Job summary
St John's Medical Centre has an exciting opportunity for a Healthcare Assistant to join our enthusiastic and supportive Practice Team. The successful candidate must be organised, motivated and caring to ensure the highest levels of care are delivered to our patient population.
The role is for 37.5 hours a week. Pay is dependant on experience.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking a dedicated Healthcare Assistant to join our dynamic primary care team. The successful candidate will deliver high-quality care to patients in a general practice setting. This role also includes home visits and phlebotomy.
About us
St John's Medical Centre is a large, fast paced GP surgery located in Grantham, offering excellent transport links with easy assess to the A1 and on the mainline for London. Two notable Grammar schools in Grantham are Kesteven and Grantham Girls School and The Kings School. We currently have circa 13,000 patients registered at the Surgery and retained our 'Good' rating in our latest CQC Regulatory Review. We are a Training Practice and regularly welcome GP Registrars, Nursing Placements and Work experience from Colleges/ Schools in the local area.
In working for the Practice, you can benefit from the following:
- Free Staff Parking
- Generous Annual Leave Entitlement
- NHS Pension Scheme
- NHS Discounts at Retailers/ Restaurants
- Full training & support
- Supportive team environmnet.
- Mileage reimvursement for home visits.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Primary
Duties and Areas of Responsibility
Skill & Attributes:
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Strong organisational and time-management abilities.
- Commitment to patient-centred care and clinical excellence.
- IT literacy and familiarity with clinical systems.
- Must have the ability to travel locally for home visits, which includes having access to own vehicle with the relevant business insurance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Primary
Duties and Areas of Responsibility
Skill & Attributes:
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Strong organisational and time-management abilities.
- Commitment to patient-centred care and clinical excellence.
- IT literacy and familiarity with clinical systems.
- Must have the ability to travel locally for home visits, which includes having access to own vehicle with the relevant business insurance.
Person Specification
Requirements
Essential
- Flexibility to cover annual leave and sickness when required.
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Full clean UK driving licence, access to a vehicle and appropriate business insurance.
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ level 3 or 4 Social and Healthcare qualification.
- Phlebotomy certification
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of continues professional development.
- Knowledge of current NHS policies, frameworks and clinical guidelines.
Desirable
- Experience of working in general practice.
Person Specification
Requirements
Essential
- Flexibility to cover annual leave and sickness when required.
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Full clean UK driving licence, access to a vehicle and appropriate business insurance.
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ level 3 or 4 Social and Healthcare qualification.
- Phlebotomy certification
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of continues professional development.
- Knowledge of current NHS policies, frameworks and clinical guidelines.
Desirable
- Experience of working in general practice.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
