Northfield Surgery

Healthcare Assistant

The closing date is 17 July 2025

Job summary

The post holder will offer general assistance to the practice clinical team, liaising closely with the Practice Nurse working across Northfield Surgery and Field Road Surgery.

The post holder will also hold a Health and Social Care Qualification such as the Care Certificate or NVQ Level 2 or 3. They will also work well within teams, be organised and able to prioritise tasks and be willing to learn.

Main duties of the job

The HCA will be involved primarily in:

Assisting in the provision of a phlebotomy service
The management of laboratory samples for the Practice
Undertaking well person checks
Urinalysis
ECG recording
Chaperoning Patients
Cleaning and sterilising instruments and equipment
Maintenance of equipment, including keeping records of when external checks are due, e.g. calibration
The daily recording of refrigerator temperatures
Ordering of stock and re-stocking clinical rooms
Simple dressings

The HCA will also be responsible for:

Documenting Patient consultations in the clinical system
Maintaining appropriate records to ensure continuity and quality of care for Patients
Involvement in Practice development, identifying service changes and in line with clinical needs locally
Maintaining records of appointments, financial transactions and other administrative duties
Maintaining skills at the current level and undertaking such training and development as required to maintain personal competency
Participation in all activities required by CQC registration

About us

We pride ourselves in nurturing a friendly, informal and supportive environment in which to work, whilst ensuring we provide high quality patient centered care.

We aim to continue and build on our vision to be a community hub. We have robust forward thinking plans in which to develop the needs of the surgery and the community. We welcome and involve members of the community in developing this plan and maintaining sustainability of a viable service.

We strive to provide excellent patient care whilst making the best use of the available resources. We aim to provide holistic care whilst integrating the whole community and empowering patients to have an active interest in their own health and well-being.

We take pride in encouraging staff to develop and reach their full potential by creating a positive learning environment.

Date posted

18 June 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

A3250-25-0004

Job locations

Northfield Surgery

Fieldside

Thorne

Doncaster

South Yorkshire

DN8 4BQ

Bawtry Health Centre

Station Road

Bawtry

Doncaster

South Yorkshire

DN10 6RQ

The Mayflower Medical Practice

Doncaster Road

Finningley

Doncaster

South Yorkshire

DN9 3BN

The Field Road Surgery

Field Road

Stainforth

DN7 5AF

Job description

Job responsibilities

To act in such a manner as to support Patients at all times and be mindful of the need to reduce anxiety for Patients

To provide, a phlebotomy (blood sampling) service for Patients

Be responsible for processing and management of laboratory samples requested by clinicians with specific responsibility to ensure that the samples are correctly labelled, sent to the laboratory promptly and that data is entered onto the Patient's notes

Be responsible for the correct maintenance and cleaning of equipment

Be responsible for restocking of all clinical areas and maintaining a stock rotation system

To maintain an adequate amount of clinical supplies and health promotion materials as agreed with the clinical team

To obtain, process and/or use information in line with the GDPR requirements

Ensure that drug/vaccine refrigerators are at the correct temperature on a daily basis and maintain the Vaccine Cold Chain documented record according to Practice Guidelines

To maintain health information notice board in line with national/local health promotion campaigns

To attend relevant meetings as required

To immediately report any safeguarding or compliance concerns