Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT
Community Phlebotomist
The closing date is 25 November 2026
Job summary
We have a fabulous opportunity for two highly motivated, enthusiastic Phlebotomist to work with the Integrated Community Team within the community nursing teams. Covering the Derbyshire Dales, your base would be at Bakewell or Ashbourne and covering the Matlock area as work demand required. We have 2 part-time posts available of 18.5hrs and this would be between 8:30am and 3.00pm; split across Monday-Friday. In two x6 hrs and one x6.5hr shift pattern to fulfil contracted hours, although flexible hours will be considered for the right candidate.

Main duties of the job
Our team focusses on providing excellent patient-centred care to people. Therefore, it is essential that you have a keen interest and experience in phlebotomy. Other skills will be required, and we are happy to teach the successful candidate how to provide simple health checks for our patients and how to complete the electronic documentation on SystmOne.

This is a great opportunity for the successful candidate to develop skills and knowledge within our team and develop a career in healthcare.

Care is delivered within patients own homes and care home settings, so having a driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes is essential, as we work in a very rural area over a large geographical patch.

If you can demonstrate good communication skills, have the ability to plan and organise competent, evidence-based, clinical care on delivery - we want to hear from you!

About us
Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.

Details
Date posted: 11 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 2
Salary: £25,272 a year pa, pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 842-CCS-7199-26-C
Job locations: Whitworth Hospital, 330 Bakewell Rd, Matlock, DE4 2JD, United Kingdom

Person Specification
Qualifications

• Essential: GCSE Level C/Level 4
• Desirable: NVQ 2 Health/Social Care

Knowledge

• Essential: Previous experience working in a healthcare setting
• Desirable: Venepuncture trained

Skills / Attributes

• Essential: Ability to work alone and as part of a team
• Essential: Be able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes.
• Desirable: Understand confidentiality

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.

Employer details
Employer name: Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT
Address: Whitworth Hospital, 330 Bakewell Rd, Matlock, DE4 2JD, United Kingdom
Employer's website: http://www.dchs.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Integrated Community Team Lead, Cassandra Hodgkinson, cassandra.hodgkinson1@nhs.net, 07880466275

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