Health Care Assistant

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Health Care Assistant, responsible for providing patient care under supervision of a senior nurse. The role includes performing health checks, managing long-term conditions, and ensuring adherence to infection control procedures. Competitive salary offered with opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Experience in general practice and managing long-term conditions.
• Proficiency with communication for patients with language barriers.

Responsibilities

• Perform phlebotomy and NHS health checks under supervision.
• Conduct initial reviews of patients' long-term conditions.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Phlebotomy

Willingness to continue professional development

Education

NVQ in Health and Social Care level 2

Qualified in phlebotomy

Job description

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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.

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)

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals

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