PCN Primary Care Support Worker (HCA)

NHS; Pudsey; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

An opportunity to join a highly skilled team as a Primary Care Health Care Assistant in Pudsey. The role involves essential clinical duties such as phlebotomy and patient checks. Successful candidates will gain both experience and training in a supportive environment. Flexibility in working hours is required.

Qualifications

• Clinical experience commensurate with an HCA role in a general practice setting.
• Experience in phlebotomy and blood pressure checks is essential.
• Qualification to NVQ level 3 is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Perform phlebotomy and blood pressure checks.
• Administer vaccinations and NHS Health Checks.
• Conduct physical checks for patients with mental illnesses.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Blood Pressure Checks

Vaccinations

Woundcare

ECG Testing

Education

GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths

Qualified to NVQ level 3

Job description

Job Summary

Please note this is a Primary Care Health Care Assistant role and as such is a clinical one. This is not a care assistant role. Please do apply if you do not have the relevant clinical experience

We are looking for a Primary Care Support (HCA) worker to join our existing team. The role is a very varied one; our current team is highly skilled and we are seeking another HCA to help with the workload across our 6 member practices. Please see uploaded job specification document for full details. We need someone that is able to work Mondays and Fridays and also afternoons beyond 3 30pm as part of their full time working week. This is to ensure best coverage of service across the whole team

Main duties of the job

This will suit someone who has experience as an HCA in general practice although our team does perform additional tasks that a practice HCA may not have. This is a wonderful opportunity for an HCA to further their development and learn new clinical skills within an experienced and cohesive team. Please see uploaded job specification document for full details

About Us

West Leeds PCN (WLPCN) is a mature and visionary PCN with an extensive workforce. Weprovide enhanced clinical services across six GP surgeries within the Pudsey and Bramley area, with a total patient population of approximately 70k.

WLPCN currently benefits from the following clinical teams, directly employed by ourselves -

Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians

Community Wellbeing Advisers (Social Prescribers)

Health Care Assistants(Primary Care Support Workers)

Dietitians

Learning Disability / Severe Mental Illness Care Co-ordinator

Highly skilled prescribing Frailty / Home visiting team (Advanced Clinical Practitioners andAssociate Clinical Practitioners)

Health & Wellbeing Coaches (weight management,cancer screening).

Specialist cardiac nurse

We also have access to physiotherapy and mental wellbeing services. Please see website for more information

Details

Date posted

24 June 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£23,900 to £25,000 a year depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

W0027-25-0013a

Job locations

Manor House Ground Floor

23 Robin Lane

Pudsey

West Yorkshire

LS28 7BR

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Our current highly skilled Primary Care Support workers undertake the following tasks:

• Phlebotomy
• Blood pressure checks
• ECG test (but not the reading and assessing of the results)
• Vaccinations (flu, B12, Covid) **
• NHS Health Checks
• Physical checks for patients with serious mental illness (SMI) and learning disabilities (LD)
• Dopplers
• Stocking measurements
• Diabetic foot checks
• Staple / sutures removal **
• FeNo (respiratory) testing **
• Woundcare **
• Smoking cessation (planned) **
• Long term condition reviews
• Non clinical dementia reviews
• If you are not yet proficient in these we may be able to offer training
  
  

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Our current highly skilled Primary Care Support workers undertake the following tasks:

• Phlebotomy
• Blood pressure checks
• ECG test (but not the reading and assessing of the results)
• Vaccinations (flu, B12, Covid) **
• NHS Health Checks
• Physical checks for patients with serious mental illness (SMI) and learning disabilities (LD)
• Dopplers
• Stocking measurements
• Diabetic foot checks
• Staple / sutures removal **
• FeNo (respiratory) testing **
• Woundcare **
• Smoking cessation (planned) **
• Long term condition reviews
• Non clinical dementia reviews
• If you are not yet proficient in these we may be able to offer training
  
  

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths
• Please see uploaded job specification document for full details
  
  

Desirable

• Qualified to NVQ level 3
• Please see uploaded job specification document for full details
  
  

Experience

Essential

• Clinical experience commensurate with an HCA role in a general practice setting, such as phlebotomy, BP etc
• Please see uploaded job specification document for full details
  
  

Desirable

• Please see uploaded job specification document for full details
  
  

Person Specification

Essential

• Clinical experience commensurate with an HCA role in a general practice setting, such as phlebotomy, BP etc
• Please see uploaded job specification document for full details
  
  

Desirable

• Please see uploaded job specification document for full details
  
  

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

West Leeds Primary Care Network

Address

Manor House Ground Floor

23 Robin Lane

Pudsey

West Yorkshire

LS28 7BR

Employer's website

https://www.westleedspcn.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

West Leeds Primary Care Network

Address

Manor House Ground Floor

23 Robin Lane

Pudsey

West Yorkshire

LS28 7BR

Employer's website

https://www.westleedspcn.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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