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Wyre Forest Health Partnership

Healthcare Assistant - Visiting Housebound patients

The closing date is 29 March 2026

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Job summary

We are looking to recruit a full-time qualified HCA for housebound patients (community), who will be part of the frailty team completing patients LTC reviews and Frailty reviews, working 37.5 hours per week. This role is fixed term for 12 months.

Main duties of the job

Working across both neighbourhood teams the HCA would provide care co-ordination reviewing patients due their reviews and establishing if reviews are appropriate. This role would include the following:

  • Establishing if blood tests and basic management can be done by neighbourhood team staff or if a housebound review is needed and complete.
  • Trained to provide diabetic foot checks, routine monitoring and observations, physical elements of mental health and dementia reviews and FEV1 measurements and the basic parts of the COPD and asthma reviews, including phlebotomy.
  • Provide a holistic review including elements of the comprehensive assessment for frailty and identify where care planning approach may be needed.
  • Link closely with the WFHP care coordinators for frailty, Social Prescribers, Lifestyle Advisers, and would arrange remote reviews with diabetic nurses, COPD nurses, GPs and pharmacists as needed.
  • Arrange carer assessment and support and link in with social support via Onside teams and VCS organisations.
  • Organise and minute weekly MDT meetings.

About us

Wyre Forest Health Partnership: One successful and ambitious health partnership working at scale together to provide high quality innovative patient care, delivered by a valued and respected team ..

The Wyre Forest Health Partnership (WFHP) was formed in 2014 and currently consists of 5 well established surgeries based in and around the beautiful Wyre Forest area. We have over 50 GP partners and in excess of 275 staff looking after over 74,000 patients. We utilise the expertise of a large partnership, with our organisational structure already in place, so that we are able to offer an excellent working environment and a good work/life balance

WFHP is working towards the NHS goals to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible. We actively encourage new staff to take an interest in this and build sustainable practice into their roles.

Details

Date posted

19 March 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

A3309-26-0010

Job locations

Church Street Surgery

2 Callows Lane

Kidderminster

Worcestershire

DY10 2JG


Job description

Job responsibilities

Working across both neighbourhood teams the HCA would provide care co-ordination reviewing patients due their reviews and establishing if reviews are appropriate.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Working across both neighbourhood teams the HCA would provide care co-ordination reviewing patients due their reviews and establishing if reviews are appropriate.

Person Specification

Knowledge and experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in a healthcare setting.
  • Ability to record accurate clinical notes.

Desirable

  • Wound care and dressings.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to GCSE level 4 / C (or equivalent), including Maths and English.

Desirable

  • Relevant qualifications.
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office / Teams.

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Ability to work using own initiative, without direct supervision, as well as part of a team.
  • Flexible to the needs of Partnership and Team in terms of working pattern.
  • To be able to respond and adapt to changing work requirements.
  • Positive, resilient, enthusiastic, and able to overcome challenge.
  • Good organisational skills.
  • Tact, discretion, and ability to maintain confidentiality and privacy.
  • Sensible, mature, and responsible approach to work. Punctual and reliable.
  • Clean, smart appearance.

Desirable

  • Ability to travel to other sites within WFHP Partnership as mutually agreed.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in a healthcare setting.
  • Experience of working in General Practice.

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working within a similar role in GP Surgery/ Primary Care setting.
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office / Teams.
  • EMIS.
Person Specification

Knowledge and experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in a healthcare setting.
  • Ability to record accurate clinical notes.

Desirable

  • Wound care and dressings.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to GCSE level 4 / C (or equivalent), including Maths and English.

Desirable

  • Relevant qualifications.
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office / Teams.

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Ability to work using own initiative, without direct supervision, as well as part of a team.
  • Flexible to the needs of Partnership and Team in terms of working pattern.
  • To be able to respond and adapt to changing work requirements.
  • Positive, resilient, enthusiastic, and able to overcome challenge.
  • Good organisational skills.
  • Tact, discretion, and ability to maintain confidentiality and privacy.
  • Sensible, mature, and responsible approach to work. Punctual and reliable.
  • Clean, smart appearance.

Desirable

  • Ability to travel to other sites within WFHP Partnership as mutually agreed.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in a healthcare setting.
  • Experience of working in General Practice.

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working within a similar role in GP Surgery/ Primary Care setting.
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office / Teams.
  • EMIS.

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

Wyre Forest Health Partnership

Address

Church Street Surgery

2 Callows Lane

Kidderminster

Worcestershire

DY10 2JG


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Wyre Forest Health Partnership

Address

Church Street Surgery

2 Callows Lane

Kidderminster

Worcestershire

DY10 2JG


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

WFHP PCN Team Leader

Emma Anslow

e.anslow@nhs.net

01562757220

Details

Date posted

19 March 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

A3309-26-0010

Job locations

Church Street Surgery

2 Callows Lane

Kidderminster

Worcestershire

DY10 2JG


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