Healthcare Support Worker

NHS; Grantham; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare practice in Grantham is looking for a dedicated Healthcare Assistant to join their team. In this vital role, you'll provide high-quality patient care in a dynamic primary care setting. Responsibilities include supporting health promotion, conducting clinical tasks, and working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. The ideal candidate will possess NVQ qualifications and demonstrate strong communication skills. This position offers an opportunity to make a significant impact on patient welfare and the community.

Benefits

Free Staff Parking

Generous Annual Leave Entitlement

NHS Discounts at Retailers/Restaurants

Full training & support

Mileage reimbursement for home visits

Qualifications

• Must have the ability to travel locally for home visits, which includes having access to own vehicle with business insurance.
• Flexibility to cover annual leave and sickness when required.
• Evidence of continued professional development.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality care to patients in a general practice setting.
• Support health promotion activities across the PCN.
• Run chronic disease clinics such as Hypertension Reviews.

Skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Ability to work independently

Strong organisational skills

Commitment to patient-centred care

IT literacy and familiarity with clinical systems

Education

NVQ level 3 or 4 in Social and Healthcare

Job description

St John's Medical Centre has an exciting opportunity for a Healthcare Assistant to join our enthusiastic and supportive Practice Team. The successful candidate must be organised, motivated and caring to ensure the highest levels of care are delivered to our patient population.

The role is for 37.5 hours a week. Pay is dependant on experience.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking a dedicated Healthcare Assistant to join our dynamic primary care team. The successful candidate will deliver high-quality care to patients in a general practice setting. This role also includes home visits and phlebotomy.

About us

St John's Medical Centre is a large, fast paced GP surgery located in Grantham, offering excellent transport links with easy assess to the A1 and on the mainline for London. Two notable Grammar schools in Grantham are Kesteven and Grantham Girls School and The Kings School. We currently have circa 13,000 patients registered at the Surgery and retained our 'Good' rating in our latest CQC Regulatory Review. We are a Training Practice and regularly welcome GP Registrars, Nursing Placements and Work experience from Colleges/ Schools in the local area.

In working for the Practice, you can benefit from the following:

• Free Staff Parking
• Generous Annual Leave Entitlement
• NHS Discounts at Retailers/ Restaurants
• Full training & support
• Supportive team environmnet.
• Mileage reimvursement for home visits.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible

Job responsibilities

Primary Duties and Areas of Responsibility

• Supports health promotion and prevention activities across the PCN, including smoking cessation, weight management, and lifestyle interventions.
• Play a key role in vaccination and immunisation programmes within the PCN.
• Work within a Multi-Disciplinary Team to support patients with long-term conditions and health inequalities.
• Provides clinical support to registered nurses and other healthcare professionals within the PCN.
• Delivers basic clinical care interventions under supervision, supporting continuity of care and patient safety initiatives.
• Carry out baseline observations such as pulse oximetry, blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate, recording findings accurately in the patients health care record using our Primary Care software system, SystmOne.
• Run chronic disease clinics such as Hypertension Reviews and Diabetic Foot Checks.
• Carry out BMI checks as directed.
• Act as a chaperone as required.
• Undertake venepuncture.
• Carry out 24 hour ECG as requested.
• Ensure clinical waste is removed from clinical areas and sharps bins replaced in accordance with the practice IPC policy.
• Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate.
• Ensure when significant events are identified, they are recorded appropriately on GP Team Net.

Skill & Attributes:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Strong organisational and time-management abilities.
• Commitment to patient-centred care and clinical excellence.
• IT literacy and familiarity with clinical systems.
• Must have the ability to travel locally for home visits, which includes having access to own vehicle with the relevant business insurance.

Person Specification

Requirements

• Flexibility to cover annual leave and sickness when required.
• Full clean UK driving licence, access to a vehicle appropriate business insurance.

Qualifications

• NVQ level 3 or 4 Social and Healthcare qualification.

Experience

• Evidence of continues professional development.
• Knowledge of current NHS policies, frameworks and clinical guidelines.
• Experience of working in general practice.

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.