NHS

Healthcare Assistant


PayCompetitive
LocationIlkeston/England
Employment typePart-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: A5447-679-PRI-1180-25?language=en&page=928&sort=publicationDate

      Job summary

      Eden Surgery are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, highly motivated and experienced Healthcare Assistant to join our dedicated and friendly Practice team.

      Main duties of the job

      We are looking for the right individual with experience in providing venepuncture, blood pressure checks, urinalysis and performing ECGs. The postholder will also be required to work alongside the Practice administrative team to ensure prompt and efficient recall of patients. Further information about the roles and responsibilities for this position can be found in the job description.

      The successful candidate will be working alongside the existing Nursing Team, being supervised by the Lead Nurse Prescriber. They will be confident in working independently, yet able to work collaboratively with other members of the General Practice team.

      About us

      We are a small practice providing high-quality, patient-focused care to 4,700 patients in Ilkeston, Derbyshire. Our clinical team currently consists of one GP partner, four Salaried GPs, one Nurse Prescriber, one Practice Nurse and one Healthcare Assistant.

      Details

      Date posted

      22 May 2025

      Pay scheme

      Other

      Salary

      Depending on experience To be discussed at interview

      Contract

      Permanent

      Working pattern

      Part-time, Flexible working

      Reference number

      A5447-679-PRI-1180-25

      Job locations

      Cavendish Road

      Ilkeston

      Derbyshire

      DE7 5AN


      Job description

      Job responsibilities

      To work as part of the existing Practice Nursing Team, supporting the Practices Nurses in the day-to-day provision of the basic nursing services listed below.

      Please see atatched of the job descrpition.

      Job description

      Job responsibilities

      To work as part of the existing Practice Nursing Team, supporting the Practices Nurses in the day-to-day provision of the basic nursing services listed below.

      Please see atatched of the job descrpition.

      Person Specification

      Qualifications

      Essential

      • Qualification in a healthcare-related subject / HCA qualification

      Knowledge and skills

      Essential

      • Wound Care / Removal of sutures & staples
      • ECGs
      • Venepuncture
      • Chaperone procedure
      • Understands the importance of evidence based practice
      • Ability to record accurate clinical notes
      • Ability to work within own scope of practice and understanding when to refer to GPs
      • Knowledge of health promotion strategies
      • Understands the requirement for PGDs / PSDs and associated policy
      • Excellent communication skills (written and oral)

      Desirable

      • Diabetes First Part checks (inc. bloods, BP, foot checks)
      • Hypertension First Part checks (inc. bloods, BP)

      Experience

      Essential

      • Experience of working in a Primary Care environment
      • Experience of working as a Healthcare Assistant
      Person Specification

      Qualifications

      Essential

      • Qualification in a healthcare-related subject / HCA qualification

      Knowledge and skills

      Essential

      • Wound Care / Removal of sutures & staples
      • ECGs
      • Venepuncture
      • Chaperone procedure
      • Understands the importance of evidence based practice
      • Ability to record accurate clinical notes
      • Ability to work within own scope of practice and understanding when to refer to GPs
      • Knowledge of health promotion strategies
      • Understands the requirement for PGDs / PSDs and associated policy
      • Excellent communication skills (written and oral)

      Desirable

      • Diabetes First Part checks (inc. bloods, BP, foot checks)
      • Hypertension First Part checks (inc. bloods, BP)

      Experience

      Essential

      • Experience of working in a Primary Care environment
      • Experience of working as a Healthcare Assistant

      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

      Eden Surgery

      Address

      Cavendish Road

      Ilkeston

      Derbyshire

      DE7 5AN


      Employer's website

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

      Employer details

      Employer name

      Eden Surgery

      Address

      Cavendish Road

      Ilkeston

      Derbyshire

      DE7 5AN


      Employer's website

      https://edensurgery.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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