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Surrey Heath Community Providers Ltd

Phlebotomist

The closing date is 07 April 2026

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Job summary

Camberley Health Centre are seeking an experienced qualified phlebotomist to join our friendly practice team. We require a phlebotomist to work 15 - 20 hours per week over a variety of shifts.

Please no recruitment agencies

Main duties of the job

Primary Responsibilities:

The following are the core responsibilities of the Phlebotomist. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:

  • Obtaining patient consent for the collection of a blood sample
  • Confirming the patients agreement to the collection of a blood sample and ensuring that the patient is comfortable and relaxed.
  • Collection of sample(s) of blood in accordance with practice protocols
  • Ensuring samples are stored in appropriate containers and are accurately labelled
  • Checking patient identification against GP/nurse request
  • Recording collection of blood sample in patient record in accordance with practice procedures
  • Ensuring samples are sent to the laboratory in a timely manner
  • Ensuring that anomalies are reported to a senior member of staff
  • Notifying the clinical team of any significant patient issues
  • Liaising with and assisting members of the administrative team
  • Undertake training and development as required in line with the responsibilities of the post and practice policies

In addition to the primary responsibilities, the Phlebotomist may be requested to:

  • Participate in practice audit as directed by the audit lead
  • Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
  • Support and participate in shared learning within the practice.
  • Complete opening and closing procedures in accordance with the duty rota

About us

We are a friendly Practice, serving a diverse community of approximately 10k patient list. With a multidisciplinary team comprising of GPs, Nurses, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Healthcare Assistant, Medical Administrator/Receptionists, Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technician

Details

Date posted

17 March 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13.37 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

B0037-26-0048

Job locations

Theta Building, Lyon Way

Frimley

Camberley

Surrey

GU16 7ER


Camberley Health Centre

159 Frimley Road

Camberley

Surrey

GU15 2QA


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see supporting documents for a full job description, person specification and list of responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see supporting documents for a full job description, person specification and list of responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Relevant qualification in venepuncture
  • Good standard of general education

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
  • Good listening and organisational skills
  • Experience of working with the public
  • Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
  • Excellent customer care skills
  • Disciplined and organised, with the ability to work under pressure and manage own time
  • Able to work as part of a team and autonomously
  • Effective time management (Planning and organising)
  • Able to collect and collate data

Experience

Essential

  • Working with the general public
  • Working in a healthcare setting
  • Microsoft Office packages including PowerPoint, Word, Excel and other IT skills acquired through training and practical experience
  • Working within the NHS or general practice environment
  • Dealing with the public/patients in a caring environment
  • Aware of need for strict infection prevention control

Desirable

  • Working with EMIS Web clinical systems

Personal Qualities:

Essential

  • Polite and confident
  • High levels of integrity and loyalty
  • Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
  • Ability to work under pressure/in stressful situations
  • Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
  • Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort

Desirable

  • Committed to ongoing professional development
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Relevant qualification in venepuncture
  • Good standard of general education

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
  • Good listening and organisational skills
  • Experience of working with the public
  • Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
  • Excellent customer care skills
  • Disciplined and organised, with the ability to work under pressure and manage own time
  • Able to work as part of a team and autonomously
  • Effective time management (Planning and organising)
  • Able to collect and collate data

Experience

Essential

  • Working with the general public
  • Working in a healthcare setting
  • Microsoft Office packages including PowerPoint, Word, Excel and other IT skills acquired through training and practical experience
  • Working within the NHS or general practice environment
  • Dealing with the public/patients in a caring environment
  • Aware of need for strict infection prevention control

Desirable

  • Working with EMIS Web clinical systems

Personal Qualities:

Essential

  • Polite and confident
  • High levels of integrity and loyalty
  • Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
  • Ability to work under pressure/in stressful situations
  • Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
  • Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort

Desirable

  • Committed to ongoing professional development

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

Surrey Heath Community Providers Ltd

Address

Theta Building, Lyon Way

Frimley

Camberley

Surrey

GU16 7ER


Employer's website

https://www.surreyheathcommunityproviders.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Surrey Heath Community Providers Ltd

Address

Theta Building, Lyon Way

Frimley

Camberley

Surrey

GU16 7ER


Employer's website

https://www.surreyheathcommunityproviders.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior HR Advisor

Samantha Skocic

shcp.hrenquiries@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

17 March 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13.37 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

B0037-26-0048

Job locations

Theta Building, Lyon Way

Frimley

Camberley

Surrey

GU16 7ER


Camberley Health Centre

159 Frimley Road

Camberley

Surrey

GU15 2QA


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