Healthcare Assistant

Newport Pagnell Medical Centre has a fantastic opportunity for a permanent healthcare assistant to join the practice to support the nursing team. The hours for this role can be flexible so it is offered on a full or part-time basis so please apply to discuss.

Working under the direct supervision of the lead nurse and strictly in accordance with specific practice guidelines and protocols you will assist the clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of patient care.

The healthcare assistant will be able to apply their clinical skills and knowledge to carry out high quality practice within designated clinical areas such as :

• Venepuncture and phlebotomy checks.
• New patient health checks.
• Clearing and re‑stocking consulting rooms.
• Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before during and after patient care interventions including assisting GPs during the performance of minor operations.
• Providing valuable health promotion and education for service users, their families and carers.

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.

Please see attached for further information.

If you have experience in a healthcare environment, are keen to learn new skills and are looking for a fresh and exciting challenge we would love to hear from you.

Essential - these are a requirement to be considered for the role :

• Confidence and competence in a health care environment.
• 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.

• Experience working in a GP practice / primary care.
• Successful completion of the Care Certificate.
• Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care or equivalent.
• Strong clinical skills.

Newport Pagnell Medical Centre is a large training practice based in the town of Newport Pagnell with two further sites in the area. We have 30,000 patients and own PCN The Bridge. We like to support learning and development and can offer NHS pension as part of our employment package.

• Rated as Outstanding by CQC.
• Part of a Primary Care Network.
• 6 GP Partners, 10 Salaried GPs.
• 2 GP Trainer / Practice Educators.
• Support for both Student Nurses, Student Paramedics and Medical Students.
• Urgent Care Team.
• Systm One Practice.
• Visiting consultants.

For further information e mail / telephone email protected and ask for Wendy Kerr or Penny Giraudeau.

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.

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1