Overview
HCA - Health Care Assistant role at NHS. 16 hours per week. Starting salary from £12.25 per hour depending on experience.
Job Summary
An opportunity has arisen to join Mickleover Surgery as a Health Care Assistant, experienced in General Practice.
Main duties
The main duties of the role are to support the practice nurses in the delivery of nursing services within the multidisciplinary team, delivering care within the scope of practice to the entitled patient population. The Health Care Assistant will deliver and assist clinical staff in the provision of treatment, preventative care, health promotion and patient education.
About Us
Mickleover Surgery is a small GP practice in Mickleover recruiting a HCA to join the clinical team of 3 GP Partners, 3 Salaried GPs, 2 Practice Nurses and 1 Pharmacist. The practice aims to provide excellent medical care in a patient-centred, welcoming, caring, safe and accessible environment.
Details
Date posted: 24 July 2025. Contract: Permanent. Working pattern: Part-time. Job locations: Mickleover Surgery, 10 Cavendish Way, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 9BJ.
Job responsibilities
* Undertake new patient health checks
* Support the practice nurses with health promotion programmes
* Carry out baseline observations such as pulse oximetry, blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate, recording findings accurately
* Facilitate routine and 24-hour BP monitoring, advising patients accordingly
* Undertake wound care, dressings and other clinical tasks as required
* Support the practice nurse with the management of chronic disease clinics
* Carry out BMI checks as directed
* Act as a chaperone as required
* Phlebotomy
* Ensure specimens are recorded and ready for onward transportation
* Ensure all clinical rooms are adequately stocked and prepared for each session
* ECGs
* Remove clinical waste and replace sharps bins in accordance with Infection Prevention Control policy
* Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
Person Specification
Experience Essential: Experience of working within a nursing team; 12 months' relevant experience in a primary care environment in the last 2 years.
Qualifications Essential: Healthcare qualification.
Knowledge and skills Essential: Ability to provide quality care and follow clinical policy and procedure; previous experience of SystmOne.
Disclosure
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Employer details
Mickleover Surgery, 10 Cavendish Way, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 9BJ. Website: https://mickleoversurgery.co.uk/
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