• Job Description

  Req#: A5635-25-0006?language=en&page=710&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  We have an opportunity for an additional Health Care Assistant (HCA) to join our team at Martlesham Heath Surgery.

  A great opportunity to work with an innovative and expanding surgery alongside current members of staff.

  We are looking to employ an HCA, ideally with Primary Care / GP Experience to join our small friendly clinical team. For our team the successful candidate would have a wealth of knowledge and ideally bring a minimum of 2 to 3 years experience with them. You would be able to undertake phlebotomy, screening and diagnostic procedures, vaccinations, basic wound care, and lots more.

  Our Clinical team is built on Health Care Assistants, Practice Nurses, Advanced Care Practitioners, Paramedics and GPs who are assisted by our Reception and Administration staff.This role will be assisting the nurse, ensuring the delivery of safe and effective nursing services to the whole practice population. As a member of the clinical nursing team the post holder is responsible for their own practice, whilst being accountable to the senior trained nurse on duty.

  We currently utilise Anima, a clinical system to allow online contact with our patients. Some, but not all, requests for Clinical care are received via this system.

  Working hours:

  Between 8am and 6:30pm

  Extended access clinic on a Wednesday from 6:30pm to 8:30pm

  With additional overtime, sickness and annual leave cover also available. Full discussion of availability / working hours will be had at interview.

  Main duties of the job

  You will delivering care within the boundaries of their role, focusing upon supporting patients to be healthy, monitoring of long-term conditions, health prevention and screening activities.

  • ECGs
  • Phlebotomy
  • NHS Health Checks
  • Discussing lifestyle and helping to raise awareness of health and well-being and how it can be promoted, including Smoking Cessation
  • Basic observations including BP, height weight, temperature and pulse
  • Long term disease management checks and appropriate escalation
  • Administration of injectable medications such as vaccines and B12s under indirect supervision
  • To undertake basic wound care and suture/clip removal, assisting the nurses.
  • Chaperoning duties
  • Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/nurses
  • Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions
  • Liaising with the Lead Nurse to assist in the execution of flu clinics and/or other health campaigns as needed
  • You may be required to call eligible patients to book their appointment for routine appointments e.g. routine smears, immunisations, and NHS Health Checks
  • Assisting with the collection and collation of data on needs related to health and well-being

  About us

  We are a small but passionate and close knit surgery located in Martlesham, surrounded by affluent and prosperous areas on the outskirts of Ipswich. Our staff and patients are held with the upmost importance and we strive daily to look after them to the highest possible standard. All staff from clinical to non-clinical are offered a well-balanced workload and have full access to a supportive team both in and out of their specialist area.

  Martlesham Heath Surgery itself is a practice using SystmOne clinical system. We are pleased to announce our connection with the new Wolsey PCN, this new collaboration is between a select number of GP practices within the local area.

  Details

  Date posted

  14 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  Depending on experience

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Part-time, Flexible working

  Reference number

  A5635-25-0006

  Job locations

  Martlesham Heath Surgery

  23 The Square

  Martlesham Heath

  Ipswich

  IP5 3SL

  
  

  The Birches Medical Centre

  Twelve Acre Approach

  Kesgrave

  Ipswich

  IP5 1JF

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  You will be working with our clinical teams to deliver the best primary care healthcare service to our patients.

  HCA duties and clinical administrative work will be part of your normal day.

  Clinical responsibilities include:

  • Assisting the Practice Nurse with annual reviews; such as hypertension, CHD, Stroke and Peripheral Arterial Disease, AF and a variety of other Primary Care / QOF required reviews
  • New patient health checks and other health screening
  • Urinalysis and preparation of specimen
  • Routine and 24-hour BP monitoring, advising patients accordingly
  • Blood tests and phlebotomy
  • Vaccinations including, but not limited to flu/pneumococcal vaccines
  • Administering B12 injections
  • Undertake wound care, dressings and other clinical tasks as and when required, either alone or under supervision of the Practice Nurse
  • Patient education and promotion of health and well-being, promoting NHS campaigns if needed
  • Gathering lifestyle data from patients to ensure accurate record keeping along with educating or signposting to external sources to promote health and well-being
  • Infection control and equipment management
  • Vaccination management and clinical stock control may be required

  Administrativeresponsibilities include

  • Attend and participate in practice meetings as required
  • Assist with the collection and collation of data on needs related to health and well-being
  • Assist with seasonal and other special projects as requested
  • Other ad hoc tasks as required

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  You will be working with our clinical teams to deliver the best primary care healthcare service to our patients.

  HCA duties and clinical administrative work will be part of your normal day.

  Clinical responsibilities include:

  • Assisting the Practice Nurse with annual reviews; such as hypertension, CHD, Stroke and Peripheral Arterial Disease, AF and a variety of other Primary Care / QOF required reviews
  • New patient health checks and other health screening
  • Urinalysis and preparation of specimen
  • Routine and 24-hour BP monitoring, advising patients accordingly
  • Blood tests and phlebotomy
  • Vaccinations including, but not limited to flu/pneumococcal vaccines
  • Administering B12 injections
  • Undertake wound care, dressings and other clinical tasks as and when required, either alone or under supervision of the Practice Nurse
  • Patient education and promotion of health and well-being, promoting NHS campaigns if needed
  • Gathering lifestyle data from patients to ensure accurate record keeping along with educating or signposting to external sources to promote health and well-being
  • Infection control and equipment management
  • Vaccination management and clinical stock control may be required

  Administrativeresponsibilities include

  • Attend and participate in practice meetings as required
  • Assist with the collection and collation of data on needs related to health and well-being
  • Assist with seasonal and other special projects as requested
  • Other ad hoc tasks as required

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of working within a nursing or HCA team
  • Clinical Experience:
  • NHS Health checks.
  • Vaccinations
  • ECG
  • Diabetic Foot checks
  • BP check/ BP monitoring
  • Height/weight monitoring
  • New patient health checks in accordance with the practice procedure
  • Vaccinations (under instruction of Medical Practitioner).
  • Wound Care Management.

  Desirable

  • Experience of working in Primary Care and using SystmOne
  • Experience of working in a GP practice

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Qualified in Phlebotomy
  • Health Care Assistance Certificates / Qualifications
  • HCA skills and competency in ECG, NHS Health Check and working with patients with long term condition such as diabetes, although training will be offered to the right candidate

  Desirable

  • Qualified to NVQ level 3
  • GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths
  • Qualified to NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of working within a nursing or HCA team
  • Clinical Experience:
  • NHS Health checks.
  • Vaccinations
  • ECG
  • Diabetic Foot checks
  • BP check/ BP monitoring
  • Height/weight monitoring
  • New patient health checks in accordance with the practice procedure
  • Vaccinations (under instruction of Medical Practitioner).
  • Wound Care Management.

  Desirable

  • Experience of working in Primary Care and using SystmOne
  • Experience of working in a GP practice

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Qualified in Phlebotomy
  • Health Care Assistance Certificates / Qualifications
  • HCA skills and competency in ECG, NHS Health Check and working with patients with long term condition such as diabetes, although training will be offered to the right candidate

  Desirable

  • Qualified to NVQ level 3
  • GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths
  • Qualified to NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care

  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

  Martlesham Heath Surgery

  Address

  Martlesham Heath Surgery

  23 The Square

  Martlesham Heath

  Ipswich

  IP5 3SL

  
  

  Employer's website

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

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Martlesham Heath Surgery

  Address

  Martlesham Heath Surgery

  23 The Square

  Martlesham Heath

  Ipswich

  IP5 3SL

  
  

  Employer's website

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

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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