Job summary
The Elizabeth Courtauld Surgery has an exciting opportunity for a healthcare assistant to join our diverse and multi-skilled professional team to provide high quality person-centred, holistic nursing care to patients.
This post is available for 37.5 hours per week, over five days (weekdays only).Part-time applications will be considered for the right candidate.
The successful candidate will join a practice that takes pride in its can do attitude and forward-thinking. You will work within what can be a busy, often demanding, but highly rewarding environment with an experienced and welcoming team.
Main duties of the job
- Wound care
- Vaccinations (seasonal flu and pneumovax)
- Injections in line with PSD and practice guidelines
- ECGs/BPs
- Phlebotomy
- Health monitoring and management
- NHS health checks
- Assisting with minor surgery clinics
- Experience with chronic disease management (qualified or willingness to undertake training).
Salary depends on qualifications/chronic disease management experience.
Please note that should this vacancy attract sufficient interest, it may be necessary to close the vacancy at an earlier date. We therefore suggest that you apply at an early stage to avoid disappointment.
About us
Elizabeth Courtauld Surgery is a friendly and welcoming SystmOne practice with a list size of 17,000. The practice has achieved a Good CQC rating. Benefits include;
- NHS Pension
- 5 weeks annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rated)
- A day off for your birthday
- Free parking on site
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
- Bachelors degree in Nursing or an approved nursing qualification.
- Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
- Current professional registration and eligibility to practice in the UK.
Desirable
- Non-medical prescribing qualification (level 6 or 7) for health care professionals.
- Additional qualifications in areas such as immunisation, wound care, or long-term condition management.
Experience
Essential
- Experience working in general practice or a primary care setting.
- Excellent knowledge of core nursing practice and patient care principles.
- Skilled in managing long-term conditions (e.g., diabetes, asthma, hypertension).
- Experience providing immunisations, health checks, and routine treatment room procedures.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with patients and colleagues.
- Ability to manage own workload and work autonomously under supervision.
- Empathy, sensitivity, and professionalism in patient care.
Desirable
- Specialism in areas such as, but not limited to, respiratory, cardiovascular, diabetes.
- Experience with health promotion, patient education, and chronic disease management programs.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Bachelors degree in Nursing or an approved nursing qualification.
- Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
- Current professional registration and eligibility to practice in the UK.
Desirable
- Non-medical prescribing qualification (level 6 or 7) for health care professionals.
- Additional qualifications in areas such as immunisation, wound care, or long-term condition management.
Experience
Essential
- Experience working in general practice or a primary care setting.
- Excellent knowledge of core nursing practice and patient care principles.
- Skilled in managing long-term conditions (e.g., diabetes, asthma, hypertension).
- Experience providing immunisations, health checks, and routine treatment room procedures.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with patients and colleagues.
- Ability to manage own workload and work autonomously under supervision.
- Empathy, sensitivity, and professionalism in patient care.
Desirable
- Specialism in areas such as, but not limited to, respiratory, cardiovascular, diabetes.
- Experience with health promotion, patient education, and chronic disease management programs.
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.
