Phlebotomy Team Leader

The Pathology Phlebotomy team is offering an exiting opportunity to join our expanding team as a Phlebotomy team leader.
Based at University hospitals Southampton, you will provide supervisory oversight to our Phlebotomy team in both our outpatient service and ward based service on a potential rotational basis in both footprints for service reliance and flexibility.
The role involves providing day to day oversight of our Phlebotomy teams at UHS as well as providing some deputising duties for our Phlebotomy coordinators., Equality remains at the centre of our policymaking, service delivery, and employment practice, giving all employees equal opportunity to develop, apply for promotions, and have working arrangements that enable them to achieve a manageable work-life balance.
UHS actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for managers and staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development, and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status and age.

Candidates should have excellent customer/patient service skills, excellent communicators, have great interpersonal skills and able to motivate your team.
Our outpatient service runs Monday to Friday but our inpatient service runs 24/7 but as team leader resource is limited likely shift patterns will be between 0730-2000.
Candidates will be working in a team of 3 team leaders covering potentially covering Monday to Sunday with a potential range of shift options.

As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to.

All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on site and remote working, Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.
Specific to this role we are open to discussing flexibility in the hours that you work. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what's possible for the role and service.