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Health Care Assistant

Bensham Family Practice

The closing date is 09 May 2025

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Job summary

Bensham Family Practice are looking for a Health Care Assistant who has good communication skills and able to work within our friendly healthcare team. You will be integral in maintaining the functioning of the practice and be able to work under pressure and assist the practice in meeting is primary care targets.

Essentially the post is between 20 to 30 hrs per week ideally over 5 days ( between 4 and 6 hours per day )

Salary is dependent on experience

EMIS web experience preferred

GP practice experience preferred

Main duties of the job

Working under the direct supervision of our experienced nurse and strictly in accordance with practice guidelines and protocols , the Health Care Assistant will assist the practice clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of patient care.

About us

Bensham Family Practice are a well respected practice who has excellent friends and family feedback, with an average positive feedback over the last 12 months of over 96%. We have a small healthcare team serving a practice population of just under 4,000 patients.

We are one of 8 practices who are aligned to Gateshead Central & South Primary Care Network.

For information purposes, successful candidates who are short listed will be invited for an interview at Bensham Family Practice on Thursday 29th May 2025

Date posted

17 April 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience £ 12.31 to £14.89 per hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A0926-25-0000

Job locations

Sidney Grove

Gateshead

Tyne And Wear

NE8 2XB


Job description

Job responsibilities

The following are the basic core responsibilities of the health care assistant role. there will be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks, dependent upon such factors as workloads, staffing levels and new primary care targets.

This list is not exhaustive and is meant purely as a guide. Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification which has been made available

NHS New Patient and Health Checks

Venepuncture

Health Promotion Programmes ( Including Flu, Pneumoccal and other campaigns )

Patient Observations such as Blood Pressure, Height, Weight, BMI and pulse oximetry

Basic Wound Care / Dressing / Suture Removals / Management

Undertake 12 Lead ECG's assessments

Undertake ABPI ( Doppler ) assessments

Undertake Urinalysis

Undertake stock control

Undertake stock checks on expiry dates

Vaccine cold chain / storage monitoring and recording

Act as a chaperone

Job description

Job responsibilities

The following are the basic core responsibilities of the health care assistant role. there will be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks, dependent upon such factors as workloads, staffing levels and new primary care targets.

This list is not exhaustive and is meant purely as a guide. Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification which has been made available

NHS New Patient and Health Checks

Venepuncture

Health Promotion Programmes ( Including Flu, Pneumoccal and other campaigns )

Patient Observations such as Blood Pressure, Height, Weight, BMI and pulse oximetry

Basic Wound Care / Dressing / Suture Removals / Management

Undertake 12 Lead ECG's assessments

Undertake ABPI ( Doppler ) assessments

Undertake Urinalysis

Undertake stock control

Undertake stock checks on expiry dates

Vaccine cold chain / storage monitoring and recording

Act as a chaperone

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working within a healthcare setting
  • Experience of working with the general public

Desirable

  • Experience of working within a primary care environment

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

  • Ability to provided quality care
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to work as an individual and as part of a healthcare team
  • Ability to work under pressure

Desirable

  • Strong IT skills
  • Knowledge of EMIS Web

Qualifications

Essential

  • Healthcare Qualification (level 3 or 4) or working towards gaining equivalent
  • Phlebotomy certification
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working within a healthcare setting
  • Experience of working with the general public

Desirable

  • Experience of working within a primary care environment

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

  • Ability to provided quality care
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to work as an individual and as part of a healthcare team
  • Ability to work under pressure

Desirable

  • Strong IT skills
  • Knowledge of EMIS Web

Qualifications

Essential

  • Healthcare Qualification (level 3 or 4) or working towards gaining equivalent
  • Phlebotomy certification

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 details

Employer name

Bensham Family Practice

Address

Sidney Grove

Gateshead

Tyne And Wear

NE8 2XB


Employer's website

http://benshamfamilypractice.nhs.uk/# (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Bensham Family Practice

Address

Sidney Grove

Gateshead

Tyne And Wear

NE8 2XB


Employer's website

http://benshamfamilypractice.nhs.uk/# (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Managing Partner

Darren Pritchard

darren.pritchard@nhs.net

01914776955

Date posted

17 April 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience £ 12.31 to £14.89 per hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A0926-25-0000

Job locations

Sidney Grove

Gateshead

Tyne And Wear

NE8 2XB


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