Healthcare Assistant (Part-time) in Stowmarket IP14

Summary

Healthcare Assistant (Part-time)

Primary Care Careers Posted on 2022-11-18

Salary	£19,500 – £24,000 a year
Location	Stowmarket IP14
Type	Part-time

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Job Description

About the Role

Howard House Surgery is looking to recruit an experienced healthcare assistant to join our practice within primary care, where you will be part of a supportive and professional nursing team. This is an additional role to support our ongoing care of patients with long term conditions.

The vacancy is for 24 hours per week, over 3 days, however, this may be negotiable for the right candidate. Flexibility is crucial to accommodate training, holidays and occasional sickness.

The main duties of this role will include:

• consultations with patients either face to face, via video, or over the phone
• venepuncture
• authorised vaccinations and injections such as, but not limited to, Flu and B12 (if you have completed the necessary training)
• health check screening
• diabetic foot checks
• blood pressure checks, including manual
• ECG
• lifestyle advice
• memory testing
• audiology

The selection process for this role will include a minimum of 2 people at the interview which will be week commencing 28th November.

For further information about this role, please see the attached job description.

About the Candidate

If you have a experience working as a healthcare assistant, are looking for a new challenge and to learn new skills, then this could be a perfect opportunity for you. Support and training will be provided.

Essential qualifications, skills and experience:

• Experience of working as a healthcare assistant
• GCSE grade A to C in English and maths
• Willingness to work towards the Primary Health Care Assistant Certificate
• Excellent computer skills, to enable you to make appointments and enter information on clinical computer systems
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• The ability to work both in a team and on your own

Desirable skills and experience:

• Experience of working in a GP practice
• Has experience of customer care or experience of being a carer
• Experience of working in a care environment
• Understanding of SystmOne is preferred but not essential

About Us

Howard House Practice has approximately 8,500 patients, in Felixstowe. The practice is made up of GPs, nurses, HCAs, care navigators, administrators and a prescription team.

The successful candidate would be employed by Suffolk Primary Care, a partnership of nine likeminded surgeries that delivers care to more than 130,000 patients across Suffolk.

You would be working for an organisation focused on developing and nurturing staff, building relationships, and delivering excellent quality of care to our patients.

Benefits of working for SPC include:

• NHS Pension Scheme
  • The NHS Pension Scheme is a defined benefits scheme
  • Life insurance
  • Family benefits including an adult dependents pension and children’s pension
  • Ill health benefits
  • 20% employer contribution
• Electric Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme
  • No deposit
  • No credit check
  • Fully comprehensive insurance
  • Servicing and tyres
  • Breakdown cover
  • Up to £2,000 contribution from SPC subject to conditions
• Proper Pay
  • Living Wage Foundation Accredited
• GP Remote Working
• Eye Care Vouchers
• Health Service Discounts
• Annual Leave – Minimum 33 days FTE with enhancements for long service
• Enhanced maternity & paternity terms

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Company description:

Primary Care Careers (PCC) is currently hosted by North East Essex CCG on behalf of 15 CCGs in East of England. Its primary aim is in keeping with the GP Forward View national strategy, which stresses the urgent need to increase general practice workforce, retain current staff and improve workload. To view all vacancies, visit our website: https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/