Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
About
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust manages the five adult hospitals and many of the Community Health Services in Sheffield and is one of the UK's busiest NHS Trusts. We employ around 18,000 staff and provide around one million patient episodes each year, making us the second largest NHS trust in England. As well as providing hospital services for our local population, our hospitals provide a range of vital regional and national specialties. Regionally these include cardiac and orthopaedic surgery, neurology and renal care. National services include pulmonary hypertension treatment, particular ophthalmology, spinal and neurosurgical care, and specialist cancer treatments. We have been one of the best performing NHS organisations in the country over the last five years including winning the title of 'Hospital Trust of the Year' in the Good Hospital Guide three times. The Trust has strong partnerships with the University of Sheffield, Sheffield Hallam University and other healthcare providers to remain at the forefront of clinical sciences, teaching and research. The Northern General is the largest of our hospitals located to the north of the city, the hospital is spread out over a large site. Amongst the specialist services located there are orthopaedics, renal, spinal injuries and cardiothoracic (heart and lung) services. Sheffields Adult Accident & Emergency department is also based here and is one of three Major Trauma Centres for the Yorkshire & Humber Region. The Royal Hallamshire is a major acute teaching hospital based around a tower block of 800 beds and a large outpatient department. The hospital is home to a range of expert specialist services which include a dedicated neurosciences department, the Sheffield Vision Centre, specialist Haematology centre and award winning Gastroenterology department. Alongside the Royal Hallamshire is the Jessop Wing, a purpose built building providing round the clock maternity care and specialist neonatal intensive care. Weston Park is a specialist cancer hospital providing a full range of non-surgical cancer services to the population of South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire and North Derbyshire. It also enjoys national and international recognition for certain specific treatments. It has 140 beds and is home to a specialist cancer research centre and one of the UKs only teenage cancer units. The Charles Clifford is a dental teaching hospital linked to The University of Sheffields School of Clinical Dentistry. The hospital provides dental outpatient services and emergency dental services for the city. The Trust also delivers a range of community services to provide care closer to home and prevent hospital admissions wherever possible. We want to recruit and retain the best staff to organisation to deliver our commitment to high quality patient care.
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Key details
Location
SiteSheffield Children's HospitalAddressWestern BankTownSheffieldPostcodeS10 2THMajor / Minor RegionSouth Yorkshire
Contract type & working pattern
Contract10 months (Fixed Term/Secondment)HoursPart time - 12 hours per week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 08:30 until 11:30.)
Salary
Salary£24,071 - £25,674 pa/pro rata for part time staffSalary periodYearlyGrade(NHS AfC: Band 3)
Specialty
Main areaPhlebotomyInterview date07/03/2025
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, well take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job Overview
Are you looking for an exciting new challenge in a place to take your career to the next level? Would you like to join a friendly, progressive, innovative team and play a part in the transformation of pathology services across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw?
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the phlebotomy service provided by South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology (SYBP) partnership. A Band 3 Phlebotomist is required to join the team currently providing a service to Sheffield Children's Hospital as well as to babies in the Jessop Wing of the Royal Hallamshire Hospital.
A total of 12 hours a week, 08:30 until 11:30 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Please note that this is a temporary post for 10 months.
Advert
If you would like to join a friendly, progressive, innovative team and play a part in the transformation of pathology services across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw we would like to hear from you.
As an integral part of the Phlebotomy team, you will have a key role in supporting the SYB patients by providing a capillary blood sample collection service predominantly based at Sheffield Children's Hospital as well as the Jessop Wing of the Royal Hallamshire Hospital. The postholder will also assist with specimen reception in the laboratory and may use of Point of Care Testing devices where appropriate. It is an exciting time to join the SYBP Phlebotomy team as we equip our teams and provide further training opportunities to gain additional skill sets to enhance and facilitate patient care.
The aim of the SYBP Phlebotomy services is to provide parity of phlebotomy duties and responsibilities on all sites where phlebotomy services are under the remit of the laboratory. As such, all members of Phlebotomy staff will be trained to a standard that grants a training passport so that they can be deployed on any SYBP site to perform all duties.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
As an organisation we value and respect our staff and the community we serve. We provide excellent staff benefits; this includes commitment to professional development but also many initiatives to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
The South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology Partnership are invested in training, developing, and supporting staff in all aspects including academic courses from certificates of achievement, registration, specialist and higher specialist IBMS portfolios, apprenticeships and leadership and management qualifications.
We pride ourselves in enabling opportunity across all our sites to develop staff and provide a strong and sustained service for the future.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for a period of a maximum of 10 months due to maternity leave of the substantive post holder. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts and statutory maternity provisions.
Please also note any secondment must first be agreed with your current line manager.
hen you complete your application, you are required to declare that the information in your application form is true and complete. The personal statement is exactly that; personal.
When selecting to apply via NHS Jobs, you will be redirected to our preferred recruitment system called Trac. You will be asked to create and submit your application via the Trac recruitment system.
You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. All communications should be sent via your Trac system account.
If you are offered employment at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals your information will be transferred from the Trac recruitment system into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In addition, in submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed.
Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email sent via the Trac recruitment system, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there.
The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation. Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position. All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken.
For more information about our organisation and the opportunities available, please visit our website and follow us on Twitter and Facebook .
Applicant requirements
info This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Education And Qualifications
Essential criteria
GCSE (or equivalent) in Maths and English at level C/4 or above or some laboratory experience
Willingness to complete an in-house competency package and additional skills training equivalent to A level/NVQ Level 3 or NVQ level 2 with recognised additional short courses (e.g. Venepuncture training, ) or extensive experience in Phlebotomy/Venepuncture
Willingness to undertake training and competency assessment to perform clinical patient observations
Desirable criteria
Phlebotomy training course/ previous evidence of competence.
Experience
Essential criteria
Ability to follow and work to Standard Operating Procedures and Policy
Experience with a range of laboratory techniques/working with variety of venepuncture equipment or relevant transferrable experience in a clinical environment
Desirable criteria
Previous experience within the NHS.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
Keyboard and basic IT skills
Have an awareness of Health & Safety issues
Effective Communication skills, written and oral
Evidence of effective time management skills and with a methodical approach
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
Commitment to complete and maintain Mandatory training and required laboratory competences
Ability to plan and prioritise allocated work
Commitment to departmental shift patterns (including weekends bank holidays and out of hours) to enable effective service delivery.
Ability to travel across the SYB region to work at other sites and/or perform patient domiciliary visits
Documents
Phlebotomist (, 244.0)PDFKB
Phlebotomist (, 207.2)PDFKB
Candidate Application Best Practice Guide - please read before completing your application (, 236.3)PDFKB
Information for Applicants on the Trust & Selection Process (, 763.8)PDFKB
Getting to Work at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals (, 501.0)PDFKB
Candidates with Disabilities Useful Contacts (, 113.1)PDFKB
Applicants - How We Use Your Information (, 87.4)PDFKB
Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (, 124.0)PDFKB
EUSS Introduction to EUSS Factsheet (, 279.6)PDFKB
Staff Benefits (, 2.7)PDFMB
A Guide to Using Artificial Intelligence and With Your Personal Statement (, 163.6)PDFKB
Further details / informal visits contact
NameFraser CockerJob titleChief Biomedical ScientistEmail address [email protected]Telephone number Additional information
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