Healthcare Assistant

NHS; Newport Pagnell; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Newport Pagnell Medical Centre offers a permanent healthcare assistant position to support the nursing team. The role involves direct patient care, skill development, and working within a multidisciplinary team. If you have healthcare experience and seek new challenges, we welcome your application.

Benefits

Flexibility in working hours

NHS pension scheme

Support for learning and development

Qualifications

• Experience in a healthcare environment essential.
• Excellent patient-facing communication skills required.
• Experience within a GP practice is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Assist the clinical team in patient care delivery.
• Perform venepuncture and health checks.
• Maintain clinical environments and assist GPs.

Skills

Confidence in healthcare environment

Patient-facing communication

Compassionate approach

Organisational skills

Time management

Education

Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care

Care Certificate

Phlebotomy/Venepuncture qualification

Job description

Job Summary

Newport Pagnell Medical Centre has a fantastic opportunity for a permanent healthcare assistant to join the practice, to support the nursing team. The hours for this role can be flexible so please apply to discuss.

Working under the direct supervision of the lead nurse, and strictly in accordance with specific practice guidelines and protocols, you will assist the clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of patient care. The healthcare assistant will be able to apply their clinical skills and knowledge to carry out high quality practice within designated clinical areas.

The role will offer you the opportunity to build on your experience, skills and competence, requiring you to work effectively within a multidisciplinary healthcare team. If you have experience in a healthcare environment, are keen to learn new skills and are looking for a fresh and exciting challenge, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• Venepuncture and phlebotomy checks.
• New patient health checks.
• Clearing and re-stocking consulting rooms.
• Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions including assisting GPs during the performance of minor operations.
• Providing valuable health promotion and education for service users, their families and carers.
  
  

About Us

Newport Pagnell Medical Centre is a large training practice based in the town of Newport Pagnell, with two further sites in the area. We have 30,000+ patients and own PCN, The Bridge. We like to support learning and development and can offer NHS pension as part of our employment package.

Other Information:

• Rated as Outstanding by CQC
• Part of a Primary Care Network
• 6 GP Partners, 10 Salaried GPs
• 2 GP Trainer/Practice Educators
• Support for both Student Nurses, Student Paramedics and Medical Students
• Urgent Care Team
• SystmOne Practice
• Visiting consultants
  
  

For further information email/telephone [phone] and ask for Wendy Kerr or Penny Giraudeau.

Details

Date posted

01 June 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

8835-3

Job locations

Queens Avenue

Newport Pagnell

Buckinghamshire

MK16 8QT

Job Description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

Job Description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

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Desirable

• A qualification in phlebotomy/venepuncture.
• Successful completion of the Care Certificate.
• Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care, or equivalent.
  
  

Experience

Essential

• Confidence and competence in a health care environment.
• Excellent patient-facing communication and interpersonal skills.
• Consistently confidential manner, as well as a compassionate and respectful approach, placing a high value on the dignity of patients, relatives, carers and colleagues.
• Ability to work independently and determine own workload priorities, as well as working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
  
  

Desirable

• Experience of working within a GP practice.
• Strong clinical skills.
  
  

Person Specification

Essential

• Confidence and competence in a health care environment.
• Excellent patient-facing communication and interpersonal skills.
• Consistently confidential manner, as well as a compassionate and respectful approach, placing a high value on the dignity of patients, relatives, carers and colleagues.
• Ability to work independently and determine own workload priorities, as well as working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
  
  

Desirable

• Experience of working within a GP practice.
• Strong clinical skills.
  
  

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

Queens Avenue

Newport Pagnell

Buckinghamshire

MK16 8QT

Employer's website

https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

Queens Avenue

Newport Pagnell

Buckinghamshire

MK16 8QT

Employer's website

https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)