Health Care Assistant - St Thomas Surgery (Haverfordwest)

NHS; Haverfordwest; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading health care provider in Haverfordwest is seeking a motivated Phlebotomist/Health Care Assistant to join their team. This essential role involves performing phlebotomy, wound care, and other nurse-related tasks. The successful candidate will be well organized and possess excellent communication skills, with training provided for specific tasks. Benefits include holiday entitlement, NHS pension scheme enrolment, and ongoing support as part of a comprehensive team environment.

Benefits

20 days holiday pro rata plus Bank Holidays

Increasing holiday entitlement after 3 and 5 years

NHS pension scheme

Qualifications

• Previous phlebotomy experience preferred.
• Effective communication and customer service skills.
• Organized and IT literate.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking phlebotomy/blood letting and wound care.
• Administering injections and conducting new patient medicals.
• Assisting in other nursing duties as required.

Skills

Communication

Customer Service

Organizational Skills

Motivation

Job description

Health Care Assistant - St Thomas Surgery (Haverfordwest)

St Thomas' Surgery are looking to recruit a permanent part-time Phlebotomist/Health Care Assistant to join our busy team based at the main surgery in Haverfordwest.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will undertake phlebotomy/blood letting, wound care, injections, new patient medicals and other duties as outlined in the job description.

About us

The practice is located in the centre of beautiful Pembrokeshire with easy access to the Coastal national park and recreation facilities.

6 partners

3 surgery sites (main site and 2 branch surgeries)

full range of nursing and administrative staff with practice pharmacy team

dispensing at branch surgery

broad range of enhance services provided

training practice

Job responsibilities

St Thomas' Surgery are looking to recruit a permanent part-time Phlebotomist/Health Care Assistant to join our busy team based at the main surgery in Haverfordwest.

The Phlebotomist/Health Care Assistant role is an essential position within the Surgery's nursing team.

To be successful in this role candidates must have previous phlebotomy experience, be well organised, motivated, IT literate and have excellent communication and customer service skills. Whilst experience of wound care, giving of injections and the use of Vision would all be an advantage this is not essential and training will be provided to the right candidate.

Salary will be dependent upon experience and is paid on an hourly rate. Employees also benefit from enrolment into the NHS pension scheme.

Benefits include 20 days holiday a year pro rata plus Bank Holiday increasing to 25 days after 3 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service.

If you are interested in the position and believe your skillset to match the job requirements please send a copy of your CV and a covering letter by email to the Practice Manager at [e-mail]

Person Specification

Qualifications

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Experience

• Wound care and injection experience

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.

Depending on experienceSalary available upon request