• Job Description

  Req#: A2355-25-0001?language=en&page=1095&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Health Care Assistant (Temporary contract) Blackmore Vale Partnership

  MATERNITY HCA COVER FROM END OF JUNE 2025, FOR UP TO 12MONTHS (approx) WITH POTENTIAL FOR SECURING A BANK CONTRACT THEREAFTER.

  Full time hours up to 37.5 per week. Part time will be considered. Predominantly for our Shaftesbury site (Abbey View Medical Centre)

  Experience ideally in most aspects of the role (see below), possible training available.

  MUST be able to carry out phlebotomy.

  We look forward to hearing from enthusiastic candidates who are looking to join our large supportive nursing team.

  We have generous staff benefit incentives including 5 weeks holidays plus bank holidays, Company Sickness & Maternity Policies & NHS Pension scheme.

  Pay scale is : BVP £22779.97 to £25341.50 pro rata depending on experience.

  Please be aware the advert will close earlier than advertised if sufficient applications are recieved.

  Main duties of the job

  Duties and responsibilities:

  Primarily taking, collecting, and storing samples of blood in accordance with training and procedures will be your fundamental job role.

  Experience in undertaking ECGs, blood pressure, urinalysis/samples

  Ensuring that the patient is as comfortable and relaxed as possible and confirming their agreement to the collection of a blood sample

  Ensuring samples are stored in appropriate containers.

  Accurate, legible labelling of all samples to confirm patient identity

  Chaperoning duties

  Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/nurses such as urine, faeces and sputum.

  Basic wound care desirable but not essential

  Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions, restocking rooms.

  The post holder will be a key team player within our large nursing team. You will work alongside GPs, Nurse Practitioners and Administration staff providing advice and support for the wider multidisciplinary team including District Nurses and the Frailty Team.

  Driving license essential as you may be required to work across our 3 sites Shaftesbury (Abbey View), Sturminster Newton and Marnhull.

  About us

  We are a large innovative and friendly GMS practice in North Dorset who are big on development, invest in our team and are keen to create opportunities for career development through routes such as portfolio working and giving autonomy to take the lead and use initiative. As a partnership we have demonstrated our commitment to diversification from the traditional model, having both an Advanced Nurse Practitioner & a Clinical Pharmacist as partners in our organisation.

  We are passionate about giving all our team a voice and input into the way we work and provide care for our community. We are very fortunate to have a large MDT already and recognise the importance of a holistic approach to health care. We have been part of The Altogether Better Programme and now have a team of health champions and social prescribers which support this approach.

  We are a fun loving practice, looking for like minded enthusiasts to come and join us and deliver healthcare embracing new models of care.

  Located in a beautiful part of North Dorset (Shaftesbury and Sturminster Newton and surrounding areas), we enjoy excellent transport links, fantastic local schools (both state and private) and the coast is within easy reach for sailing, diving and outdoor pursuits

  Details

  Date posted

  06 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  £22,779.97 to £25,341.50 a year Ro-Rata Depending on Experience

  Contract

  Fixed term

  Duration

  12 months

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  A2355-25-0001

  Job locations

  The Blackmore Vale Partnership

  Salisbury Road

  Shaftesbury

  Dorset

  SP7 8DH

  
  

  Doctors Surgery

  Old Market Hill

  Sturminster Newton

  Dorset

  DT10 1QU

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Job summary:

  Working under the direct supervision of the senior practice nurse and strictly in accordance with specific practice guidelines and protocols, the healthcare assistant will assist the practice clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of patient care including but not limited to:

  Duties and responsibilities:

  Phlebotomy

  ECG recording

  Chaperoning duties

  Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/nurses

  Cleansing and maintenance of equipment

  Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording

  Clearing and re-stocking consulting rooms

  Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions

  Assisting in the assessment and surveillance of patients health and well-being

  Undertaking specific clinical activities for named patients that have been delegated and taught specifically in relation to that individual

  Helping to raise awareness of health and well-being and how it can be promoted

  Assisting with the collection and collation of data on needs related to health and well-being

  Perform urinalysis

  Performing FeNo

  Measuring and accurately recording patient blood pressure

  Measuring and accurately recording patient height and weight measurement

  Giving appropriate and predetermined advice and guidance to patients on healthy eating and living

  Undertaking electrocardiograms and downloading the results onto the computer and in to the patients electronic record

  Undertaking phlebotomy procedures

  Prepare all equipment and facilities and assist with minor surgical procedures

  Act as a clinician chaperone at the request of patients or clinicians

  To develop and maintain relationships with the patient, families, carers or their advocates

