Primary Care Healthcare Assistant

The Methodist Church in Britain; Guildford; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 17,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Training

Professional development

Job summary

Woodbridge Hill Surgery is recruiting a part-time Healthcare Assistant to join its clinical team. The HCA will support nurses and GPs with patient care tasks including phlebotomy, wound care, ECGs, NHS health checks and vaccinations, under the Nurse Manager's protocols. Training may be provided for the right candidate.

The role involves working in a busy practice serving ~17,000 patients, with emphasis on high-quality patient care, teamwork and confidentiality in a GDPR-guided environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in primary care settings.
• Experience dealing with the public and patients.
• Experience working under pressure.
• Experience in a healthcare setting.

Responsibilities

• Phlebotomy.
• Basic and complex wound care.
• ECG monitoring.
• NHS health checks.
• 24-hour blood pressure monitoring.
• Spirometry.
• Injections such as B12.
• Removal of sutures and clips.
• Flu and COVID vaccinations.
• Chaperoning.
• Processing and managing laboratory samples requested by GPs and nurses.
• Vaccine cold chain storage, monitoring and recording.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Time management

GDPR

Public interaction

Working under pressure

Tools

EMIS

Docman

Job description

Woodbridge Hill Surgery, a GP practice, is recruiting a part-time Healthcare Assistant to join its clinical team. The post centres on patient care tasks such as phlebotomy, wound care, ECG recording, NHS health checks and vaccinations, carried out under the Nurse Manager's protocols. The practice serves around 17,000 patients, including university students, and the HCA works alongside nurses, GPs and another HCA, with training possible for the right candidate. Essential experience includes primary care and working with the public.

What the job involves

• Phlebotomy
• Basic and complex wound care
• ECG monitoring
• NHS health checks
• 24-hour blood pressure monitoring
• Spirometry
• Injections such as B12
• Removal of sutures and clips
• Flu and COVID vaccinations
• Chaperoning
• Processing and managing laboratory samples requested by GPs and nurses
• Vaccine cold chain storage, monitoring and recording

What's required

Experience

• Experience of primary care
• Experience dealing with the public and patients
• Experience working under pressure
• Experience in a healthcare setting

Skills & knowledge

• Working effectively within a busy team and independently
• Good communication in a fast-paced environment
• Time management
• Working within GDPR guidelines

Nice to have

• Experience of EMIS and Docman
• Care Certificate, qualified to NVQ
• Certification in the competencies required for the post
• Excellent communication skills
• Enthusiasm to develop nursing skills
• Understanding of confidentiality
• Working without direct supervision and setting workload priorities
• Working in a changing environment

What's offered

• Five weeks annual leave plus bank holidays, pro rata for part-time
• Training for the right candidate
• Professional development and involvement in research and training