Ardingly Court Surgery

Health Care Assistant (GP surgery)

The closing date is 09 November 2025

Job summary

Ardingly Court GP Surgery is seeking a Health Care Assistant (HCA) to join our friendly team.

We are looking for someone who enjoys working in a busy environment and has a love of patient care.

*The candidate is required to have prior experience of working in a GP practice in a HCA role in order to hit the ground running* (We do not wish to train a HCA who has not worked in GP surgery before).

Main duties of the job

Other elements you will be expected to deliver blood pressure checks, NHS health checks, Urinalysis, Learning disability checks, restocking of rooms, diabetes foot assessments (training available), ECG measurement, B12s injections, assisting with Infection Control processes and audits.

The post is 5 -7.5 hours per week on a Monday

Timings can be flexible ideally would start at 8:30/9:00 (although hours could be adapted if still met surgery needs).

Pay scale dependent on experience but in the range of £12.21 - £14.00 per hour.

In order to qualify for the top of the pay scale the candidate would need to have previous experience in a GP HCA role and already be carrying out most of the job description on starting.

About us

We are a close knit team of approximately 21 staff (5 GPs, 2 nurses, 2 HCAs) and a number of administrative support staff.

We seek to provide a high level of GP health services & serve approximately 6,500 patients.

Centrally located in Kemptown we are walking distance from Brighton train station and the St James Street bus stop.

Details

Date posted

20 October 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.21 to £14 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A3784-25-0005

Job locations

1 Ardingly Street

Brighton

England

BN21SS


Job description

Job responsibilities

To assist the medical personnel with the care of patients. This will include treatment, preventative care, screening and patient education. The post will also include some administrative duties.

As part of the nursing team the HCA will be employed to undertake nursing and administrative duties as deemed suitable by the Partners. Full training will be given prior to any patient contact. The HCA will always work along side another member of the nursing team and there will always be a doctor available to refer to. The role involves the use of the computer and keyboard skills along with the ability to organise and prioritise a varied workload are necessary.

To maintain a safe and effective level of practice and to bring any deficits in training to the attention of the nurse manager so these can be addressed.

They will be required to act in a professional manner at all times and adhere to practice policies, protocols and guidelines.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To assist the medical personnel with the care of patients. This will include treatment, preventative care, screening and patient education. The post will also include some administrative duties.

As part of the nursing team the HCA will be employed to undertake nursing and administrative duties as deemed suitable by the Partners. Full training will be given prior to any patient contact. The HCA will always work along side another member of the nursing team and there will always be a doctor available to refer to. The role involves the use of the computer and keyboard skills along with the ability to organise and prioritise a varied workload are necessary.

To maintain a safe and effective level of practice and to bring any deficits in training to the attention of the nurse manager so these can be addressed.

They will be required to act in a professional manner at all times and adhere to practice policies, protocols and guidelines.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Essential:
  • Experience working in a GP surgery as a HCA
  • Experience delivering phlebotomy services
  • Confident utilising PCs for record keeping/ emails/ internal communications
  • Knowledge of confidentiality
  • High level of verbal and written English
  • Able to work in an inclusive and non-discriminatory way
  • Willing to learn new skills and undertake training to support role and personal development
  • Desirable:
  • Skills/ experience with regards to the job description
  • NVQ/ BTEC in Health and Social Care or similar
  • Knowledge of GP services working processes and workload
  • Knowledge of local health services and organisations

Desirable

  • Skills/ experience with regards to the job description
  • NVQ/ BTEC in Health and Social Care or similar
  • Knowledge of GP services working processes and workload
  • Knowledge of local health services and organisations

Experience

Essential

  • Experience working in a GP surgery as a HCA
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Essential:
  • Experience working in a GP surgery as a HCA
  • Experience delivering phlebotomy services
  • Confident utilising PCs for record keeping/ emails/ internal communications
  • Knowledge of confidentiality
  • High level of verbal and written English
  • Able to work in an inclusive and non-discriminatory way
  • Willing to learn new skills and undertake training to support role and personal development
  • Desirable:
  • Skills/ experience with regards to the job description
  • NVQ/ BTEC in Health and Social Care or similar
  • Knowledge of GP services working processes and workload
  • Knowledge of local health services and organisations

Desirable

  • Skills/ experience with regards to the job description
  • NVQ/ BTEC in Health and Social Care or similar
  • Knowledge of GP services working processes and workload
  • Knowledge of local health services and organisations

Experience

Essential

  • Experience working in a GP surgery as a HCA

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

Ardingly Court Surgery

Address

1 Ardingly Street

Brighton

England

BN21SS


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Ardingly Court Surgery

Address

1 Ardingly Street

Brighton

England

BN21SS


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Practice manager

Cher Rooney

cherrooney@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

20 October 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.21 to £14 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A3784-25-0005

Job locations

1 Ardingly Street

Brighton

England

BN21SS


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