Healthcare Assistant: Phlebotomy & Vaccination Support

SSP; Wigan; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Claire House Surgery, managed by SSP Health, is seeking a compassionate Healthcare Assistant to support day-to-day patient care in a busy GP surgery in the United Kingdom. The role includes phlebotomy, assisting with vaccinations, and the management of long-term conditions alongside the clinical team.

You will also help with chaperoning, handling lab samples, maintaining equipment, and ensuring vaccine cold chain integrity, stock control, room preparation, and contributing to data collection for

Qualifications

• Exposure to phlebotomy procedures and clinical equipment.
• Experience with immunisation delivery is desirable.
• Familiarity with long-term condition management and patient data collection.

Responsibilities

• Perform phlebotomy and contribute to vaccination delivery under supervision.
• Assist in management of long-term conditions.
• Chaperone duties and patient privacy during examinations.
• Process and manage laboratory samples as requested by GPs/nurses.
• Maintain clinical equipment and vaccine storage within cold chain protocols.
• Restock and monitor stock and equipment in consultation rooms.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Vaccination delivery

Long Term Conditions

Chaperoning duties

Lab sample handling

Equipment maintenance

Vaccine cold chain

Stock management

Room preparation

Patient health assessment

Health promotion

Data collection

Job description

Claire House Surgery, managed by SSP Health, is seeking a compassionate Healthcare Assistant to support day-to-day patient care in a busy GP surgery in the United Kingdom. The role includes phlebotomy, assisting with vaccinations, and the management of long-term conditions alongside the clinical team.

You will also help with chaperoning, handling lab samples, maintaining equipment, and ensuring vaccine cold chain integrity, stock control, room preparation, and contributing to data collection for