Job summary
Island City Practice is looking for a dynamic and dedicated
Healthcare Assistant to join our busy Practice and Clinical Team.
Please note, we will be holding interviews for this post on Thursday 19th June 2025.
Main duties of the job
To support the practice nursing
team in the delivery of nursing services, working as part of the practice
multidisciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to the
entitled patient population. The healthcare assistant will deliver and assist
clinical staff in the provision of treatment, preventative care, health
promotion and patient education.
About us
Island City Practice is an
innovative, friendly, and forward-thinking Practice. We have a Practice list
size of 37,000 and are proud members of Island City Network. We are
located in the fascinating Historic Naval City of Portsmouth on the South
Coast. Where we lead others follow. We strive to provide the best care for our
large patient population and support health and wellbeing in the local
community. The staff here at Island City Practice are passionate about patient
needs and work collaboratively across the departments to deliver the best care
we possibly can.
We operate across 3 sites: Lake
Road Practice, Sunnyside Medical Centre and John Pounds Surgery.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities include:
- Support the practice nurse with health promotion programmes.
- Carry out baseline observations such as pulse oximetry, blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate and record findings accurately.
- Facilitate round and 24-hour BP monitoring, advising patients accordingly.
- Undertake wound care, dressings and other clinical tasks as required.
- Stitch / Staple removal.
- Support the practice nurse with the management of chronic disease clinics.
- Carry out BMI checks as directed.
- Act as a chaperone as required.
- When trained, undertake venepuncture.
- When trained, administer vaccinations.
- Carry out ECGs as requested.
- Ensure specimens are recorded and ready for onward transportation.
- Ensure all clinical rooms are adequately stocked and prepared for each session.
- Ensure fridges are cleaned routinely in accordance with extant guidance.
- Ensure clinical waste is removed from clinical areas and sharps bins replaced in accordance with the practice IPC policy.
- Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities include:
- Support the practice nurse with health promotion programmes.
- Carry out baseline observations such as pulse oximetry, blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate and record findings accurately.
- Facilitate round and 24-hour BP monitoring, advising patients accordingly.
- Undertake wound care, dressings and other clinical tasks as required.
- Stitch / Staple removal.
- Support the practice nurse with the management of chronic disease clinics.
- Carry out BMI checks as directed.
- Act as a chaperone as required.
- When trained, undertake venepuncture.
- When trained, administer vaccinations.
- Carry out ECGs as requested.
- Ensure specimens are recorded and ready for onward transportation.
- Ensure all clinical rooms are adequately stocked and prepared for each session.
- Ensure fridges are cleaned routinely in accordance with extant guidance.
- Ensure clinical waste is removed from clinical areas and sharps bins replaced in accordance with the practice IPC policy.
- Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with the general public
- Experience of working in a healthcare setting
Desirable
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
Skills
Essential
- Good communications skills (written and oral)
- Time management and the ability to work within a fast-paced environment
- Ability to remain calm when working under pressure
Desirable
- Basic IT skills
- Analytical and data collection & collation
Qualifications
Essential
- Healthcare Qualification (Level 2) or working towards gaining equivalent level
Desirable
- Healthcare Qualification (Level 3 or 4) or working towards gaining equivalent level
- Phlebotomy Certification
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with the general public
- Experience of working in a healthcare setting
Desirable
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
Skills
Essential
- Good communications skills (written and oral)
- Time management and the ability to work within a fast-paced environment
- Ability to remain calm when working under pressure
Desirable
- Basic IT skills
- Analytical and data collection & collation
Qualifications
Essential
- Healthcare Qualification (Level 2) or working towards gaining equivalent level
Desirable
- Healthcare Qualification (Level 3 or 4) or working towards gaining equivalent level
- Phlebotomy Certification
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.
