Healthcare Assistant, Housebound & Care Home Patients - Unity

Suffolk GP Federation CIC; Long Melford, Lavenham, Haverhill; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

A community health organization in Long Melford seeks a part-time Healthcare Assistant to provide compassionate care to housebound patients and those in care homes. Ideal candidates should have experience as HCA, hold a Care Certificate or NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care, and possess a full UK driving license. This position involves performing routine health checks and clinical observations under clinician supervision, ensuring equitable access to care for all patients.

Benefits

Cycle to work scheme

Death in service cover

Competitive salaries with annual benchmarking

Access to a discount service with thousands of discounts

Qualifications

• Previous experience working as an HCA.
• Good understanding of preliminary health checks.
• Full UK driving license required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure patients unable to attend surgery receive care.
• Support routine health checks and assessments.
• Record clinical observations including vital signs.

Skills

Understanding of long-term condition monitoring

Competence in venepuncture

Blood pressure monitoring

Pulse checks

Education

Care Certificate

NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care

Job description

Healthcare Assistant, Housebound & Care Home Patients - Unity

We will make sure you are fully inducted and trained. Its important to us that you feel safe and supported in your role.

• Youd be suited to this role if you have previous experience working as an HCA.
• You will need a relevant Care Certificate, NVQ Level 3 qualification in Health & Social Care, or equivalent experience.
• You will have a good understanding of long-term condition monitoring and competence in venepuncture, blood pressure and pulse checks, understanding the importance of preliminary health checks.

Main duties of the job

• You will ensure that our patients who are unable to attend the surgery receive equitable access to care.
• Support routine health checks and carry our preliminary assessments as part of long-term condition review processes under the direction of the nursing and GP team.
• Record clinical observations including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, oxygen saturation, weight, urinalysis, diabetic foot checks and blood glucose monitoring.

This role involves driving a Suffolk GP Federation vehicle to undertake patient visits, so the successful candidate must hold a full UK driving license.

Please see the full Job Description for further information.

About us

Suffolk GP Federation CIC is a not-for-profit community interest company. Our main purpose is to support Primary Care across Suffolk including support with working collaboratively and at scale. We also deliver a portfolio of NHS services across Suffolk and North East Essex, including Podiatry, Ultrasound, Diabetes, as well as urgent Care Services including the Out of Hours face‑to‑face Service in Suffolk.

Job responsibilities

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced HCA to provide high-quality, compassionate care and support to patients who are housebound or living in care homes, under the supervision of clinicians. This role is predominantly based in Haverhill but will include some travel within the Long Melford, Lavenham and Glemsford areas.

Suffolk GP Federation is a not-for-profit organisation owned by 57 GP practices. Our aim is to find innovative solutions to the challenges currently faced by the NHS, while at the same time protecting the interests of general practice and ensuring that patients continue to receive the very best care.

Contract type

• Permanent Part Time: We are looking for someone to work with us for 24 hours per week (Monday & Tuesday 8:00am to 6:30pm and Friday 8:00am to 1:00pm)
• Salary: £24, 937 to £26, 598 (Band 3)

What we can offer you:

• Innovative teams who strive in forward thinking, with a voice that is heard
• A visible and supportive management team, with operational support that get it
• Excellent IT teams & support giving us first class equipment and no wait responses
• A commitment to personal development, training and leadership opportunities, with service-managed training budgets
• Cycle to work scheme
• Death in service cover
• Competitive salaries with annual benchmarking
• Blue light card employer Access to the discount service with thousands of discounts online and on the high street

Previous applicants need not reapply.

The interviews for this vacancy will take place on Thursday 18th December 2026, at the Unity Hub in Haverhill.

Person Specification

Experience

• See supporting documents

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.