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Job Description
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- Experience of working within a healthcare setting
- Experience of working with the general public
- Experience of working within a primary care environment
- Ability to provided quality care
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work as an individual and as part of a healthcare team
- Ability to work under pressure
- Strong IT skills
- Knowledge of EMIS Web
- Healthcare Qualification (level 3 or 4) or working towards gaining equivalent
- Phlebotomy certification
- Experience of working within a healthcare setting
- Experience of working with the general public
- Experience of working within a primary care environment
- Ability to provided quality care
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work as an individual and as part of a healthcare team
- Ability to work under pressure
- Strong IT skills
- Knowledge of EMIS Web
- Healthcare Qualification (level 3 or 4) or working towards gaining equivalent
- Phlebotomy certification
Job summary
Bensham Family Practice are looking for a Health Care Assistant who has good communication skills and able to work within our friendly healthcare team. You will be integral in maintaining the functioning of the practice and be able to work under pressure and assist the practice in meeting is primary care targets.
Essentially the post is between 20 to 30 hrs per week ideally over 5 days ( between 4 and 6 hours per day )
Salary is dependent on experience
EMIS web experience preferred
GP practice experience preferred
Main duties of the job
Working under the direct supervision of our experienced nurse and strictly in accordance with practice guidelines and protocols , the Health Care Assistant will assist the practice clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of patient care.
About us
Bensham Family Practice are a well respected practice who has excellent friends and family feedback, with an average positive feedback over the last 12 months of over 96%. We have a small healthcare team serving a practice population of just under 4,000 patients.
We are one of 8 practices who are aligned to Gateshead Central & South Primary Care Network.
For information purposes, successful candidates who are short listed will be invited for an interview at Bensham Family Practice on Thursday 29th May 2025
Date posted
17 April 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience £ 12.31 to £14.89 per hour
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
A0926-25-0000
Job locations
Sidney Grove
Gateshead
Tyne And Wear
NE8 2XB
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
The following are the basic core responsibilities of the health care assistant role. there will be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks, dependent upon such factors as workloads, staffing levels and new primary care targets.
This list is not exhaustive and is meant purely as a guide. Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification which has been made available
NHS New Patient and Health Checks
Venepuncture
Health Promotion Programmes ( Including Flu, Pneumoccal and other campaigns )
Patient Observations such as Blood Pressure, Height, Weight, BMI and pulse oximetry
Basic Wound Care / Dressing / Suture Removals / Management
Undertake 12 Lead ECG's assessments
Undertake ABPI ( Doppler ) assessments
Undertake Urinalysis
Undertake stock control
Undertake stock checks on expiry dates
Vaccine cold chain / storage monitoring and recording
Act as a chaperone
Job responsibilities
The following are the basic core responsibilities of the health care assistant role. there will be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks, dependent upon such factors as workloads, staffing levels and new primary care targets.
This list is not exhaustive and is meant purely as a guide. Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification which has been made available
NHS New Patient and Health Checks
Venepuncture
Health Promotion Programmes ( Including Flu, Pneumoccal and other campaigns )
Patient Observations such as Blood Pressure, Height, Weight, BMI and pulse oximetry
Basic Wound Care / Dressing / Suture Removals / Management
Undertake 12 Lead ECG's assessments
Undertake ABPI ( Doppler ) assessments
Undertake Urinalysis
Undertake stock control
Undertake stock checks on expiry dates
Vaccine cold chain / storage monitoring and recording
Act as a chaperone
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
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
Bensham Family Practice
Address
Sidney Grove
Gateshead
Tyne And Wear
NE8 2XB
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Bensham Family Practice
Address
Sidney Grove
Gateshead
Tyne And Wear
NE8 2XB
Employer's website
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.