Health Care Assistant

NHS; Leeds; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 16,000; Part time

Job summary

The NHS is seeking a dedicated Health Care Assistant for a permanent part-time role at Chapeltown Family Surgery in Leeds. The successful candidate will provide patient care, perform health checks, and conduct phlebotomy under the supervision of senior nurses. This rewarding position requires a commitment to continuous professional development and strong communication skills, especially in diverse community settings.

Qualifications

• Experience in working in general practice and reviewing patient long-term conditions.
• Excellent communication skills with diverse patient populations.
• Willingness to continue professional development.

Responsibilities

• Deliver patient care under senior nurse supervision.
• Conduct phlebotomy, NHS health checks, and initial patient evaluations.
• Maintain stock control and ensure general tidiness.

Skills

Communication

Phlebotomy

Patient Care

Education

NVQ in Health and Social Care level 2

Qualified in phlebotomy

Job description

Job Summary

Are you caring and hard working and want to be part of a similar minded team? Have you experience of working in the NHS and in richly diverse inner city communities with all the rewards and challenges this brings? We require someone to work alongside us and to be the first point of contact in managing peoples long term conditions.

Main duties of the job

The right candidate will have the basic skills of phlebotomy and be able to do new patient health checks and NHS health checks. They will be doing the initial yearly reviews. They will be able to do ECG recording and advise patients on how to do Home BP monitoring as part of Hypertension reviews. In addition they will have done Flu vaccinations under PSD as well as B12, Shingles, pneumococcal vaccination also under PSD. They will have prepared and processed laboratory samples ie MSU, sputum, faeces including guiding patients in doing FIT testing. They will adhere to infection and control procedures

About Us

The Chapeltown Family Surgery is a well established practice serving 6000 patients and has been serving the community since 1987. Its clinical team are long serving and we have a admin team both experienced and newly recruited bringing with them fresh ideas. As a training practice for GP registrars and medical students we maintain an enthusiastic atmosphere for learning and embrace change.

Details

Date posted

04 June 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£15,279.95 to £15,530.24 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A3495-22-4151

Job locations

Spencer Place

Leeds

LS7 4BB

Job Description

Job responsibilities

The HCA will work under supervision of the senior nurse to deliver patient care. They will have both clinical and non clinical responsibilities including phlebotomy, NHS health checks and initial reviews of patients long term conditions but also regular stock control and general tidiness.

Job Description

Job responsibilities

The HCA will work under supervision of the senior nurse to deliver patient care. They will have both clinical and non clinical responsibilities including phlebotomy, NHS health checks and initial reviews of patients long term conditions but also regular stock control and general tidiness.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in general practice and initial reviews of patients long term conditions.
• Excellent communication skills including with patients over the phone and with patients where English is their second language.
• Understands their own limitations and seeks help when necessary.
• Willingness to continue professional development
  
  

Desirable

• Proficiency in different languages.
• Proficiency with system one and ardens templates
  
  

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified in phlebotomy
• NVQ in Health and Social Care level 2
  
  

Desirable

• NVQ level 3
  
  

Person Specification

Essential

• Qualified in phlebotomy
• NVQ in Health and Social Care level 2
  
  

Desirable

• NVQ level 3
  
  

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Chapeltown Family Surgery

Address

Spencer Place

Leeds

LS7 4BB

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Chapeltown Family Surgery

Address

Spencer Place

Leeds

LS7 4BB

Employer's website

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