  To report any problems/changes/complaints concerning the practice and the quality of medical care provided to patients to the Practice Manager

  Input and code patient clinical information in to the practice clinical system

  Ensure relevant GMS prompts for the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) are coded and recorded appropriately

  Report any changes in a patients condition to a Registered Nurse or Doctor

  Maintain your personal development profile

  Confidentiality

  In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately

  In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential

  Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data

  Health & Safety

  The post-holder will implement and lead on a full range of promotion and management their own and others health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice Health & Safety policy, the practice Health & Safety manual, and the practice Infection Control policy and published procedures. This will include (but will not be limited to):

  Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines

  Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines

  Responsible for the correct and safe management of the specimens process, including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangements

  Management and maintenance of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the practice, including provision, ordering, availability and ongoing correct usage by staff

  Responsible for hand hygiene across the practice

  Ownership of infection control and clinically based patient care protocols, and implementation of those protocols across the practice

  Active observation of current working practices across the practice in relation to infection control, cleanliness and related activities, ensuring that procedures are followed, and weaknesses / training needs are identified, escalating issues as appropriate

  Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks across clinical and patient process

  Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills, and initiate and manage the training of others across the full range of infection control and patient processes

  Monitoring practice facilities and equipment in relation to infection control, ensuring that provision of hand cleansing facilities, wipes etc are sufficient to ensure a good clinical working environment. Lack of facilities to be escalated as appropriate.

  Safe management of sharps procedures including training, use, storage and disposal

  Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy, clean and sterile, and safe way, free from hazards. Initiation of remedial / corrective action where needed or escalation to responsible management

  Actively identifying, reporting, and correction of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised

  Keeping own work areas and general / patient areas generally clean, sterile, identifying issues and hazards / risks in relation to other work areas within the business, and assuming responsibility in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness across the business in consultation (where appropriate) with other sector managers

  Undertaking periodic infection control training (minimum twice annually)

  Routine management of own team / team areas, and maintenance of work space standards

  Waste management including collection, handling, segregation, container management, storage and collection

  Spillage control procedures, management and training

  Decontamination control procedures, management and training, and equipment maintenance

  Maintenance of sterile environments

  Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

  Equality and diversity

  The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

  Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation

  Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues

  Behaving in a manner that is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

  Personal/Professional development

  The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

  Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development

  Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work

  Quality

  The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:

  Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk

  Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision

  Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance

  Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs

  Effectively manage own time, workload and resources

  Communication:

  The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to

  Communicate effectively with other team members

  Communicate effectively with patients and carers

  Recognize peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly

  Contribution to the Implementation of Services:

  The post-holder will:

  Apply practice policies, standards and guidance

  Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work

  Participate in audit where appropriate

  Review and Approval

  All employees are entitled to have at least an annual job and development review with their line manager, which will include drawing up a personal development plan and reviewing the job description.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Job summary:

  Working under the direct supervision of the senior practice nurse and strictly in accordance with specific practice guidelines and protocols, the healthcare assistant will assist the practice clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of patient care including but not limited to:

  Duties and responsibilities:

  Phlebotomy

  ECG recording

  Chaperoning duties

  Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/nurses

  Cleansing and maintenance of equipment

  Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording

  Clearing and re-stocking consulting rooms

  Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions

  Assisting in the assessment and surveillance of patients health and well-being

  Undertaking specific clinical activities for named patients that have been delegated and taught specifically in relation to that individual

  Helping to raise awareness of health and well-being and how it can be promoted

  Assisting with the collection and collation of data on needs related to health and well-being

  Perform urinalysis

  Performing FeNo

  Measuring and accurately recording patient blood pressure

  Measuring and accurately recording patient height and weight measurement

  Giving appropriate and predetermined advice and guidance to patients on healthy eating and living

  Undertaking electrocardiograms and downloading the results onto the computer and in to the patients electronic record

  Undertaking phlebotomy procedures

  Prepare all equipment and facilities and assist with minor surgical procedures

  Act as a clinician chaperone at the request of patients or clinicians

  To develop and maintain relationships with the patient, families, carers or their advocates

  To report any problems/changes/complaints concerning the practice and the quality of medical care provided to patients to the Practice Manager

  Input and code patient clinical information in to the practice clinical system

  Ensure relevant GMS prompts for the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) are coded and recorded appropriately

