Health Care Assistant
- Permanent, Part-time
Job summary
We are looking for a qualified health care assistant, to join our general practice team. You will work along side a team of 3 nurses and another experienced health care assistant.
You will work as a part of the MDT team to include both clinical teams and administrative teams, to provide high quality care to patients.
Main duties of the job
Your role will include
- Maintaining the privacy, dignity, needs and cultural beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
- participate in mandatory training as required
- Work within general practice and the practice policies and procedures.
- Phlebotomy, basic wound care, annual health checks, Stock checks and
About us
We have around 8000 patients registered at the surgery. around 1/3 of these patients do not have English as a first language and therefore require additional support to access health care.
As a team, we promote the wellbeing of the patients and the team.
We have 42 members in our team, to include GPs, Nurses, HCA, Phlebotomists, Pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, receptionist and an experienced admin team.
We are a training practice that invites students in to come and learn with us, including GPs, Nurses and pharmacy technicians. We believe in supporting team members to achieve goals through experience and learning.
Job responsibilities
You will be required to work within your scope of practice and training, your role will include
- Phlebotomy
- Health checks
- Promoting healthy life style
- Basic wound care
- Stock control
- Blood pressures checks, using practice escalation processes
- Maintaining and monitoring of vaccination condition and temperatures
- Acting as a chaperone as required
- In house testing of urine samples
- Testing of emergency medical equipment
- Use the clinical system to record interactions
- To participate in audits
- To help identify vulnerable patients
Essential qualifications
- GCSE level C or above
- Qualified in Phlebotomy
- Holds the care certificate
- NVQ level 2 in health and social care
Desirable qualifications
- Holds a clean driving licence
- Previous experience in primary care
Essential experience
- Experience working with a team
- Experience working in a clinical environment
- Experience working with individuals with care needs
Desirable experience
- Experience working in a GP practice
- Has previously worked on a care setting
Date posted: 12 October 2026
Closing date: 31 October 2026
Salary: Depending on experience
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: A0502-26-0002
Contact: Michelle Houghton, Managing Partner, michelle.houghton@nhs.net
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 website: http://www.pagehallmedicalcentre.co.uk/