• Job Description

  Req#: M0044-25-0121?language=en&page=889&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Salary Available Upon Request

  20 hours a week

  Are you an experienced Health Care Assistant with a level 3 qualification - or are you a HCA looking to progress to Level 3?

  If so, we would really like to hear from you with a view to joining our friendly and highly skilled multidisciplinary team. Nant Dowlais Health Centre is a new GP practice serving a 10,000 patient list in West Cwmbran. Led by a new, multidisciplinary partnership, we are seeking a Health Care Assistant with excellent clinical knowledge and experience to be a key member of our team, and also work alongside our senior clincial team to support them.

  This is an exciting time to join Nant Dowlais as we strive to develop our service using quality improvement methodology. The successful candidate will be enthusiastic and self-motivated with a positive approach to lead on agreed clinical areas according to competencies.

  We will support you to develop your role, working in an environment that nurtures and develops quality.

  Main duties of the job

  The post holder will work as part of a team that provides health care services to the patients of Nant Dowlais Health Centre focusing on the direct needs of service users undergoing healthcare treatment.

  The post holder is expected to work within clinical competencies with supporting base knowledge.

  They will have completed a learning package at NVQ/QCF/CQFW level 3. They are expected to work within defined protocols, adhering to the Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers in Wales under the direction, and close supervision of and reporting to a registered nurse.

  About us

  An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the new Nant Dowlais Health Centre, as a Healthcare Assistant. Nant Dowlais Health Centre was formed on 1 July 2020 under the leadership of a dynamic multidisciplinary Partnership creating an innovative, progressive, high quality general practice. We offer a good work/life balance and support further learning and development within our practice.

  We are located in Cwmbran which is within 5 miles of the M4 corridor with excellent transport links to Cardiff and Bristol.

  Details

  Date posted

  25 April 2025

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  Depending on experience Salary Available Upon Request

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Part-time, Flexible working

  Reference number

  M0044-25-0121

  Job locations

  Nant Dowlais Health Centre

  Fairwater Square, Fairwater

  Cwmbran

  NP44 4TA

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Key Responsibilities

  To assist the Healthcare Team in the clinical assessment and management of patients presenting for healthcare needs within the practice.

  To undertake initial screening of new patients presenting at the practice under the indirect supervision of a registered nurse.

  Undertake health screening, testing and clinical observations as required.

  To report back all outcomes to the registered nurse.

  Using agreed protocols, be able to recognise normal range parameters of clinical testing and report to registered nurse when results are out of range.

  Carry out direct care duties under the delegation of a registered nurse e.g. phlebotomy, observations, sample testing, spirometry, wound dressings.

  To rotate as necessary between the sites

  To establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external agencies, interacting with patients and all colleagues in a professional manner.

  To implement care as planned and directed by the Registered Nurse, reporting any changes in the patients condition in a timely manner.

  To maintain written records of care in accordance with practice policy/ Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers in Wales.

  To maintain IT systems, including inputting and extracting information.

  To promote health, prevent illness and encourage self-care as appropriate/applicable taking account of the patients choice and preference.

  To act as chaperone during clinical sessions with the Healthcare Team and professionals as required, adhering to the relevant guidelines/policy in relation to chaperoning

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Key Responsibilities

  To assist the Healthcare Team in the clinical assessment and management of patients presenting for healthcare needs within the practice.

  To undertake initial screening of new patients presenting at the practice under the indirect supervision of a registered nurse.

  Undertake health screening, testing and clinical observations as required.

  To report back all outcomes to the registered nurse.

  Using agreed protocols, be able to recognise normal range parameters of clinical testing and report to registered nurse when results are out of range.

  Carry out direct care duties under the delegation of a registered nurse e.g. phlebotomy, observations, sample testing, spirometry, wound dressings.

  To rotate as necessary between the sites

  To establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external agencies, interacting with patients and all colleagues in a professional manner.

  To implement care as planned and directed by the Registered Nurse, reporting any changes in the patients condition in a timely manner.

  To maintain written records of care in accordance with practice policy/ Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers in Wales.

  To maintain IT systems, including inputting and extracting information.

  To promote health, prevent illness and encourage self-care as appropriate/applicable taking account of the patients choice and preference.

  To act as chaperone during clinical sessions with the Healthcare Team and professionals as required, adhering to the relevant guidelines/policy in relation to chaperoning

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Health Care Assistant with a level 3 qualification -or looking to progress to Level 3 qualification

  Desirable

  • Health Care Assistant with a level 3 qualification -or looking to progress to Level 3 qualification
  • Phlebotomy trained

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience working as a HCA within a GP practice
  • Experience working within primary care/ secondary care

  Desirable

  • Experience working within primary care/ secondary care

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Health Care Assistant with a level 3 qualification -or looking to progress to Level 3 qualification

  Desirable

  • Health Care Assistant with a level 3 qualification -or looking to progress to Level 3 qualification
  • Phlebotomy trained

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience working as a HCA within a GP practice
  • Experience working within primary care/ secondary care

  Desirable

  • Experience working within primary care/ secondary 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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  Additional information

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  GP Practice in Wales

  Address

  Nant Dowlais Health Centre

  Fairwater Square, Fairwater

  Cwmbran

  NP44 4TA

  
  

  Employer's website

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

  Employer details

  Employer name

  GP Practice in Wales

  Address

  Nant Dowlais Health Centre

  Fairwater Square, Fairwater

  Cwmbran

  NP44 4TA

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://gpwales.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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