Health Care Assistant

NHS; Bristol; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Bristol is seeking an enthusiastic Health Care Assistant to join their nursing team. The candidate will support care provision, conduct health checks, and administer vaccinations. Ideal candidates should possess NVQ qualifications in Health and Social Care and have experience in a medical setting. This role is essential for delivering high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Experience of working within a nursing team.
• Experience of dealing with vulnerable patients.
• Experience of working in primary care/within a medical setting.

Responsibilities

• Support the nursing team with venepuncture and health checks.
• Conduct long term condition reviews and health promotion.
• Administer seasonal vaccinations and some injections.

Skills

Ability to provide quality care

Good interpersonal and communication skills

Basic IT skills

Education

GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths

Qualified to NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care

Qualified in Phlebotomy

Qualified to NVQ level 3

Job description

Go back Stoke Gifford and Conygre Medical Centres

Health Care Assistant

The closing date is 05 October 2025

We are looking for an enthusiastic Health Care Assistant to join our incrediable nursing team across the Stokes Medical Group practices (Stoke Gifford, Bradley Stoke and Conygre Road Surgeries). You must be compassionate, caring and empathetic to the needs of our patients. The nursing team consists of 10 registered nurses, 2 Nurse associate, 4 Health care assistants, 3 phlebotomists and 1 Nursing team administrator.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking for the successful candidate to support the care provision across the nursing team, to include annual long term condition reviews, NHS health checks, ear irriogation, health promotion, simple wound care, venepuncture, ECGs and injections under a patient specific direction.

About us

We are a friendly, forward looking medical practice providing the highest standard of medical care delivered by a supportive team who are sensitive to the needs of the whole person.

The team at Stokes Medical Group are proud to offer the highest standard of patient-centred healthcare. We run many clinics for the management of chronic diseases such as asthma, COPD and diabetes and offer a wide variety of other medical services including antenatal and postnatal care, minor surgery, childhood vaccinations and health checks.

The practices were formed in the 1980s and merged to create the Stokes Medical Group. We operate from purpose built medical centres and have approximately 40,000 patients registered with us. We look forward to continuing to grow and thrive to provide the best care and service to our patients.

Job responsibilities

The job will consist of supporting the nursing team as well as the wider team within the practice.

To summarise the role will include: Venepuncture, blood pressure management, ECGs, Long term condition reviews, NHS Health checks, health promotion, simple wound care, ear irrigation, and to support with our onsite minor surgery. The role will include administration of seasonal vaccinations and some injections under a patient specific direction.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of working within a nursing team
• Experience of dealing with vulnerable patients
• Experience of working in primary care/within a medical setting.

Qualifications

• GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths
• Qualified to NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care
• Qualified in Phlebotomy
• Qualified to NVQ level 3 - we also support development within this.

Knowledge and skills

• Ability to provide quality care
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Basic IT skills

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 name

Stoke Gifford and Conygre Medical Centres