Healthcare Assistant

UK Ministry of Defence; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A government department in England is seeking a dedicated Band 3 Healthcare Assistant to join the team at Halton Medical Centre. This part-time role involves providing high-quality patient care, supporting clinical procedures, and promoting health education. The ideal candidate should have strong communication skills and the ability to manage their clinical workload. Benefits include flexible working options, an NHS pension, and access to learning opportunities. This is a unique opportunity to work alongside the military in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Access to learning and development

Flexible working options

NHS pension

Free parking

On-site gym

Local amenities

Qualifications

• Experience in providing patient care as part of a healthcare team.
• Strong communication skills to interact with patients and team members.
• Ability to manage clinical workloads and escalate issues appropriately.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care as delegated by a registered practitioner.
• Manage clinical workload effectively based on patient needs.
• Promote health through education and communication skills.

Skills

Patient care

Clinical procedure execution

Health promotion

Job description

The closing date is 21 January 2026

At Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) we are an inclusive, dedicated organisation working to provide outstanding care to our entitled personnel.

Are you a Band 3 Healthcare Assistant looking for an exciting role, working alongside the military, which offers numerous benefits and opportunities? If the answer is yes, then we are looking to appoint a professional and patient focused individual with a strong commitment to providing a high quality service to work within our friendly and welcoming team at Halton Medical Centre, RAF Halton. The vacant post is part time working 32.5 hours per week.

Could this be the role for you? If so, we'd love to hear from you!

Benefits

• Access to learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
• An NHS pension
• Free parking
• On-site gym
• Local amenities

Main duties of the job

To provide an important service for patients (personnel and their dependents), carrying out procedures and supporting patients to live healthier lives. This role supports the strategy and mission statement for Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) to ensure optimum health and wellbeing for patients and maximum deployability.

An important part of the service is clinical care including taking blood samples to be sent laboratory for testing, wound care and health promotion. The Healthcare Assistant also supports the delivery of the service by providing some administrative support, such as ordering clinical supplies.

They will demonstrate safe care for patients within the medical facility (MF). They will work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures.

Halton Medical Centre are Networked with High Wycombe Medical Centre so there may be times that the role will have to work across both sites to support.

About us

Our success depends on our people our Whole Force regular and reservist military, civil servants and contractors, all working as one, working together seamlessly to deliver for us.

Our civil servants are a central part of this Whole Force, developing strategy, making policy, supporting ministerial decision-making and Parliamentary processes. In fact, with over 2,000 different roles working across 650 sites around the world, now really is an excellent time to join one of the largest, most exciting departments in government.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to attracting and retaining people from across the full range of backgrounds and enabling flexible ways of working as the norm. We offer maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of up to 26 weeks full pay followed by 13 weeks of statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid, and paternity leave of 2 weeks full pay.

In return, you can expect a department that helps you learn and develop that recognises your expertise and contribution, both as an individual and part of a team.

If you've ever wanted to do more, see more, go further or be better, we have roles in more professions and vocations than ever before. Let's see where your future will take you, together.

Duties and responsibilities for the role include but are not limited to:

• To deliver a high standard of patient care as delegated by a registered practitioner.
• To manage own clinical workload responding effectively to patient need and ensuring patient choice. Escalate any concerns or issues outside of scope of practice to the registered practitioner.
• Promote health and well‑being through the use of health promotion, health education, screening and therapeutic communication skills.
• To undertake administration support as required.
• Refer patients directly to other services/agencies as appropriate.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for additional job duties and responsibilities.