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Healthcare Assistant

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Job summary

St James Surgery located in Clacton is looking for a healthcare assistant (HCA) to join the practice in this vital patient-facing role with both clinical and administrative responsibilities. The role is to be based across two sites and is offered for 30 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

The role will offer you the opportunity to build on your experience, skills and competence, requiring you to work effectively within a multidisciplinary healthcare team.

Main duties of the job

  • Wound care, venepuncture, phlebotomy checks and administering of medicines and vaccines.
  • Ensure that all clinical rooms are adequately stocked and prepared for each session.
  • Update patient health records.
  • Ensure that medical supplies are in stock.
  • Act as a chaperone where required.
  • Communicate with patients, relatives, and carers including providing valuable health promotion and education.
  • New patient health checks.

About us

We are a large, friendly hardworking surgery with our main surgery located in Clacton and a branch in St Osyth. We are a EMIS Web practice with a patient list size of 14,400 patients.

Details

Date posted

25 January 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

8764

Job locations

89 Wash Lane

Clacton on Sea

Essex

CO15 1DA


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

  • none

Experience

Essential

  • Excellent patient-facing communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Consistently confidential manner, as well as a compassionate and respectful approach, placing a high value on the dignity of patients, relatives, carers and colleagues.
  • Ability to work independently and determine own workload priorities, as well as working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
  • Strong organisational and time management skills.

Desirable

  • Experience within primary care or another healthcare setting is preferred but full training will be given.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • none

Experience

Essential

  • Excellent patient-facing communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Consistently confidential manner, as well as a compassionate and respectful approach, placing a high value on the dignity of patients, relatives, carers and colleagues.
  • Ability to work independently and determine own workload priorities, as well as working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
  • Strong organisational and time management skills.

Desirable

  • Experience within primary care or another healthcare setting is preferred but full training will be given.

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

89 Wash Lane

Clacton on Sea

Essex

CO15 1DA


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

89 Wash Lane

Clacton on Sea

Essex

CO15 1DA


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

St James Surgery

enquiries@eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk

01206918760

Details

Date posted

25 January 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

8764

Job locations

89 Wash Lane

Clacton on Sea

Essex

CO15 1DA


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