Primary Care Careers

Healthcare Assistant

The closing date is 15 August 2025

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Job summary

King Street Surgery in Kempston, Bedford are looking to recruit an experienced healthcare assistant to join our team for 4 days a week, working on a Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday each week. Hours can be flexible but we would require 2 days to start at 8.30am and 2 days to finish at 6pm.

The HCA will work as part of the nursing team and will always have a member of the nursing team or a doctor to refer to. They will undertake clinical duties within their competence after completion of appropriate training, and will work under clear written protocols, ensuring a safe and effective level of practice.

Main duties of the job

  • Dressings and wound care (essential)
  • Diabetes annual reviews part 1
  • Lifestyle management checks (height and weight)
  • Urinalysis
  • Measurement of blood pressure, temperature and pulse
  • Blood sugar monitoring
  • Phlebotomy (essential)
  • Suture removal/staple removal
  • ECGs
  • Carrying out NHS health checks
  • ENT Swabs
  • Administering injections - B12
  • Immunisations for flu, pneumococcal, shingles
  • Ordering of medical supplies and uniforms for the nursing team
  • Setting up for and assisting GPs with minor surgery, ensuring adherence to practice infection control policy and appropriate record keeping
  • Assisting with any administrative responsibilities which may be appropriately delegated by the practice nurses or the practice manager.

About us

King Street Surgery located in Kempston, Bedfordshire, is a long established dispensing practice, offering a high quality service to patients, within a supportive and caring environment. We have 3 sites and look after 12,600 patients. We have GP partners, salaried GPs, nursing team, paramedic, physician assistant and pharmacist team.

Details

Date posted

31 July 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13.62 an hour - depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

28829

Job locations

273 Bedford Road

Kempston

Bedford

Bedfordshire

MK42 8QD


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

Experience

Essential

  • Strong clinical skills.
  • Experience within primary care and/or healthcare setting.
  • 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.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care or equivalent experience.
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Strong clinical skills.
  • Experience within primary care and/or healthcare setting.
  • 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.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care or equivalent experience.

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

273 Bedford Road

Kempston

Bedford

Bedfordshire

MK42 8QD


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

273 Bedford Road

Kempston

Bedford

Bedfordshire

MK42 8QD


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

King Street Surgery

enquiries@eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk

01206918760

Details

Date posted

31 July 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13.62 an hour - depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

28829

Job locations

273 Bedford Road

Kempston

Bedford

Bedfordshire

MK42 8QD


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