Healthcare Assistant

Job summary

Tiptree Medical Centre are looking for an experienced healthcare assistant to join their busy team. This role can be offered on either a full time or part time basis - it is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and proactive healthcare assistant.

We are a friendly, busy and innovative practice in north-east Essex. The team comprise of two friendly, supportive partners and 7 salaried GPs. We have an excellent nursing team comprising 4 advanced nurse Practitioners (ANPs), 4 practice nurses, 2 HCAs, 2 clinical pharmacists and 1 pharmacy technician.

We are an award-winning, semi-rural practice of approximately 12,000 patients in Tiptree, North-East Essex, the jam-making capital of the universe. We are in an ideal location close to England's oldest town, Colchester, with nearby rail links direct to London and easy access to the east coast. We pride ourselves on being relaxed, with family-friendly and flexible working patterns.

Interviews will be carried out for successful applicants on receipt of application, and we reserve the right to retract the advert if a suitable person is found before the end date.

Main duties of the job

Experience of assisting patients with clinical requirements, liaising with clinical staff for healthcare needs, carrying out health checks.

Experience of using clinical systems is essential.

About us

The Colte Partnership is very much At The Heart of Primary Care, being the largest GP Partnership in North East Essex; comprised of 9 local GP practices across Colchester and Tendring. We care for approx. 98,000 patients. Our Head Office is in Feering.

We pride ourselves on working to be at the forefront of Primary Care in our region, and have many exciting ventures on the horizon. Each of our branches has its own character, and family friendly ethos, which is why our patients love coming to us (and tell us so in our regular patient surveys). However, being a large partnership means we can offer so much more than a local branch can by itself with specialist clinics, social prescribing and innovative support such as regular dementia cafes,armed forces support and even child first aid classes for parents.

We strive to look after our employees as well, with generous annual leave, flexible and family friendly working, and support during difficult times such as free counselling.