Are you passionate about patient care and looking to make a meaningful impact in a fast-paced clinical environment? Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust is currently seeking enthusiastic and dedicated Phlebotomists to join our expanding team. This part-time Band 2 role offers 27 hours per week and includes weekend and bank holiday shifts as part of our 7-day service.
You’ll work across multiple departments — including Phlebotomy, Outpatients, and Ward In-Patients — at both Bedford Hospital and Gilbert Hitchcock House. As a key member of our developing team, you’ll play an essential role in supporting diagnostic services and ensuring high-quality patient care.
Whether you're experienced or new to the field, we provide comprehensive in-house training to help you thrive in this vital role. If you're reliable, compassionate, and ready to contribute to a busy and supportive team, we’d love to hear from you.
For further information, please contact: Dee Harman 01234 355122 ext. 3430
We are looking for a person to join a well establish team to undertake phlebotomy duties in Out-patient departments and throughout the Trust as directed. The Key Responsibilities of the post are: to participate in the routine phlebotomy service, working alone as required and prioritising work accordingly; to be aware of, and comply with, all Trust infection prevention and control policies, to include hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental and food hygiene. Undertake training for prevention and control of infection; to manage a large throughput of patients, treating each as an individual and ensuring that the correct number and type of blood containers are used; and, to behave professionally at all times.
Previous experience of phlebotomy work is preferred
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.
The Job Description and Person Specification are attached to this job, please review for the full details and responsibilities.
Duties will include:
• Taking blood samples from Outpatients and In Patients.
• Carrying out general departmental duties.
• To label blood samples as directed in the adult and paediatric venepuncture clinical guidelines.
• To ensure blood samples are correctly packaged by staff for transportation to the path lab.
• To clean and sterile the working areas
• To maintain Statutory Training as required for the role
• To carry out routine stock taking and monitor stock levels.
• To adhere to infection control policies.
• To assist in anticoagulation clinics if required.
This advert closes on Monday 20 Oct 2025