Healthcare Assistant

Job summary

We are looking for 2 part time candidates, who wish to grow and develop into a full General Practice Healthcare Assistant Role.

We will consider applications from established HCA's/Phlebotomists and also any candidates that are committed to undertake the training to develop in to this role.

We are offering hours between 20hrs per week to 37.5hrs per week and are flexible on this so please contact us if you have any queries.

The role is busy and varied, working in a friendly and supportive team with plenty of opportunity for personal growth.

The right candidate/candidate's should be friendly with a warm and empathetic manner and have excellent people skills. They should also be committed to providing high quality patient care.

Happy to discuss the role with potential applicants.

Main duties of the job

Undertake new patient health checks & vascular health checks

ECGs

Phlebotomy

Spirometry

Chaperoning duties

Smoking cessation clinics

Weight management clinics

Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by Drs /nurses

Cleansing and maintenance of clinical equipment

Vaccine and cold chain storage, monitoring and recording

Surgical equipment and vaccine re-stocking and stock rotation

Clearing and re-stocking consulting rooms

Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions including assisting GPs during the performance of minor operations as and when directed and trained to do so

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.

About us

The Woodlands team is friendly and supportive and committed to training and development.

The practice is an accredited training practice and we currently take GP Registrars, medical students and student nurses.

The patient population is approximately 11,500 and the practice is in an accessible city location.

The practice has great public transport links as we are a short walk from Cambridge train station where the guided bus also stops.

We have free staff parking and other benefits include an NHS pension and access to NHS discount schemes.