HCA Phlebotomist – Scotland (Cumbernauld)

Job Description

HCA Phlebotomist for Health Checks & Phlebotomy – £16 – 22 per hour

Location: Cumbernauld

To start: November 2026

Shift Pattern

• Monday – Friday: 07:50 – 18:10
• Saturday – No scheduled appointments, possibly introduced later
• Sunday: 10:50 – 15:55

Requirements

• Confirm participant details before appointment.
• Measure height, weight, waist; take heart rate and blood pressure, input results into system.
• Draw two blood samples, label, store correctly in fixed and mobile locations.
• Check participant welfare during appointment, escalating as required.
• Offer signposting, advice, guidance to participants as relevant.
• Prepare boxes containing samples for courier collection.
• Minimum of one year’s active experience drawing blood, validated through competency checklist and references.

Background

• Over 1,000,000 participants aged 18 or older.
• Six-day-per-week service, Monday to Sunday, linked to laboratory opening hours from 07:50 to 18:10 for maximum accessibility.
• Service delivered across various regions in Wales & Scotland, including mobile sites and moving vehicle services.
• 15 minute appointment per participant, including:
  • Confirming identity
  • Verifying consent
  • Blood pressure and heart rate (x2); height, weight, waist circumference
  • Venous blood draw (2 x 6 mL EDTA samples)
  • Providing participant with information based on tests conducted (where applicable).