Healthcare Assistant - Proactive Care Team

NHS; Milford on Sea; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Clacton PCN seeks two healthcare assistants for its Proactive Care team, offering a vital patient-facing role involving clinical tasks and care responsibilities. The position is a full-time, one-year fixed term contract, with a competitive salary and opportunities for personal development.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a healthcare role essential.
• Strong interpersonal skills and confidential manner required.
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team.

Responsibilities

• Undertake clinical observations and basic procedures.
• Support medication administration and clinical updates.
• Act as a link between care homes and community services.

Skills

Clinical skills

Patient-facing communication

Organization and time management

Education

Experience in clinical or care environment

Confident using clinical systems (SystmOne/EMIS)

Full UK driving licence

Job description

Job Summary

Clacton PCN is looking for two healthcare assistants (HCA) to join the Proactive Care team in this vital patient-facing role with both clinical and administrative responsibilities. The role is offered on a 1 year fixed term full-time contract for 37.5 hours per week on 5 days (part-time considered.) Some flexibility required, including potential early morning ward rounds.

The Healthcare Assistant-Proactive Care team role can be very different to the role within other settings. As such we are only looking for applications from those with previous experience in a clinical or care environment (e.g. HCA, support worker.)

Main duties of the job

• Undertake basic clinical observations (e.g., BP, pulse, temperature, weight, urinalysis, blood glucose monitoring).
• Perform phlebotomy, ECGs, and other delegated tasks in line with training and competence.
• Support medication administration reviews (e.g. check compliance, record observations.)
• Update clinical templates in SystmOne/EMIS under supervision.
• Support wound care, catheter care, and general patient monitoring as delegated.
• Act as a key link between the practice, care homes, and community services, recording outcomes from ward rounds and updating clinical systems accordingly.
• Follow up on action points post-ward round, including arranging tests, referrals, and prescriptions.
• Assist in delivering structured health assessments (e.g. frailty reviews, dementia screening tools, pulse checks for AF).
  
  

About Us

Clacton PCN, located in North East Essex, comprises six practices: East Lynne Medical Centre (Lead Practice), North Clacton Medical Group, Old Road Surgery, Thorpe Surgery, Fronks Road Surgery, and Harewood Surgery. This dynamic and busy network offers opportunities for personal development, with a focus on supporting the local community and addressing health areas of interest to team members.

Details

Date posted

05 July 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£24,938 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

1 years

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

28766

Job locations

East Lynne Medical Centre

3/5 Wellesley Road

Clacton on Sea

Essex

CO15 3PP

Job Description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

Job Description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Experience in a clinical or care environment (e.g., HCA, support worker)
• Confident using clinical systems (SystmOne/EMIS)
• Full UK driving licence (if role involves travel to care homes)
• 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.
  
  

Person Specification

Essential

• Experience in a clinical or care environment (e.g., HCA, support worker)
• Confident using clinical systems (SystmOne/EMIS)
• Full UK driving licence (if role involves travel to care homes)
• 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.
  
  

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 details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

East Lynne Medical Centre

3/5 Wellesley Road

Clacton on Sea

Essex

CO15 3PP

Employer's website

https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

East Lynne Medical Centre

3/5 Wellesley Road

Clacton on Sea

Essex

CO15 3PP

Employer's website

https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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