The Stephenson Medical Practice

Health Care Assistant

The closing date is 18 July 2025

Job summary

The Stephenson Medical Practice is looking to recruit an experienced Health Care Assistant to support our existing admin and clinical Team.

16 hours - working days Thursday & Friday

NHS Pension

Interview date 30th July 2025

Main duties of the job

  • Undertake, record and follow guidelines for the tasks for which you have received appropriate training.
  • Urinalysis and preparation of specimens for investigation by the pathology laboratory.
  • Measuring and recording following physiological measurements in routine presentations:

Blood Pressure

    • Blood Pressure
    • Pulse rate and rhythm
    • Temperature
    • Height and weight body mass index
    • Visual acuity

  • Venepuncture
  • ECG
  • Prepare and maintain environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions.
  • Assist in raising awareness of health and well-being and how it can be promoted.
  • Give accurate and appropriate information to patients and groups within own competence.
  • Support and monitor patients during nebulisation therapy.

About us

The Stephenson Medical Practice (12,500 patients) is a well organised training practice with an excellent reputation that employs a Team of Leaders philosophy which recognises the skills and interests of all our team members. We encourage and support personal development hoping the successful candidate can be trained and developed in line with our succession planning. We are forward thinking and put the patient at the centre of everything we do while ensuring flexible ways of working for the team trying to achieve a work/life balance. (No salaried member of staff works on their birthday!!)

We have an active patient participation group that is supportive and helps us design our services. Friends and Family test results always produce excellent comments from patients and they are very appreciative of our efforts.

Details

Date posted

09 July 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£10,186 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Compressed hours

Reference number

A1981-25-0006

Job locations

Victoria Road Health Centre

Victoria Road

Washington

Tyne And Wear

NE37 2PU


Job description

Job responsibilities

Extensive HCA duties including phlebotomy, ECG, chaperoning, BP checks

(please see attached job description and job specs)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Extensive HCA duties including phlebotomy, ECG, chaperoning, BP checks

(please see attached job description and job specs)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Basic literacy and Numeracy skills
  • Basic computer experience
  • Willingness to undertake and NVQ or an equivalent qualification
  • Care certificate

Experience

Essential

  • Has customer care experience or experience of being a carer.
  • Experience working in primary care environment

Desirable

  • Smoking Cessation
  • NHS Health Checks
  • Carers Health Checks
  • Flu, B12
  • Ear irrigation
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Basic literacy and Numeracy skills
  • Basic computer experience
  • Willingness to undertake and NVQ or an equivalent qualification
  • Care certificate

Experience

Essential

  • Has customer care experience or experience of being a carer.
  • Experience working in primary care environment

Desirable

  • Smoking Cessation
  • NHS Health Checks
  • Carers Health Checks
  • Flu, B12
  • Ear irrigation

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

The Stephenson Medical Practice

Address

Victoria Road Health Centre

Victoria Road

Washington

Tyne And Wear

NE37 2PU


Employer's website

https://drstephensonconcord.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

The Stephenson Medical Practice

Address

Victoria Road Health Centre

Victoria Road

Washington

Tyne And Wear

NE37 2PU


Employer's website

https://drstephensonconcord.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Practice Manager

Henny Carmichael

h.carmichael@nhs.net

01914162578

Details

Date posted

09 July 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£10,186 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Compressed hours

Reference number

A1981-25-0006

Job locations

Victoria Road Health Centre

Victoria Road

Washington

Tyne And Wear

NE37 2PU


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