• Job Description

  Req#: A2111-25-0016?language=en&page=446&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Do you have recent GP Surgery experience?

  Have a positive, methodical and calm approach to all aspects of your work.

  Have good time management skills and can prioritise work appropriately in a pressurised environment.

  Have high standards, particularly with regards to cleanliness and infection control.

  If so, we would love to hear from you!

  We are currently looking for a Healthcare Assistant to join our extensive Nursing Team on either a full time, or part time basis to work across all 6 of our surgeries.

  Please note that we do not offer sponsorship.

  Main duties of the job

  Working under the direct supervision of the Practice Nurses and strictly in accordance with specific practice guidelines and protocols.

  Please ensure you read the Job Description and Vacancy Pack prior to applying.

  About us

  Portsdown Group Practice covers the whole of Portsmouth from postcodes PO1 to PO7. We operate from 6 surgeries: Cosham Park House (PO6 3BG), Crookhorn Lane (PO7 5XP, Heyward Road (PO4 0DY), Kingston Crescent (PO2 8AL), Paulsgrove (PO6 4HJ), and Somerstown (PO5 4EZ).

  We are our own Primary Care Network (PCN). We have Clinical Partners, Salaried GPs and a comprehensive Nursing and extended clinical team overseen by our Clinical Team Manager. The team consists of Nurse / Paramedic Practitioners, Registered Nurses, HCAs, MSK Physiotherapists, Podiatrist, Dietitian, Social Prescribers and Care Co-ordinators. The Pharmacy team consists of Clinical Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians.

  Multi-disciplinary teams work across all sites.

  Details

  Date posted

  02 July 2025

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  £12.60 to £15.63 an hour Pay review pending

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Part-time

  Reference number

  A2111-25-0016

  Job locations

  Kingston Crescent Surgery

  92 Kingston Crescent

  Portsmouth

  PO2 8AL

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Assist Medical Personnel in the care of Practice Patients to include treatment, preventative care, screening and patient education. The post will also include some administrative duties.

  Act as a focal point of communication between patients, doctors, nurses and other members of the GP Surgery Team.

  Please see our comprehensive vacancy pack and job description to the right, for full information.

  Previous applicants need not apply.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Assist Medical Personnel in the care of Practice Patients to include treatment, preventative care, screening and patient education. The post will also include some administrative duties.

  Act as a focal point of communication between patients, doctors, nurses and other members of the GP Surgery Team.

  Please see our comprehensive vacancy pack and job description to the right, for full information.

  Previous applicants need not apply.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths
  • Up to date training and ability to administer all vaccinations

  Desirable

  • Level 3 NVQ, working towards or equivalent
  • Education in chronic diseases
  • Previous experience working with dementia, mental health learning disabilities
  • Care Certificate

  Experience

  Essential

  • Previous experience working as a HCA in a doctors surgery
  • Ability to use own initiative
  • Ability to liaise with people at all levels
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Ability to work autonomously and as part of a wider team

  Desirable

  • Experience of working within a busy team

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Evidence of ongoing personal and practice development

  Desirable

  • Understanding of local and national policies for primary care, including QOF
  • Knowledge of safeguarding

  Other

  Essential

  • Self-motivated
  • Willingness to undertake further training
  • Able to work within the UK without sponsorship from Portsdown Group Practice

  Skills

  Essential

  • Computer Literate
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including verbal, written and face to face
  • Ability to handle sensitive information confidentially
  • Ability to self-motivate, organise and prioritise workload
  • Ability to manage competing priorities and work under pressure
  • Flexible approach and willingness to adjust to the changing needs of the Practice
  • An understanding and acceptance of ones capabilities and awareness of own limitations
  • Good keyboard skills

  Desirable

  • Phlebotomy, Patient Health Checks, Blood pressure
  • Wound care
  • Administration of vaccines
  • Previous experience with SystmOne

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths
  • Up to date training and ability to administer all vaccinations

  Desirable

  • Level 3 NVQ, working towards or equivalent
  • Education in chronic diseases
  • Previous experience working with dementia, mental health learning disabilities
  • Care Certificate

  Experience

  Essential

  • Previous experience working as a HCA in a doctors surgery
  • Ability to use own initiative
  • Ability to liaise with people at all levels
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Ability to work autonomously and as part of a wider team

  Desirable

  • Experience of working within a busy team

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Evidence of ongoing personal and practice development

  Desirable

  • Understanding of local and national policies for primary care, including QOF
  • Knowledge of safeguarding

  Other

  Essential

  • Self-motivated
  • Willingness to undertake further training
  • Able to work within the UK without sponsorship from Portsdown Group Practice

  Skills

  Essential

  • Computer Literate
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including verbal, written and face to face
  • Ability to handle sensitive information confidentially
  • Ability to self-motivate, organise and prioritise workload
  • Ability to manage competing priorities and work under pressure
  • Flexible approach and willingness to adjust to the changing needs of the Practice
  • An understanding and acceptance of ones capabilities and awareness of own limitations
  • Good keyboard skills

  Desirable

  • Phlebotomy, Patient Health Checks, Blood pressure
  • Wound care
  • Administration of vaccines
  • Previous experience with SystmOne

  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

  Portsdown Group Practice

  Address

  Kingston Crescent Surgery

  92 Kingston Crescent

  Portsmouth

  PO2 8AL

  
  

  Employer's website

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

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Portsdown Group Practice

  Address

  Kingston Crescent Surgery

  92 Kingston Crescent

  Portsmouth

  PO2 8AL

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.portsdowngrouppractice.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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