  Report any changes in a patients condition to a Registered Nurse or Doctor

  Maintain your personal development profile

  Confidentiality

  In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately

  In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential

  Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data

  Health & Safety

  The post-holder will implement and lead on a full range of promotion and management their own and others health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice Health & Safety policy, the practice Health & Safety manual, and the practice Infection Control policy and published procedures. This will include (but will not be limited to):

  Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines

  Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines

  Responsible for the correct and safe management of the specimens process, including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangements

  Management and maintenance of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the practice, including provision, ordering, availability and ongoing correct usage by staff

  Responsible for hand hygiene across the practice

  Ownership of infection control and clinically based patient care protocols, and implementation of those protocols across the practice

  Active observation of current working practices across the practice in relation to infection control, cleanliness and related activities, ensuring that procedures are followed, and weaknesses / training needs are identified, escalating issues as appropriate

  Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks across clinical and patient process

  Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills, and initiate and manage the training of others across the full range of infection control and patient processes

  Monitoring practice facilities and equipment in relation to infection control, ensuring that provision of hand cleansing facilities, wipes etc are sufficient to ensure a good clinical working environment. Lack of facilities to be escalated as appropriate.

  Safe management of sharps procedures including training, use, storage and disposal

  Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy, clean and sterile, and safe way, free from hazards. Initiation of remedial / corrective action where needed or escalation to responsible management

  Actively identifying, reporting, and correction of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised

  Keeping own work areas and general / patient areas generally clean, sterile, identifying issues and hazards / risks in relation to other work areas within the business, and assuming responsibility in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness across the business in consultation (where appropriate) with other sector managers

  Undertaking periodic infection control training (minimum twice annually)

  Routine management of own team / team areas, and maintenance of work space standards

  Waste management including collection, handling, segregation, container management, storage and collection

  Spillage control procedures, management and training

  Decontamination control procedures, management and training, and equipment maintenance

  Maintenance of sterile environments

  Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

  Equality and diversity

  The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

  Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation

  Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues

  Behaving in a manner that is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

  Personal/Professional development

  The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

  Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development

  Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work

  Quality

  The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:

  Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk

  Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision

  Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance

  Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs

  Effectively manage own time, workload and resources

  Communication:

  The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to

  Communicate effectively with other team members

  Communicate effectively with patients and carers

  Recognize peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly

  Contribution to the Implementation of Services:

  The post-holder will:

  Apply practice policies, standards and guidance

  Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work

  Participate in audit where appropriate

  Review and Approval

  All employees are entitled to have at least an annual job and development review with their line manager, which will include drawing up a personal development plan and reviewing the job description.

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Essential Criteria
  • Good interpersonal and communication skills
  • Good organisational and teamworking skills
  • Effective time management
  • Ability to work independently
  • Computer literate
  • Understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality
  • Able to work under pressure and keep calm
  • Be Flexible and adaptable
  • Full Driving Licence

  Desirable

  • Desirable Criteria
  • Experience in Primary Care
  • Knowledge of System One clinical system

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Essential Criteria
  • Qualified in Phlebotomy
  • Experience in undertaking ECGs, blood pressure, urinalysis/samples
  • Good general education to GCSE standard or equivalent
  • Experience within a health care setting

  Desirable

  • Desirable Criteria
  • Basic First aid knowledge
  • Health & Safety Awareness

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Essential Criteria
  • Good interpersonal and communication skills
  • Good organisational and teamworking skills
  • Effective time management
  • Ability to work independently
  • Computer literate
  • Understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality
  • Able to work under pressure and keep calm
  • Be Flexible and adaptable
  • Full Driving Licence

  Desirable

  • Desirable Criteria
  • Experience in Primary Care
  • Knowledge of System One clinical system

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Essential Criteria
  • Qualified in Phlebotomy
  • Experience in undertaking ECGs, blood pressure, urinalysis/samples
  • Good general education to GCSE standard or equivalent
  • Experience within a health care setting

  Desirable

  • Desirable Criteria
  • Basic First aid knowledge
  • Health & Safety Awareness

  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

  The Blackmore Vale Partnership

  Address

  The Blackmore Vale Partnership

  Salisbury Road

  Shaftesbury

  Dorset

  SP7 8DH

  
  

  Employer's website

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

  Employer details

  Employer name

  The Blackmore Vale Partnership

  Address

  The Blackmore Vale Partnership

  Salisbury Road

  Shaftesbury

  Dorset

  SP7 8DH

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://blackmorevalesurgery.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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