Healthcare Assistant - Wyre Forest Health Partnership

Job summary

We are not able to provide visa sponsorship for this role.

This is a 30-hour-per-week role.

Your main responsibility will be to cover HCA services across Wyre Forest Health Partnership (WFHP), providing a professional and patient-friendly service as required. This mobile role offers variety and will provide HCA clinics at any of WFHP's five sites: Bewdley Medical Centre, Church Street Surgery, Kidderminster Medical Centre, Stourport Medical Centre, or Hagley Surgery. Travel expenses between sites are reimbursed by the Partnership.

Employee Benefits

We value our team and invest in their well-being, professional growth, and job satisfaction. Our benefits package includes:

• Generous Annual Leave - 5 weeks of holiday plus bank holidays from the start.

• NHS Pension Scheme - Access to the NHS defined benefit pension scheme.

• Performance-Related Pay & Bonuses

• Career Progression & Training - We support your development through paid sponsorship's, apprenticeships, and training programs in both clinical and non-clinical fields. Progression routes are available into clinical fields such as nurse associate and nursing roles along with non-clinical practice management roles.

• Cycle to Work Scheme - Tax-efficient bike scheme.

• Paid Maternity & Paternity Leave - Enhanced parental leave after 24 months service.

• Team Events & Christmas Parties - We believe in celebrating our hard work with social events, including a fantastic Christmas party every year.

Main duties of the job

Please Note: We are not able to provide visa sponsorship for this role.

To support the Doctors and practice nursing team in the delivery of health care services, delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population.

• New patient health checks
• ECG recording
• Phlebotomy
• Injections to include Influenza, Pneumococcal, Vitamin B12, Shingles
• Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/nurses
• Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording
• Chaperoning duties
• 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 where applicable

About us

Wyre Forest Health Partnership (WFHP) is a successful and ambitious health partnership, working collaboratively at scale to deliver high-quality, innovative patient care through a valued and respected team.

Established in December 2014, WFHP operates as a single partnership across five surgeriesthree of which are purpose-built facilities. We are proud to be at the forefront of primary care delivery, with a progressive organisational model that supports a large workforce of approximately 250 primary care staff, including around 50 GPs. We currently provide care for around 72,000 patients.

Our strong commitment to quality improvement drives us to continually evolve and enhance the services we offer.

In line with NHS goals, WFHP is also actively working towards achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible. We encourage all new staff to engage with our sustainability efforts and integrate environmentally responsible practices into their daily roles.