Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

Team Lead Phlebotomy

The closing date is 19 October 2025

Job summary

This Band 4 Team leader role is key in providing leadership and support to support our Phlebotomy team.

This role could be perfect for a Band 3 Health Care Support Worker or a health care worker who is looking for career progression and who is keen to learn, whilst being fully supported through our in-house training programme.

We are looking for an individual who has great organisational and IT skills. We would require you to demonstrate past experience of being able to manage a team efficiently with the ability to communicate effectively. The candidate must possess previous experience of managing a team.

If you have the desire to learn and understand the different systems used within the service and the passion to work in the NHS to make a difference , we want to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

The purpose of this role is to support the phlebotomy manager to deliver a safe and efficient phlebotomy service. The post holder will provide comprehensive leadership and support to the phlebotomy team, ensuring venepuncture is performed safely and efficiently on all patients requiring blood tests requested by the Trust and our community partners.

About us

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We've even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

Details

Date posted

14 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

427-7487620

Job locations

Royal United Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,

Combe Park,

Bath

BA1 3NG


Job description

Job responsibilities

As above;The purpose of this role is to support the phlebotomy manager to deliver a safe and efficient phlebotomy service. The post holder will provide comprehensive leadership and support to the phlebotomy team, ensuring venepuncture is performed safely and efficiently on all patients requiring blood tests requested by the Trust and our community partners.

Job description

Job responsibilities

As above;The purpose of this role is to support the phlebotomy manager to deliver a safe and efficient phlebotomy service. The post holder will provide comprehensive leadership and support to the phlebotomy team, ensuring venepuncture is performed safely and efficiently on all patients requiring blood tests requested by the Trust and our community partners.

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

  • Able to demonstrate previous experience in managing a team
  • oLeadership and management qualification or equivalent level of experience.
  • Able to work to given schedules and rotas whilst executing their personal responsibilities with referral to Senior staff when required in a timely and efficient manner.
  • Physical Skills - manual dexterity to take blood
  • Physical effort to push trolleys. ?The role involves standing and bending for long periods of time.
  • oWork flexibly between ward and outpatient areas as and when required,

Desirable

  • You may also have previous experience in healthcare and have your Care Certificate, but if not, we will support you to achieve this within the first three months of joining us.
  • Previous healthcare experience

Desireable

Desirable

  • Ability to work systematically and under pressure in a busy environment

Essential

Essential

  • Values and respects others, treats everyone as an individual, is non-judgemental.

Desirable

  • Demonstrates by verbal example

Specific Skills

Essential

  • Ability to work systematically and under pressure in a busy environment

Desirable

  • can give example of this happening.
Person Specification

Essential

Essential

  • Able to demonstrate previous experience in managing a team
  • oLeadership and management qualification or equivalent level of experience.
  • Able to work to given schedules and rotas whilst executing their personal responsibilities with referral to Senior staff when required in a timely and efficient manner.
  • Physical Skills - manual dexterity to take blood
  • Physical effort to push trolleys. ?The role involves standing and bending for long periods of time.
  • oWork flexibly between ward and outpatient areas as and when required,

Desirable

  • You may also have previous experience in healthcare and have your Care Certificate, but if not, we will support you to achieve this within the first three months of joining us.
  • Previous healthcare experience

Desireable

Desirable

  • Ability to work systematically and under pressure in a busy environment

Essential

Essential

  • Values and respects others, treats everyone as an individual, is non-judgemental.

Desirable

  • Demonstrates by verbal example

Specific Skills

Essential

  • Ability to work systematically and under pressure in a busy environment

Desirable

  • can give example of this happening.

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

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal United Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,

Combe Park,

Bath

BA1 3NG


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal United Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,

Combe Park,

Bath

BA1 3NG


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior Sister

justine archman

justine.archman@nhs.net

01225825651

Details

Date posted

14 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

427-7487620

Job locations

Royal United Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,

Combe Park,

Bath

BA1 3NG


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