HCA Phlebotomist – Scotland (Tranent)
Job Description
HCA Phlebotomist for Health Checks & Phlebotomy – £16 – 22 per hour
Location: Tranent
Shift Pattern:
Monday – Friday: 07:50 – 18:10
Saturday: No scheduled appointments, perhaps introduced further on.
Sunday: 10:50 – 15:55
To start November 2026
Essential Requirements to drive the Outreach Vehicles
- Must be able to drive in Manual
- Must be over 25 years old
- Hold a clean Drivers Licence
Requirements / Responsibilities
- Responsible for re-confirming participant details before commencement of appointment
- Responsible for completing height, weight and waist measurements captured; taking heart rate and blood pressure checks and inputting result data on the system
- Responsible for drawing the two blood samples, labelling and storing correctly in fixed and mobile locations
- Checking the welfare of the participant throughout the appointment, escalating as required
- Offering signposting, advice and guidance to participants as relevant
- Responsible for preparing boxes containing samples to be collected by the courier
- Minimum of one year’s active experience drawing blood (as validated through competency checklist and references during recruitment process)
Background
- Over 1,000,000 participants over the age of 18
- A six days per week service, running Monday to Sunday, linked to laboratory opening hours, and open from 07:50 to 18:10 to ensure maximum accessibility to participants
- The service will be delivered across various regions in Northern Ireland, Wales & Scotland, comprising of moving vehicle services
- 15 minute appointment per participant, inclusive of:
- Confirming participant identity
- Verifying participant consent
- Completing the following tests: Blood pressure measures and heart rate (x2); height (cm); weight (kg); waist circumference (cm)
- Obtaining venous blood draw (2 x 6 ml EDTA samples)
- Providing the participant with any information based on tests undertaken (where applicable)
