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
#J-18808-Ljbffr
Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
