Health Care Assistant - Urgent Emergency Care Capacity Hub

NHS; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Huntingdon seeks a healthcare assistant to perform vital clinical tasks, including phlebotomy and monitoring patient vital signs. Candidates should have experience in emergency departments or primary care. The role requires flexible working hours, including weekends. Salary is dependent on experience, plus additional weekend enhancements.

Qualifications

• Essential experience in ED, Primary Care or Community HCA.
• Ability to maintain accurate records.
• Skills in a variety of clinical tasks.

Responsibilities

• Perform clinical tasks such as phlebotomy and ECG recording.
• Monitor vital signs including blood pressure and temperature.
• Assist with laboratory sample processing.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Blood pressure monitoring

ECG recording

Urine testing

Record-keeping

Job description

Job Summary

About the Services

The service provides essential additional capacity to the Urgent, on the day services offered across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Currently there are daily presentations at A&E departments, across all the acute providers, that could be dealt with by clinicians in the community. The role of this team is to provide that urgent on the day service that reduces pressures on A&E and the ambulance services and keeps patients out of hospital and safe in the community. Ultimately this service will be offered out of 3 locations across the county to make it accessible to all. This service is 8am–8pm 7 days per week, shifts negotiated but will be 12 hour shifts and will include one weekend per month.

Main duties

Main Duties To Include:

• Phlebotomy/Venepuncture
• BP monitoring, temperature and pulse recording, urine testing
• ECG recording
• Removal of stitches
• Simple dressings
• Visual Acuity
• Eye irrigation
• Pregnancy Testing
• Peak Flows
• Ring removals
• Swabs, including wound and MRSA
• Blood glucose/ketones monitoring
• Fridge checks
• Assisting with the ordering of pathology supplies
• Processing laboratory samples as requested by GP
• Maintaining and stocking pathology supplies in consulting rooms
• Maintaining and tidying other areas as identified
• Chaperoning duties as required
• Any other duties as advised by your line manager

Other duties

• Undertake specific clinical activities for a named patient that have been delegated and taught specifically in relation to that individual.
• Participate in audit(s)
• Maintain accurate records and use of computer templates
• Reporting anomalies to a senior member of staff and notifying GP/Nurse of any significant patient issues

Salary: Hourly rate plus weekend enhancement

About Us

About Granta Medical Practices

We are pioneers in gaining the advantages of scale whilst maintaining the best of site based work in smaller teams. Our PCN was formed following the partnership-merger of several highly respected practices into a single practice. We aim to look after our population like traditional general practice but with the resources of a fully integrated PCN consistently behind you. Our multidisciplinary cross site team helps guide the right issue to the right professional first time enabling GPs to enjoy being GPs. We are just the right size and are committed to shaping and delivering excellence in primary care for our 57,000 patients whilst being sustainable and rewarding for our fantastic team.

Details

Date posted: 19 September 2025

Pay scheme: Other

Salary: Depending on experience

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Flexible working

Reference number: A0089-25-0008

Job locations: Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Hinchingbrooke Park, Huntingdon, Cambs PE29 6NT; Sawston Medical Centre, London Road, Sawston, Cambridge CB22 3HU

Job Description

Job responsibilities

• Main Duties To Include:
• Phlebotomy/Venepuncture
• BP monitoring, temperature and pulse recording, urine testing
• ECG recording
• Removal of stitches
• Simple dressings
• Visual Acuity
• Eye irrigation
• Pregnancy Testing
• Peak Flows
• Ring removals
• Swabs, including wound and MRSA
• Blood glucose/ketones monitoring
• Fridge checks
• Assisting with the ordering of pathology supplies
• Processing laboratory samples as requested by GP
• Maintaining and stocking pathology supplies in consulting rooms
• Maintaining and tidying other areas as identified
• Chaperoning duties as required
• Any other duties as advised by your line manager
• Other duties: Undertake specific clinical activities for a named patient that have been delegated and taught specifically in relation to that individual.
• Participate in audit(s)
• Maintain accurate records and use of computer templates
• Reporting anomalies to senior member of staff and notifying GP/Nurse of any significant patient issues

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Desirable skills & qualifications
• ED, Primary Care or Community HCA experience is essential

Disclosure and Background

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 CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Granta Medical Practices

Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Hinchingbrooke Park, Huntingdon, Cambs, PE29 6NT

Employer's website: https://www.grantamedicalpractices.co.uk