NHS Health Care Assistant: Phlebotomy & Patient Checks

Health Care Assistant (4 hubs) - NHS, UK; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Health Care Assistant role across four hubs in Middlesbrough and RPCH sites. You will join the clinical team to deliver phlebotomy, health checks and routine care under Nurse Practitioner supervision, working across Hirsel Medical Centre, Bentley Medical Practice, Primary Care Access hub, and Rainbow hub.

You will collect vital signs, record data, provide health promotion, and refer patients to clinicians as needed. NVQ Level 3 or equivalent and GCSEs English/Maths are required.

Qualifications

• NVQ Healthcare Level 3 or equivalent.
• 5 GCSEs A-C including English and Maths.

Responsibilities

• Be a member of the clinical team.
• Provide phlebotomy per guidelines.
• Perform New Patient Health Checks per local protocols.
• Refer patients to other clinicians as necessary.
• Provide routine clinical care under supervision of the Nurse Practitioner.
• Work within RPCH and other sites.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Blood pressure measurement

ECG data collection

Infection control

Education

NVQ Healthcare Level 3 or equivalent

5 GCSEs A-C including English & Maths

Job description

Health Care Assistant role across four hubs in Middlesbrough and RPCH sites. You will join the clinical team to deliver phlebotomy, health checks and routine care under Nurse Practitioner supervision, working across Hirsel Medical Centre, Bentley Medical Practice, Primary Care Access hub, and Rainbow hub.

You will collect vital signs, record data, provide health promotion, and refer patients to clinicians as needed. NVQ Level 3 or equivalent and GCSEs English/Maths are required.