Deerness Park Medical Group

Healthcare Assistant 18.5 hours

The closing date is 09 January 2026

Job summary

To assist the GPs and practice nursing team in the service and delivery of the care management of the practice population. The post holder will work under the indirect supervision of the nursing team. They will work collaboratively with the team to meet the needs of the patients, following policies and procedures while providing supervision to more junior staff.

Main duties of the job

Undertake, record and follow guidelines for the tasks in which you have received appropriate training.

Undertake physical health checks, measuring and recording:- Blood Pressure, pulse rate and rhythm, height, weight, BMI, ECG.

Delivering routine phelbotomy clinics.

About us

Deerness Park is a split site surgery. We look after a patient population of 13500. We are a big team comprising of GPs, ANPs, Nurses, Healthcare Assistants all supported by a wider administrative team. We are a training practice and pride ourselves on the internal progression of our team.

Details

Date posted

01 December 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13.52 an hour

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

A0994-25-0011

Job locations

Suffolk Street

Hendon

Sunderland

Tyne & Wear

SR2 8AD


C C S Directorate

Hylton Lane

Sunderland

SR5 4BW


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see above.

We are looking for a motivated healthcare assistant to join our team, on a temporary basis, which is likely to lead to a permanent solution. We are recruiting for 18.5 hours per week, across 3 days.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see above.

We are looking for a motivated healthcare assistant to join our team, on a temporary basis, which is likely to lead to a permanent solution. We are recruiting for 18.5 hours per week, across 3 days.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ2

Desirable

  • Qualified in Phlebotomy
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ2

Desirable

  • Qualified in Phlebotomy

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

Deerness Park Medical Group

Address

Suffolk Street

Hendon

Sunderland

Tyne & Wear

SR2 8AD


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Deerness Park Medical Group

Address

Suffolk Street

Hendon

Sunderland

Tyne & Wear

SR2 8AD


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Practice Manager

Kirsty Craig

Kirsty.Craig2@nhs.net

01915658849

Details

Date posted

01 December 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13.52 an hour

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

A0994-25-0011

Job locations

Suffolk Street

Hendon

Sunderland

Tyne & Wear

SR2 8AD


C C S Directorate

Hylton Lane

Sunderland

SR5 4BW


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