Health Care Assistant

NHS; Berwick-upon-Tweed; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Berwick-upon-Tweed is seeking a qualified Healthcare Assistant to support their General Practice. The successful candidate will perform vital tasks like venipuncture, blood pressure monitoring, and injections. Flexibility is essential as the position covers long-term sickness and holiday cover during practice hours. Ideal applicants will have strong interpersonal skills, be team-oriented, and be qualified in venipuncture. This role offers a chance to work in a supportive environment dedicated to patient care.

Qualifications

• Must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience using System One is essential.
• Ability to provide quality patient-centered care as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Competently perform venipuncture and blood pressure monitoring.
• Administer injections such as B12 and Flu.
• Chaperoning when required and any other tasks suitable for HCA.

Skills

Patient centered care

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Venipuncture

Blood pressure monitoring

Education

Qualified in Venipuncture

Tools

System One

Job description

We are looking for a qualified healthcare assistant with experience of working in General Practice, who is caring and compassionate and works well as part of a team. The contract is initially on temporary basis covering long term sickness so flexibility is key.

Main duties of the job

Our healthcare assistants are part of a larger team and should be able to competently perform venipuncture, blood pressure monitoring, general observations, injections such as B12 and influenza along with chaperoning when required.

About us

Well Close Medical Group is one of two practices who formed Lindisfarne Health. We have a patient list size of approx 9500 patients and are due to relocate into the New Hospital in Berwick once complete.

Job responsibilities

As a Healthcare assistant, you must be competent in the following:

• Venipuncture
• BP readings
• Injections such as B12 and Flu
• Chaperoning
• any other tasks suitable for HCA

The role is initially to cover long term sickness and any holiday cover. The successful candidate must be flexible to cover clinics during practice hours. Clinics run between the hours of 8am and 6.30pm Monday to Friday. Hours per week may vary and are negotiable with the managing partner.

There may be opportunity to work part of our enhanced service currently on Thursday evenings until 8pm and Saturday mornings 9am - 12noon.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Qualified in Venipuncture

Experience

• Ability to provide quality patient centered care as part of a team
• excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience using System One

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.