Healthcare Assistant Or Phlebotomist

The Pulteney Practice; Bath; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

The Pulteney Practice in Bath is seeking an experienced Healthcare Assistant for a part-time role. You will perform phlebotomy, BP monitoring, ECGs and assist with wound care, routine checks and health promotion activities. The work is mainly at the city centre site with some shifts at the Bathampton branch.

Training and upskilling opportunities are available. Applicants should have recent phlebotomy experience; HCA care certificate is desirable.

Qualifications

• Desirable: Completion of HCA care certificate

Responsibilities

• Undertake, record and follow guidelines for tasks with appropriate training
• Urinalysis and preparation of specimens for pathology
• Measure and record physiological measurements: BP, pulse, rhythm, temperature, height and weight, visual acuity
• Venepuncture, ECG, glucose tolerance tests, peak flow readings, inhaler technique
• Support and monitor patients during nebulisation therapy
• Prepare and maintain environments and equipment before/during/after care interventions
• Assist in raising awareness of health and wellbeing and promote self-management
• Provide information to patients and groups within own competence
• Undertake simple dressing procedures and support self-management of conditions
• Understand long-term conditions and diagnostic interventions and treatments
• Plan health promotion activities (smoking, exercise, diet)
• Assess readiness to change and provide motivational support for smoking, obesity, healthy living

Skills

Phlebotomy

BP / Vital signs

ECG

Wound care

Stock management

Vaccination administration

Job description

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Healthcare Assistant to join our team.

This position is 2 days per week, 8am to 4pm (15 hours per week), Mondays and Fridays. We can be flexible on hours but not the days.

Please note that we do not accept applications from overseas who do not already have a permit to work in the UK. We are not able offer visa sponsorship.

Main duties of the job

Main duties include phlebotomy, BP, ECG, minor wound dressings, and stock ordering. These skills are essential, but we are happy to develop the right candidate to upskill in other tasks such as B12 administration and NHS Health Checks.

About us

Most days will be located at our main city centre site on Great Pulteney Street (no parking) but some routine working will be required at our branch site in the nearby Bathampton village.

Salary

£25,418 to £27,373 a year depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Closing date

31 October 2026

Job responsibilities

• Undertake, record and follow guidelines for the tasks for which you have received appropriate training
• Urinalysis and preparation of specimens for investigation by the pathology laboratory
• Measuring and recording physiological measurements in routine presentations: blood pressure, pulse rate and rhythm, temperature, height and weight (body mass index), visual acuity
• Venepuncture, ECG, glucose tolerance test, peak flow readings, inhaler technique
• Support and monitor patients during nebulisation therapy
• Prepare and maintain environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions
• Assist in raising awareness of health and well-being, and how it can be promoted
• Give accurate and appropriate information to patients and groups within own competence
• Undertake simple dressing procedures following local recommendations. Where appropriate, provide support and encouragement to self-manage their conditions
• Have a basic understanding of long term conditions including diagnostic interventions, treatments, and the principles of care and self-management
• Plan, develop and implement health promotion activities as appropriate e.g. smoking, exercise and diet
• Assess patients readiness to change and provide motivational support as appropriate in cases of smoking, obesity and healthy living for older people
• To administer the influenza and pneumococcal vaccine under indirect supervision of a regulated professional
• To gain the underpinning knowledge and practical skills to administer basic life support or adrenaline if necessary

Person specification

Desirable qualifications

• Completion of HCA care certificate

Essential experience

• Must have recent phlebotomy experience as a minimum and be confident in phlebotomy.
• Care home healthcare workers without significant, recent phlebotomy experience are not eligible to apply.

Desirable experience

• Experience of working in a GP practice

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 contact

Practice Manager, Chris Clapp, [e-mail]