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Job Description
- Req#: A5544-25-0005?language=en&page=409&sort=publicationDateDesc
- Experience of working with the public in a healthcare setting
- Experience of working in a primary care
- Healthcare qualification (level 3 or 4) or working towards gaining equivalent level
- Previous completion of the HCA Care Certificate
- Phlebotomy certification
- Vaccination certificate
- Clean driving licence
- Experience of working with the public in a healthcare setting
- Experience of working in a primary care
- Healthcare qualification (level 3 or 4) or working towards gaining equivalent level
- Previous completion of the HCA Care Certificate
- Phlebotomy certification
- Vaccination certificate
- Clean driving licence
Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Healthcare Assistant to join our friendly clinical team in Cheltenham caring for 19,300 patients over two sites. The successful candidate will be an integral part of the nursing team and will be respsonsible for participating in the delivery of high-quality patient care.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will support the practice clinical team in the delivery of nursing services, working as a part of a multi-disciplinary team, delivering care within the scope of their practice to the patient population. General duties include phlebotomy, BP checks, ECGs, healthy lifestyle support, long term condition support, INR checks, new patient health checks, wound care.
About us
Weston House Practice is based in St Paul's Medical Centre with a branch surgery at Up Hatherley in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire caring for 19,300 patients across both sites. We are a team of 14 GPs and an extended clinical team of 1 Advanced Nurse Practitioner, 5 Practice Nurses, 2 Nurse Associates, 3 HCAs and 2 Phlebotomists. We are part of a PCN based in St Paul's Medical Centre. The practice benefits from a multidisciplinary team of Clinical Pharmacists, First Contact Practitioners, Paramedics and Social Prescribers. We have a very good team ethos in the practice and work together to provide high quality care. Benefits include enrolment in the NHS pensions scheme and free on-site parking at both sites.
Details
Date posted
28 July 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
A5544-25-0005
Job locations
St Pauls Medical Centre
121 Swindon Road
Cheltenham
GL50 4DP
The Surgery
Glebe Farm Court
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL51 3EB
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
Undertake new patient health checks
Support the practice nurse with the management of chronic disease clinics including visiting housebound/care home patients
Carry out baseline observations such as pulse oximetry, blood pressure, temperature and pulse rate, recording findings accurately
Facilitate routine and 24-hour BP monitoring, advising patients accordingly
Undertake wound care, dressings and other clinical tasks as required
Phlebotomy
INR checks, using INT Star
Stitch/staple removal
Carry out BMI checks as directed
Act as a chaperone as required
When trained, undertake venepuncture
When trained, administer vaccinations
When trained, carry out ear irrigation under the supervision of the practice nurse
Carry out ECGs as requested
Ensure specimens are recorded and ready for onward transportation
Provide support during minor operations as required
Ensure all clinical rooms are adequately stocked and prepared for each session
Ensure fridges are cleaned routinely in accordance with extant guidance
Ensure clinical waste is removed from clinical areas and sharps bins replaced in accordance with the practices IPC policy
Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
Visiting housebound and care home patients as required.
Job responsibilities
Undertake new patient health checks
Support the practice nurse with the management of chronic disease clinics including visiting housebound/care home patients
Carry out baseline observations such as pulse oximetry, blood pressure, temperature and pulse rate, recording findings accurately
Facilitate routine and 24-hour BP monitoring, advising patients accordingly
Undertake wound care, dressings and other clinical tasks as required
Phlebotomy
INR checks, using INT Star
Stitch/staple removal
Carry out BMI checks as directed
Act as a chaperone as required
When trained, undertake venepuncture
When trained, administer vaccinations
When trained, carry out ear irrigation under the supervision of the practice nurse
Carry out ECGs as requested
Ensure specimens are recorded and ready for onward transportation
Provide support during minor operations as required
Ensure all clinical rooms are adequately stocked and prepared for each session
Ensure fridges are cleaned routinely in accordance with extant guidance
Ensure clinical waste is removed from clinical areas and sharps bins replaced in accordance with the practices IPC policy
Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
Visiting housebound and care home patients as required.
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Driving Licence
Essential
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Driving Licence
Essential
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
Weston House Practice
Address
St Pauls Medical Centre
121 Swindon Road
Cheltenham
GL50 4DP
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Weston House Practice
Address
St Pauls Medical Centre
121 Swindon Road
Cheltenham
GL50 4DP
Employer's website
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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