Health Care Assistant

NHS; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare practice as a Health Care Assistant in Huddersfield. This full-time role requires a caring and motivated individual committed to providing high-quality patient care. Responsibilities include supporting chronic disease clinics, performing phlebotomy, and health promotion activities. The practice values continuous professional development and offers a supportive team environment.

Benefits

NHS Pension

Qualifications

• Evidence of continuous professional development/Education.
• Qualified in Phlebotomy (desirable).
• Experience of wound management (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Provide a full range of duties, meeting patients' health needs.
• Support Nurse/GP run chronic disease clinics.
• Undertake phlebotomy clinics and perform ECG's.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Primary Care Certificate or equivalent

GCSE Maths and English C or above or equivalent

Tools

SystmOne (S1)

Job description

NHS Huddersfield, England, United Kingdom

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Job Summary

An exciting opportunity for a full time Health Care Assistant who is an enthusiastic, caring and motivated individual who is committed to delivering a high quality of care to join our practice team.

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity for a full time Health Care Assistant who is an enthusiastic, caring and motivated individual who is committed to delivering a high quality of care to join our practice team.

We are high achieving QOF and a very forward thinking practice. We are an established training practice and a hard working team.

Main duties of the job

To provide a full range of duties, meeting patients' identified health needs, as well as those patients presenting opportunistically. Work with patients in order to support adherence to prescribed treatments and care pathways.

Support Nurse/GP run chronic disease clinics to patients (basic screening, phlebotomy) to enable ongoing management and Quality and Outcome Framework indicators QOF.

To undertake phlebotomy clinics, as well as perform ECG's, ABPM's , BP's and urinalysis.

Undertake routine and complex wound management clinics

Initiate and maintain health screening and health promotion clinics

Vaccine/Cold chain storage, monitoring and recording

Given we are a training practice to actively participate in the training of GP Registrars

About Us

4 Partnership Practice based in Paddock Huddersfield

9,000 patients population

Training practice for both GP Registrars and Medical Students

Long Standing Team Members

High QOF achievers

Forward Thinking Practice

Involvement in the Viaduct Primary Care Network

NHS Pension

No shift patterns, only occasional Saturday (seasonal flu clinic)

Date posted

30 April 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

A1734-25-0002

Job locations

Speedwell Surgery

1 Speedwell Street , Paddock

Huddersfield

West Yorkshire

HD1 4TS

Job Description

Job responsibilities

(As Per The Job Description Attached)

Support Nurse Led Clinics

Health Promotion - Vit B12 inj

ECG's

ABPM's

Urinalysis

Complex Wound Management

Chaperoning duties when required

Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording

Perform peak flow measurements and spirometry assessments

Understand responsiblities in accordance with the Data Protection Act, GDPR and Confientiality

Stock control procedures

Use systmone (S1) computer

Job Description

Job responsibilities

(As Per The Job Description Attached)

Support Nurse Led Clinics

Health Promotion - Vit B12 inj

ECG's

ABPM's

Urinalysis

Complex Wound Management

Chaperoning duties when required

Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording

Perform peak flow measurements and spirometry assessments

Understand responsiblities in accordance with the Data Protection Act, GDPR and Confientiality

Stock control procedures

Use systmone (S1) computer

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Primary Care Certificate or equivalent
• GCSE Maths and English C or above or equivalent
• Evidence of continuous professional development/Education
  
  

Desirable

• Qualified in Phlebotomy
• Experience of wound management
• To be able to perform ECG's,
• Qualified to NVQ level in HCA
• Own transport
  
  

Person Specification

Essential

• Primary Care Certificate or equivalent
• GCSE Maths and English C or above or equivalent
• Evidence of continuous professional development/Education
  
  

Desirable

• Qualified in Phlebotomy
• Experience of wound management
• To be able to perform ECG's,
• Qualified to NVQ level in HCA
• Own transport
  
  

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Paddock and Longwood Family Practice

Address

Speedwell Surgery

1 Speedwell Street , Paddock

Huddersfield

West Yorkshire

HD1 4TS

Employer's website

https://www.paddockandlongwoodfamilypractice.nhs.uk/home/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Paddock and Longwood Family Practice

Address

Speedwell Surgery

1 Speedwell Street , Paddock

Huddersfield

West Yorkshire

HD1 4TS

Employer's website

https://www.paddockandlongwoodfamilypractice.nhs.uk/home/ (Opens in a new tab)

Seniority level

• Seniority level

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Employment type

• Employment type

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Job function

• Job function

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• Industries

  Hospitals

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