Healthcare Assistant

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic Healthcare Assistant to come and work with our friendly, supportive, and excellent Nursing Team.

The hours for this role are 36 hours per week; you will be expected to work some evenings (until 8pm, as overtime or daily hours adjusted) and Saturday hours (one per month) to cover our Extended Access clinics. These hours are shared across the Nursing Team on a rota basis.

Support will be provided throughout, and appropriate training will be given as required until fully competent to undertake the role. We provide ongoing support, training, and clinical supervision on a regular basis.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will be expected to carry out a range of HCA duties including wound management, Phlebotomy, injections, BP/INR recording, smoking cessation, some long-term condition reviews and stock ordering.

About us

Roborough Surgery is a training Practice committed to providing high quality care to around 11,000 patients with their needs at the heart of everything we do.

We are situated to the north of the City of Plymouth and on the edge of Dartmoor in a purpose-built surgery containing modern and high-quality equipment using SystmOne as our clinical software.

Our 4 GP Partners are supported by Salaried GPs and a Retainer GP, Clinical Practitioners including Pharmacy Team and wider PCN ARRS staff; we have a highly skilled Nursing Team and excellent Administration and Management Teams.

We undertake training of GP Registrars, Medical Students and Student Nurses; we have consistently high QOF achievement and patient satisfaction, and we actively participate in NHS and commercial clinical research.