Job summary
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
Main duties of the job
We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for a Team Leader Phlebotomist to join Lymington Hospital, part of University Hospitals Southampton NHS Foundation Trust.
This role provides day-to-day leadership and clinical support to the phlebotomy team, ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality, and patient-focused services within a community hospital setting. The post holder will lead by example, supporting staff development, maintaining service standards, and promoting a positive team culture.
The role plays a key part in improving patient experience and diagnostic outcomes by ensuring high standards of phlebotomy practice, supporting efficient patient pathways, and reducing pre-analytical errors. Through effective leadership, the post contributes to Trust objectives around quality, safety, and workforce development.
The post reports to the Phlebotomy Manager and works closely with pathology, ward, and outpatient teams at Lymington Hospital, as well as wider laboratory colleagues.
About us
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide leadership and clinical oversight for the phlebotomy service at Lymington Hospital, ensuring safe, highquality, patientfocused care.
Support, supervise, and develop the phlebotomy team while maintaining efficient daytoday service delivery.
Work closely with pathology, ward, and outpatient teams to support timely diagnostics and positive patient experience.
Use your established phlebotomy experience to support staff with challenging venepuncture and difficult veins, promoting safe practice and staff confidence.
The post is full time, working 07:0017:00, four days per week, with jobshare arrangements considered.
Based at Lymington Hospital, with occasional travel to Southampton General Hospital for training or meetings.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide leadership and clinical oversight for the phlebotomy service at Lymington Hospital, ensuring safe, highquality, patientfocused care.
Support, supervise, and develop the phlebotomy team while maintaining efficient daytoday service delivery.
Work closely with pathology, ward, and outpatient teams to support timely diagnostics and positive patient experience.
Use your established phlebotomy experience to support staff with challenging venepuncture and difficult veins, promoting safe practice and staff confidence.
The post is full time, working 07:0017:00, four days per week, with jobshare arrangements considered.
Based at Lymington Hospital, with occasional travel to Southampton General Hospital for training or meetings.
Person Specification
Trust Values
Essential
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Essential
- 5 GCSE's or equivalent at grade 4 or above, which must include English and Maths
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent experience
- Able to undertake a repetitive procedure that may involve standing or bending at a workstation for extended periods.
- High degree of manual dexterity and precision.
- Cannulation and Venesection clinical skills qualification or equivalent.
Desirable
- Previous experience of phlebotomy
- A leadership qualification or training
- Basic Observation training/Qualification
- First Aid training
Person Specification
Trust Values
Essential
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Essential
- 5 GCSE's or equivalent at grade 4 or above, which must include English and Maths
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent experience
- Able to undertake a repetitive procedure that may involve standing or bending at a workstation for extended periods.
- High degree of manual dexterity and precision.
- Cannulation and Venesection clinical skills qualification or equivalent.
Desirable
- Previous experience of phlebotomy
- A leadership qualification or training
- Basic Observation training/Qualification
- First Aid training
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
