Burlington Primary Care, a GP practice with over 18,000 patients, is recruiting two experienced healthcare assistants to support its nursing team. The work centres on delivering planned patient care, including chronic disease management and long-term condition reviews, under direct supervision and set protocols. The posts are full-time: one permanent and one six-month maternity cover, and the successful candidate will run their own clinics. Experience taking assessment diagnostics and GCSE or equivalent are required.
What the job involves
- Delivering planned patient care programmes, including chronic disease management
- Long-term condition reviews
- Running own clinics
- Recording ECGs
- Phlebotomy
- Processing laboratory samples requested by GPs and nurses
- Spirometry
- Vaccine and cold chain storage, monitoring and recording
- Assisting with childhood immunisations
- Assisting GPs with minor operations and preparing equipment and rooms before, during and after care
- Sterilising, cleaning and maintaining surgical equipment
- Taking height, weight and blood pressure measurements
What’s required
Qualifications
- GCSE or equivalent
Experience
- Experience taking assessment diagnostics
Skills & knowledge
- Good communication skills and an excellent standard of patient service
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to liaise with multidisciplinary team members
- Decision-making, organisation, time management and prioritisation
- Working independently
- Excellent negotiating and influencing skills
- Computer literacy
Other
- Flexible and positive attitude
- Motivation
Nice to have
- Experience of a busy healthcare environment or primary care
- SystmOne knowledge (full training given if not held)
- Qualification or experience in phlebotomy
- Level 3 diploma in Health and Social Care or equivalent
- Resuscitation training, minimum Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Driving licence and access to a vehicle
What’s offered
- 6 weeks holiday plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme with 14.38% employer contribution
- Monthly well-being staff events
- Staff well-being rest room with outside garden space
- Team building events
- Staff development and progression within the organisation
- Staff parking
- Personalised NHS fleece and uniform if required
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
