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Lakeside Healthcare Group

Healthcare Assistant

The closing date is 01 February 2026

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Job summary

We are looking for a Healthcare Assistant join our team providing general practice services including; Audiology, Phlebotomy, Administering Injections such as Flu and Pneumonia, long term condition reviews, simple dressings, NHS Health checks etc.

Main duties of the job

All aspects of Healthcare assistant care, with opportunity to develop skills in line with the needs of the business and your personal interests and career aspirations.

We are currently looking to upskill our HCA team with appropriate Chronic Disease management skills so this a great opportunity for someone who has a keen interest in this area of care.

About us

LAKESIDE HEALTHCARE is changing the face of primary care provision in England. We are bold, adventurous and ambitious and determined to thrive in uncertain times. We are the largest true partnership in the NHS and operate from various sites across the East Midlands. We serve the healthcare needs of over 170,000 patients across Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire & Cambridgeshire. Joining our team presents an opportunity to be part of a large organisation that is changing the way primary care is delivered today.

Living and breathing our values at Lakeside Healthcare

Caring & Respect: Simply put we genuinely care about people: working together for our patients and our teams, our patients come first in everything we do. We strive to ensure we connect and respond to all needs with compassion, care and respect to improve the lives and wellbeing of the communities we serve.

Teamwork & Quality: In all areas of our business we network, collaborate and learn from our Patients, Stakeholders and each another to ensure we are always striving to improve, making the right and best decisions to provide the best service.

About the Practice/Department/Team

The New Queen Street & Stanground Team consists of 9 GP Partners, 2 ANPs, 6 nurses, 4 HCAs, plus multiple teams (prescriptions, admin, reception) as well as a supporting management team.

We help over 19k patients in the surrounding areas and are part of South Peterborough PCN.

Details

Date posted

21 January 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.21 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

A3007-26-0010

Job locations

The New Queen Street Surgery

Syers Lane

Whittlesey

Peterborough

PE7 1AT


Job description

Job responsibilities

The purpose of the post is to assist the GPs and nurse team in the delivery of safe, high quality primary care services to the practice population. The post holder will undertake delegated tasks and duties under indirect supervision of members of the nurse team. The post holder will work within clear parameters and lines of accountability after appropriate training and assessment of competence. The requirements of the post are linked to the Health Education England: District and General Practice Nursing Service Education and Career Framework.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The purpose of the post is to assist the GPs and nurse team in the delivery of safe, high quality primary care services to the practice population. The post holder will undertake delegated tasks and duties under indirect supervision of members of the nurse team. The post holder will work within clear parameters and lines of accountability after appropriate training and assessment of competence. The requirements of the post are linked to the Health Education England: District and General Practice Nursing Service Education and Career Framework.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Desire to work within care profession
  • Can work to a high standard of care under
  • supervision

Desirable

  • Experience within a health
  • care setting and/or primary
  • car

Qualifications

Essential

  • Basic English and Maths GCE level c and
  • above (new grade 4 and above)
  • Ability to accept training, coaching and
  • guidance (in prep for Care Certificate study

Desirable

  • Previous healthcare
  • experience in clinical role
  • Completed Care Certificate
  • Qualified to NVQ level 2
  • Other recognised forms of
  • educational attainment
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Desire to work within care profession
  • Can work to a high standard of care under
  • supervision

Desirable

  • Experience within a health
  • care setting and/or primary
  • car

Qualifications

Essential

  • Basic English and Maths GCE level c and
  • above (new grade 4 and above)
  • Ability to accept training, coaching and
  • guidance (in prep for Care Certificate study

Desirable

  • Previous healthcare
  • experience in clinical role
  • Completed Care Certificate
  • Qualified to NVQ level 2
  • Other recognised forms of
  • educational attainment

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

Lakeside Healthcare Group

Address

The New Queen Street Surgery

Syers Lane

Whittlesey

Peterborough

PE7 1AT


Employer's website

https://www.lakesidehealthcaregroup.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Lakeside Healthcare Group

Address

The New Queen Street Surgery

Syers Lane

Whittlesey

Peterborough

PE7 1AT


Employer's website

https://www.lakesidehealthcaregroup.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

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Details

Date posted

21 January 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.21 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

A3007-26-0010

Job locations

The New Queen Street Surgery

Syers Lane

Whittlesey

Peterborough

PE7 1AT


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