Healthcare Assistant HCA

NHS; Heywood; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a supportive team at Birtle View Medical Practice as a Healthcare Assistant. You will play a vital role in delivering patient care, performing health checks, administering vaccinations, and supporting the clinical team. Ideal candidates are team players with experience in healthcare settings. This role requires a DBS check for working with vulnerable groups.

Qualifications

• Experience in a healthcare setting, preferably primary care.
• Familiarity with managing appointments.

Responsibilities

• Conducting new patient health checks.
• Administering vaccinations: flu, B12, pneumococcal.
• Collaborating closely with the nursing team.

Skills

Team Player

Communication

Education

Venepuncture

Job description

We are looking for an experienced HCA to join our friendly team at Birtle View Medical Practice in Heywood. Candidates should have some experience in a general practice setting.

The ideal candidate must be an excellent team player. The Healthcare Assistant will support the practice's clinical team in delivering patient care.

The successful candidate will perform general practice HCA duties, including taking and recording procedures such as blood pressure, smoking status, blood tests, flu vaccinations, B12 injections, health checks, and assisting with chronic condition monitoring.

Main duties of the job

1. Responsibilities include:
2. Conducting new patient health checks
3. Measuring blood pressure, height, and weight
4. Performing ECGs
5. Administering vaccinations: flu, B12, pneumococcal
6. Managing vaccine/cold chain storage and monitoring
7. Assisting in patient health assessments and surveillance
8. Carrying out delegated clinical activities for specific patients
9. Collecting data related to health and well-being to support practice goals

About us

Birtle View Medical Practice is a busy, supportive team committed to transforming health in individuals, families, and communities through holistic healthcare.

Job responsibilities

1. Collaborating closely with the nursing team
2. Performing new patient health checks and ECG recordings
3. Processing and managing laboratory samples
4. Handling vaccine and cold chain storage and monitoring
5. Restocking surgical and vaccination supplies
6. Preparing and maintaining clinical environments and equipment
7. Supporting patient health assessments and surveillance
8. Undertaking delegated clinical activities
9. Promoting health and well-being awareness
10. Gathering and analyzing health-related data

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Venepuncture

Experience

• Experience in a healthcare setting, preferably primary care
• Familiarity with managing appointments
• Ability to work independently

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This role requires a DBS check in accordance with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, to ensure suitability for working with vulnerable groups.