Healthcare Assistant

Primary Care Careers

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Job summary

HUC provides NHS 111 and out of hours GP service to patients and are currently looking to recruit an experienced healthcare assistant for their Luton town centre GP surgery and urgent treatment centre on a full-time basis. Hours for the position will be from 7am to 3.30pm.

This role involves assisting with the delivery of patient care including phlebotomy and to provide support to health care professionals within a multi-disciplinary team, under the supervision of the clinician and within the group parameters of practice. The healthcare assistant role within general practice can be very different to the role within other settings and as such we are only looking for applications from those with previous primary care experience.

At HUC, we don't just deliver excellent care we are shaping the future of healthcare services. If you are ready to lead a high-performing team and drive positive change in urgent healthcare delivery, we want to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

  • New patient health checks.
  • Weight management.
  • Blood pressure and hypertension monitoring.
  • ECG recording.
  • Phlebotomy.
  • Dressing and ROS.
  • Swabs and urinalysis.
  • Supporting coil fittings.
  • Chaperoning duties.
  • Supporting IPC.
  • Signposting and or referring patient to other healthcare services.
  • Supporting QOF.
  • Cold chain storage, monitoring and recording.
  • Surgical equipment re-stocking and stock rotation.
  • Clearing and re-stocking consulting rooms.
  • Supporting adult/child safeguarding.
  • Assisting in the assessment and surveillance of patients health and well-being.
  • Helping to raise awareness of health and well-being and how it can be promoted.
  • Assisting Town Centre GP Surgery to achieve both local and national agreed targets.
  • Assisting in ensuring that Health & Safety policies and procedures are followed within the Town Centre Surgery.

About us

Working for HUC, you'll be able to access a fantastic range of benefits. These include:

  • NHS pension scheme we contribute around 20% to your pension.
  • NMC reimbursement (exclusions apply).
  • Wide-ranging continuous professional development programme including support with appraisal/revalidation.
  • Development opportunities including further funded courses.
  • Access to NHS and employee lifestyle discounts.
  • Employee Assistance Programme.

Date posted

16 March 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£23,809 a year plus OOH enhancements

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

28424

Job locations

The Old Ambulance Station

Ascots Lane

Welwyn Garden City

Hertfordshire

AL7 4HL


Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Phlebotomy experience.
  • Infection control awareness.
  • 1-2 years recent relevant healthcare experience in an acute or community environment.
  • Experience of managing patients in a clinical or outpatient setting.
  • Evidence of statutory mandatory training /willingness to attend training.
  • Computer literate
  • Calm, organized and patient focused practitioner.
  • Understand primary healthcare agenda
  • Understand chronic disease management processes.

Desirable

  • Ideally a sound working knowledge of SystmOne.
  • Instigated changes with scope of influence in current role.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Successful completion of the Care Certificate, or willingness to undertake, as indicated by the CQC;
  • NVQ Level 2 healthcare or relevant specialty.

Desirable

  • Evidence of statutory mandatory training / willingness to attend training.
  • NVQ Level 3 healthcare or relevant specialty 3 years experience in a healthcare setting.
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Phlebotomy experience.
  • Infection control awareness.
  • 1-2 years recent relevant healthcare experience in an acute or community environment.
  • Experience of managing patients in a clinical or outpatient setting.
  • Evidence of statutory mandatory training /willingness to attend training.
  • Computer literate
  • Calm, organized and patient focused practitioner.
  • Understand primary healthcare agenda
  • Understand chronic disease management processes.

Desirable

  • Ideally a sound working knowledge of SystmOne.
  • Instigated changes with scope of influence in current role.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Successful completion of the Care Certificate, or willingness to undertake, as indicated by the CQC;
  • NVQ Level 2 healthcare or relevant specialty.

Desirable

  • Evidence of statutory mandatory training / willingness to attend training.
  • NVQ Level 3 healthcare or relevant specialty 3 years experience in a healthcare setting.

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

Primary Care Careers

Address

The Old Ambulance Station

Ascots Lane

Welwyn Garden City

Hertfordshire

AL7 4HL


Employer's website

https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

The Old Ambulance Station

Ascots Lane

Welwyn Garden City

Hertfordshire

AL7 4HL


Employer's website

https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Welwyn Garden City

enquiries@eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk

01206918760

Date posted

16 March 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£23,809 a year plus OOH enhancements

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

28424

Job locations

The Old Ambulance Station

Ascots Lane

Welwyn Garden City

Hertfordshire

AL7 4HL


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