Senior Phlebotomist
The closing date is 21 May 2026
We are seeking an experienced Phlebotomist to step into a Senior Phlebotomist role with a clear emphasis on operational leadership, supervision and administrative responsibility. This post functions as a team‑leader role, supporting the Phlebotomy Services Manager with the day‑to‑day coordination of the service.
Responsibilities include allocating work, coordinating and maintaining rotas, monitoring sickness and attendance, managing stock, and acting as the first point of contact for staff and patient queries. The post holder will provide on‑the‑day supervision, contribute to staff training and competency development, and ensure service standards and patient experience are maintained. Clinical duties will be undertaken where required but will primarily support the leadership and effective delivery of the service.
You will report directly to the Phlebotomy Services Manager, escalating any issues as required. To help facilitate your own training and development, it will be expected that you attend any Trust training courses deemed appropriate to your job role.
Main duties of the job
* Provide day‑to‑day operational leadership and coordination of the phlebotomy service across outpatient, ward and multi‑site areas.
* Allocate work and redeploy staff as required to ensure safe, effective and continuous service delivery.
* Create, maintain and amend staff rotas (including break allocation) using the Allocate Roster system, always ensuring adequate staffing levels.
* Monitor sickness and attendance, record leave, undertake return‑to‑work discussions and raise concerns in line with Trust policy.
* Act as the first point of contact for staff, patients and service‑related queries, escalating issues to the Phlebotomy Services Manager when appropriate.
* Provide on‑the‑day supervision, direction and support to the phlebotomy team, responding to operational pressures and service challenges.
* Oversee stock control, including regular stock checks and ordering to maintain service readiness.
* Support and monitor staff training, competency development and mandatory training compliance, ensuring staff are released from rota appropriately.
* Maintain a high level of venepuncture skill to support colleagues, provide guidance with complex procedures and deliver clinical cover when operationally required.
* Contribute to maintaining service quality, patient experience, infection control and governance standards.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital and Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of the NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 November 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities – from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award‑winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single‑site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page.
Job responsibilities
Act as a senior member of the phlebotomy service, providing day‑to‑day leadership and supervision for Band 2 phlebotomists to support the safe, effective and consistent delivery of services.
Provide professional guidance, support and direction to staff during shifts, responding to operational challenges, prioritising workload, and escalating issues appropriately in line with Trust policy.
Exercise oversight of workload distribution across outpatient, ward and clinic areas, using service activity information to support effective deployment of staff and continuity of service delivery.
Support the training and development of staff by contributing to the induction and ongoing education of phlebotomists, and by delivering or supporting venepuncture technique training for trainee doctors and other learners, in line with agreed competency standards.
Act as an initial point of contact for routine staff and patient queries or concerns, supporting informal resolution where appropriate and escalating complaints, incidents or complex issues to the Phlebotomy Services Manager.
Maintain oversight of service activity by reviewing daily performance information, identifying trends and pressures, and contributing relevant information to support service planning, governance and quality assurance.
Person Specification
Knowledge
* Interpreting blood forms, staff rotas, roster returns, collection of data.
* Selection of venepuncture sites.
* Understanding the most suitable sites for venepuncture and the ability to abstract blood from more obscure sites. Correct use of blood tubes and the rationale for each tube type.
Experience
* Demonstrable experience in phlebotomy.
Qualifications
* NVQ 3 or equivalent in a relevant area of knowledge.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and therefore requires a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
£28,392 to £31,157 a year pro rata
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