Healthcare Assistant

NHS; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Newcastle upon Tyne seeks a full-time Healthcare Assistant to join their busy practice. This position involves delivering high-quality patient care across two sites. Key responsibilities include performing ECGs, measuring height, weight, and blood pressure, and managing lab samples. Candidates must possess Level 2/3 Health and Social Care NVQ and strong interpersonal skills. This role offers a chance to work in a dynamic healthcare environment supporting a diverse patient population.

Qualifications

• Relevant qualifications in Health and Social Care are essential.
• Basic skills required to provide empathy and reassurance.
• Experience in primary care settings is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist with ECGs and vital sign measurements.
• Conduct diabetic foot checks and manage lab samples.
• Support patients with chronic disease reviews.

Skills

Empathy and reassurance

Basic keyboard skills

Education

Level 2/3 Health and Social Care NVQ

Maths and English - GCSE A TO C or equivalent

Job description

We are looking to recruit a full time Healthcare Assistant to work across both sites of our busy practice. The Healthcare Assistant is an important member of the Primary Care team, delivering high-quality, patient focused care within the surgery.

Please note - this role will be based across both of our sites, one in the City Centre of Newcastle and in Westerhope.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the role will involve:

• ECGs
• Height/Weight/BP
• Chaperoning Duties
• Urinalysis
• Diabetic Foot Checks
• First Part Chronic Disease Reviews
• Processing and Management of Lab samples as requested by the GPs/Nurses

Please see the job description for further information.

About us

SAVILLE MEDICAL GROUP is a large and friendly Practice in the centre of Newcastle with a branch surgery at Newbiggin Hall.

We care for approximately 42,500 patients with a high proportion of students in the City Centre and a more typical population in the branch surgery. The workforce consists of 7 GP Partners, 25 Salaried GPs and an extensive Nursing team. In addition, we have a medicines management team including 3 Clinical Pharmacists and over 40 skilled staff members.

We also offer an expanding wellbeing team of 9 staff members with experience in mental health, dementia, children's charities, homelessness, substance misuse, domestic abuse and any patient who struggles to engage with services and needs more support than GPs alone can provide.

Our Primary Care Network is led by one of our GP Partners and Practice Manager enabling us to collaborate with numerous key partners including the CCG, Newcastle Hospital Trust, LMC and our Federation. This helps the practice to remain highly proactive in integrating the latest healthcare policy and digital systems, which makes every day challenging and rewarding.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information on the role that is required for this post.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Level 2/3 Health and Social Care NVQ
• Maths and English - GCSE A TO C or equivalent

Skills

• Basic skills of empathy and reassurance
• Basic keyboard skills

Experience

• Experience of working with people
• Experience of working in primary care
• Experience of working in community

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.