Healthcare Assistant

West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group; Red Lodge; Remote; GBP 9,000 - 13,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

33 days annual leave (pro rata)

Free uniform

Private counselling scheme

Birthday day off

Health service discounts

Job summary

The Reynard Surgery is a busy rural practice in Red Lodge seeking a Healthcare Assistant to cover 16 hours per week across two days. The role blends clinical duties such as observations, phlebotomy and vaccine administration with essential admin tasks and patient-facing care.

Applicants should have primary care experience, be within commuting distance, and hold the Care Certificate and Level 3 Health and Social Care Diploma. NHS pension and 33 days leave pro rata offered.

Qualifications

• Care Certificate completed or willingness to undertake (as indicated by CQC).
• Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care or equivalent.
• Experience in a GP practice or care environment.

Responsibilities

• Carry out base-line observations and record findings accurately.
• Wound care, venepuncture/phlebotomy and administration of medicines/vaccines.
• Ensure clinical rooms are stocked and prepared for each session.
• Update patient health records and manage stock of medical supplies.
• Act as a chaperone where required and assist GP during minor operations.
• Communicate with patients, relatives and carers and promote health education.
• Support NHS patient health checks.

Skills

Venepuncture

Patient communication

Organisation

Time management

Education

Care Certificate

Level 3 Diploma in Health & Social Care

GP practice experience

Job description

About the Role

The Reynard Surgery is looking for a Healthcare Assistant (HCA) to join the practice in this vital patient-facing role with both clinical and administrative responsibilities. The role is offered on a part-time basis, for 16 hours per week working across 2 days.

Main duties of the role:

• Carry out base-line observations such as pulse, oximetry, temperature, blood pressure and blood glucose levels, recording findings accurately.
• Wound care, venepuncture, phlebotomy checks and administering of medicines and vaccines.
• Ensure that all clinical rooms are adequately stocked and prepared for each session.
• Update patient health records.
• Ensure that medical supplies are in stock.
• Act as a chaperone where required.
• Assist GP during the performance of minor operations.
• Communicate with patients, relatives, and carers including providing valuable health promotion and education.
• NHS patient healthchecks

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.

About the Candidate

The healthcare assistant role within general practice can be very different to the role within other settings and as such we are only looking for applications from those with previous primary care experience. All applicants should ensure that they live within reasonable commuting distance.

All applicants should have the following skills and qualifications:

Qualifications and experience - these are a requirement to be considered for the role:

• Successful completion of the Care Certificate, or willingness to undertake, as indicated by the CQC.
• Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care, or equivalent.
• Experience of working within a GP practice or other care environment

Essential knowledge, skills and experience:

• Strong clinical skills including venepuncture/phlebotomy.
• Excellent patient-facing communication and interpersonal skills.
• Confidential manner with a compassionate and respectful approach, placing a high value on the dignity of patients, relatives, carers and colleagues.
• Ability to work independently, determining own workload priorities, as well as working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.

About Us

The Reynard Surgery is a busy dispensing modern rural practice of 10.3k patients, located in Red Lodge. Red Lodge is a growing village located between Mildenhall/Newmarket and Bury St Edmunds Suffolk. We cover a large sprawling catchment area of local villages. We have an unusally young patient demographic due to continued housing developments in the area.

We are a team who are committed to providing high quality patient care, placing our patients first, respecting individuality and dignity. We can offer an NHS Pension and 33 days (pro rata) annual leave including bank holidays.

We have 2 practice partners, we are part of the Forest Heath PCN. We have a multi disciplinary team of doctors, advanced nurse practitioners, pharmacy technicians, dispensers and practice nurses.

Benefits include:

• The NHS Pension Scheme, which is a defined benefits scheme
• Private counselling scheme
• Free uniform
• Paid day off on your birthday
• Health service discounts

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.