Clinical Skills
Advanced Phlebotomy and Cannulation Course in Manchester
Our two-day advanced phlebotomy and cannulation course in Manchester takes you from the basics to blood cultures, winged needles, difficult veins and an observed assessment. Tuesday and Wednesday at our centre in Levenshulme, 12 CPD hours. Already done our 1-day course? Book Day 2 only.
- Day 1 (Tuesday): venepuncture and cannulation foundations
- Day 2 (Wednesday): advanced skills and observed assessment
- Day 2 only option for past learners and experienced staff
- 12 CPD hours (6 per day)
- Optional supervised practice with a volunteer on day 2
- Up to 14 learners, sandwich lunch both days
- Certificate and workplace competency record
Course summary
- Duration
- 2 days
- Format
- Face-to-face
- Location
- Manchester
- CPD
- 12
- Certificate valid for
- Refresher recommended every 2 years
- Price
- £120
- Next date
- Tuesday 17 – Wednesday 18 November 2026
Our two-day advanced phlebotomy and cannulation course in Manchester takes you from the basics to the harder parts of the job: blood cultures, winged needles, small or difficult veins, and more cannulation practice. It runs on a Tuesday and Wednesday at our centre in Levenshulme.
Day 1 covers venepuncture and cannulation from the start. Day 2 adds advanced techniques, optional supervised practice with a volunteer, and an observed assessment. If you have already done our 1-day course, you can book Day 2 only.
Advanced phlebotomy course in Manchester: what you learn
Day 1: foundations. The same syllabus as our 1-day venepuncture and cannulation course.
Day 2: advanced skills. Winged (butterfly) needles and syringe collection; blood cultures and avoiding contamination; small, fragile and rolling veins and alternative sites; older adults; principles for children (theory only); anxious patients and needle phobia; sample errors and how they affect results; advanced cannulation practice and troubleshooting.
Optional supervised practice
On day 2 you can practise taking blood from a fellow learner who has volunteered, under direct supervision by a trainer. Taking part is entirely your choice, as a volunteer or as the person taking blood, and does not affect your certificate. Volunteers sign a consent form and complete a short health check. Cannulation practice stays on training arms.
Assessment and certificate
Your trainer completes an observed assessment of your venepuncture and cannulation on day 2. You also receive a competency record for your workplace supervisor to complete as you practise on patients. Content follows the national occupational standards SFHCHS132 and SFHCHS22.
Competence. Practice on this course is on training models. The course does not on its own make you competent to perform the procedure on patients. Your employer supervises you and signs you off in your workplace before you practise on your own.
3-day bundle with catheterisation
Add our urinary catheterisation course on the Thursday of the same week by booking the 3-day bundle (18 CPD hours).
Training in Manchester
Training takes place at PLAB Guide Training Centre, Second Floor, 308 Moseley Road, Levenshulme, Manchester M19 2LH. There is free on-street parking nearby on a first-come basis, and a small free car park at the back for 5 to 6 cars.
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Course overview
Both days run from 09:00 to 17:00, with refreshments and a sandwich lunch. The course runs in the week of the third Monday of each month. You receive a certificate of attendance with 12 CPD hours (6 for Day 2 only) and a workplace competency record. We recommend a refresher every 2 years.
Booking options: the 2-day course; Day 2 only; or the 3-day bundle, which adds our Urinary Catheterisation course on the Thursday.
Who this course is for
- New starters who want more practice than a one-day course gives
- Healthcare assistants and phlebotomists moving into wards, clinics or GP practices
- Nurses, doctors and international medical graduates who want to build confidence with difficult veins and blood cultures
- Day 2 only: people who have done our 1-day course in the last 2 years, or who already take blood and cannulate at work
Entry requirements
No previous experience is needed for the 2-day course. For Day 2 only, you need to have done our 1-day venepuncture and cannulation course in the last 2 years, or already take blood and cannulate in your job. Please bring photo ID.
Course format
- Duration
- 2 days
- Delivery
- Face to face: theory, practice on training arms, optional supervised volunteer practice and observed assessment
Assessment
- How you are assessed
- Continuous observation and an observed assessment on day 2
- Practical assessment
- Demonstrate safe venepuncture and cannulation on a training arm
Certification
- Requirements
- Attend both days (or day 2 for Day 2 only bookings) and complete the observed assessment.
- Certificate valid for
- Refresher recommended every 2 years
Training near you
PLAB Guide Training Centre delivers Advanced Phlebotomy and Cannulation Course in Manchester, convenient for learners travelling from Levenshulme, Longsight, Burnage, Didsbury, Stockport and surrounding areas.
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The next date with places is Tuesday 17 – Wednesday 18 November 2026
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