Primary Care Clinical Assistant

NHS Jobs; Newquay; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs is recruiting an Assistant Practitioner to support the practice clinical team under the supervision of a senior practice nurse. The role focuses on delivering prescribed patient care within established guidelines and protocols.

Responsibilities include simple dressings, injections (including vaccines), phlebotomy, diabetic foot checks, spirometry, ECG recording, and assisting with minor operations. Enhancing aseptic practice and patient safety is essential.

Qualifications

• Duties require practical clinical skills and patient care support.

Responsibilities

• Assist clinical team under supervision of senior practice nurse.
• Provide simple dressings with aseptic technique.
• Perform suture removal with aseptic technique as directed.
• Administer injections including vitamins and vaccines as prescribed.
• Conduct diabetic foot checks and basic patient assessments.
• Record spirometry and ECG data.
• Perform phlebotomy as part of patient care.
• Support sterile storage, cleaning, and maintenance of equipment.
• Assist with vaccine storage and monitoring of cold chain.
• Prepare environments and equipment for procedures and minor operations.
• Support data collection on health needs and interventions.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Vaccinations

Aseptic technique

Injections

Minor procedures assistance

Data collection

Tools

ECG recording

Spirometry

Job description

NHS Jobs is recruiting an Assistant Practitioner to support the practice clinical team under the supervision of a senior practice nurse. The role focuses on delivering prescribed patient care within established guidelines and protocols.

Responsibilities include simple dressings, injections (including vaccines), phlebotomy, diabetic foot checks, spirometry, ECG recording, and assisting with minor operations. Enhancing aseptic practice and patient safety is essential.