Healthcare Assistant

Primary Care Careers

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Job summary

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced healthcare assistant to join Chelmer Medical Partnership in Chelmsford. The position is offered on 20 hours per week, Monday and Thursday 8.00am 6.30pm with a 30-minute unpaid break. Candidates will be required to work across the partnerships three sites. These are; Humber Road Surgery, Melbourne House Surgery and Tennyson House Surgery.

Our well established, friendly practice requires a motivated and enthusiastic individual with previous primary care experience to assist the clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of patient care.The healthcare assistant role within general practice can be very different to the role within other settings and as such we are only looking for applications from those with previous primary care experience.

Main duties of the job

  • Phlebotomy.
  • ECGs.
  • Diabetic health checks.
  • Flu vaccinations.
  • Simple wound care.
  • Dressings.
  • B12 vaccinations.

About us

Chelmer Medical Partnership is a three-site practice based in Chelmsford Humber Road Surgery, Melbourne House Surgery and Tennyson House Surgery.

The benefits of joining our organisation include:

  • Access to the NHS Pension.
  • NHS benefits such as discounts on shopping, food and travel.
  • Competitive rates of pay.
  • Uniform.
  • 6 weeks annual leave pro-rata.

Date posted

11 January 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

8720

Job locations

27 Humber Road

Chelmsford

Essex

CM1 7PE


Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • na

Experience

Essential

  • Experience working as a healthcare assistant in a primary care setting.
  • Strong clinical skills including venepuncture/phlebotomy.
  • Excellent patient-facing communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Confidential manner with a compassionate and respectful approach, placing a high value on the dignity of patients, relatives, carers and colleagues.
  • Ability to work independently, determining own workload priorities, as well as working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
  • Strong organisational and time management skills.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • na

Experience

Essential

  • Experience working as a healthcare assistant in a primary care setting.
  • Strong clinical skills including venepuncture/phlebotomy.
  • Excellent patient-facing communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Confidential manner with a compassionate and respectful approach, placing a high value on the dignity of patients, relatives, carers and colleagues.
  • Ability to work independently, determining own workload priorities, as well as working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
  • Strong organisational and time management skills.

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

Primary Care Careers

Address

27 Humber Road

Chelmsford

Essex

CM1 7PE


Employer's website

https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

27 Humber Road

Chelmsford

Essex

CM1 7PE


Employer's website

https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Chelmer Medical Partnership

enquiries@eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk

01206918760

Date posted

11 January 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

8720

Job locations

27 Humber Road

Chelmsford

Essex

CM1 7PE


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