About this role
Job summary
Do you have the skills and personality to join our phlebotomy team?
University Hospitals Dorset has an opening for an experienced Phlebotomist.
Do you have good literacy, numeracy and communication skills? Will you be able to work within a team and under your own initiative in this busy service?
This role is physically demanding, requiring you to have great attention to detail and accuracy when performing venepuncture. Are you looking for a career and are you passionate about patient care? Then this is the role for you.
The service operates between 07.30-16.30 Monday to Friday; 7.30-12.00 Saturday and Sunday and bank holidays.
Additional contact information
Paula Hughes
[email protected] or 0300 019 4785.
Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Interview Date: Tuesday 18th August 2026
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert
About us
UHD are investing,developingand transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.
If a role or servicerelocatesas part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.
UHD has active networks including Women's, BAME, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.
AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process.
Job description Job responsibilities
To carry out duties / responsibilities in accordance with the Trust and Directorate Policies, Protocols including Health and Safety Policies. To greet patients in a courteous and professional manner. To check the relevant details of patients requiring Pathology tests, resolving and outstanding difficulties. Obtain by venepuncture or capillary sampling the correct blood specimens(s). Ensure samples are correctly labelled, put into the correct containers and otherwise properly treated so as to be suitable for the analyses requested.
Person Specification
Fully completed Essential
Full employment history Phlebotomy experience listed
Desirable
2 years working as a Phlebotomist.
Education Essential
Maths and English GCSE Qualifications Additional Qualifications
Desirable
Full list of school qualifications.
Experience Essential
Previous phlebotomy experience within a patient setting. Previous experience of working in a large team.
Desirable
Venepuncture certificate within the last 12 months.
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 University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Address Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Castle lane
Bournemouth
BH7 7DW
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)