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Salary for this role£25,760 – £27,476 a year

Health and Care route minimum£25,000 a year

Pay basisNational pay scales (NHS bands)

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Role description

Job summary

The Phlebotomy service is pleased to be able to offer fixed term contracts of 12 months working as a Phlebotomist in the community to cover planned maternity leave.

The service provides community venepuncture and near patient testing for housebound patients within Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Our fixed term contracts will commence in October / November where full support and training will be provided, working 30 hours per week, Monday to Friday 08.00 14.00. The service offers a flexible approach to working hours, so if this position is of interest to you, please do make contact for further information about this role.

Main duties of the job

You will need to be a good team player with excellent organisational and communication skills and be able to work on your own initiative and prioritise your work effectively.

The primary responsibilities for the post holder would be to:

Collect and process venous blood samples / various basic observations for house-bound community patients.
Conducting INR / NPT within Trust policy and guidelines to house-bound community patients.
Work autonomously and be a car driver and owner.

The Phlebotomy service uses an electronic patient record system called SystmOne and experience of working on this system would be advantageous; however, the required training will be provided to successful candidates.

If you would like to know further information about the role, please contact Nicola Ellson on 07824527533 or nicola.ellson@nhs.net

About us

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Date posted

08 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£25,760 to £27,476 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

007529

Job locations

Braunstone Health and Social Care Centre

Hockley Farm Road, Braunstone

Leicester

Leicestershire

LE3 1HN

United Kingdom

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Person Specification

Qualifications

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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.