skills, excellent interpersonal abilities and a mature and positive attitude are key to success in this role.

You must be flexible, able to manage your responsibilities independently and confident in adapting to the demands of a busy and dynamic environment.

The role requires a commitment to professional behaviour, patient safety, and maintaining high standards of infection control and record keeping.

Your approach must support both teamwork and independent working, always with the aim of delivering the best possible patient care. Your knowledge and practice must ensure that all blood samples are collected in a way that guarantees their suitability for diagnostic, therapeutic, or analytical purposes.

You will contribute to the efficient delivery and ongoing evolution of the phlebotomy service within our innovative Community Diagnostic Centres.

About us

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.

By bringing together the wide range of skills and expertise across West Yorkshire and Harrogate we are working differently, innovating and driving forward change to deliver the highest quality care. By working for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust this is your opportunity to be a part of that change.

WYAAT is the acute sector arm of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership, one of the largest integrated care systems in the country. The Partnerships ambition is for everyone to have the best possible health and wellbeing, and the work of WYAAT, and each individual trust, supports that ambition.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

Seacroft Hospital

York Road

Leeds

LS14 6UH

Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

Seacroft Hospital

York Road

Leeds

LS14 6UH

Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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