Healthcare Assistant

About the Role

Are you a compassionate and motivated Healthcare Assistant looking to make a real difference in primary care? We are seeking a dedicated HCA to join our friendly and supportive GP surgery, where patient care, teamwork, and staff wellbeing are at the heart of everything we do. This role is offered on a full or part-time basis.

This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of a close-knit multidisciplinary team delivering high-quality care to our local community while developing your clinical skills in a welcoming and encouraging environment.

As part of our multidisciplinary team, you will support clinicians in delivering chronic disease management, health promotion, screening programmes, and preventative care. Every day brings variety, meaningful patient interaction, and the chance to make a real difference.

We value our staff and are committed to creating an environment where people feel supported, valued, and encouraged to develop their skills.

Main duties of the role:

As a Healthcare Assistant, you will play an important role be supporting both clinicians and patients across a wide range of clinical and preventative services.

Your responsibilities will include:

• DeliveringNHS Health Checks (ages 40 to 74)and supporting annual reviews for long-term conditions
• Supportinghealth promotion and wellbeing programmes, including health coaching
• Performingbaseline clinical observationsincluding BP, pulse, temperature, oxygen saturation, BMI, and urine analysis
• Facilitating24-hour blood pressure monitoring
• Undertakingvenepuncture and specimen management
• PerformingECGs and other diagnostic tests
• Providingwound care and dressings
• Supporting practice nurses withinchronic disease clinics
• Administeringvaccinationswhere appropriate
• Acting as achaperonewhen required
• Maintaining clinical equipment, stock levels, and room preparation
• Ensuring accuratepatient record documentation
• Supporting practice audits and shared learning activities

You will also contribute to maintaining asafe, organised and well-stocked clinical environment, ensuring equipment, fridges and clinical waste are managed in line with practice policy.

About the Candidate

To be considered for this position, you require the following:

Essential:

• Good standard of general education
• Completion of core Healthcare Assistant training requirements
• Experience working in Primary Care or a GP practice
• Experience working directly with patients
• Experience working within a confidential healthcare environment
• Ability to record accurate clinical notes
• Experience in phlebotomy
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong IT skills
• Professional telephone manner
• Effective time management and organisational skills
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Strong interpersonal and patient engagement skills
• Ability to follow clinical policies and procedures

Desirable: Training or certification in areas such as:

• Phlebotomy
• Wound care and dressings
• Blood pressure monitoring
• ECG recording
• Injections or vaccinations
• Wound care experience
• ECG recording
• Patient health checks (height, weight, blood pressure, pulse)
• Spirometry
• Experience using SystmOne
• Competent in the use of Microsoft Office and Outlook

About Us

We offer more than just a job we provide an environment where you can grow your career and feel truly valued as part of the team.

What we offer:

• A genuinely supportive and inclusive working environment
• A friendly multidisciplinary team that works collaboratively
• A strong commitment to continuous professional development
• Training opportunities and clear pathways for career progression
• A well-managed workload with protected clinical time
• The opportunity to make a meaningful difference to patients lives

We are a friendly, forward-thinking, and close-knit GP surgery located in a pleasant village setting on the outskirts of Ipswich, serving a thriving and engaged patient population.

Our team prides itself on creating a warm, supportive environment where every member of staff is valued and where patients receive high-quality, compassionate care.

We are proud to hold a Good CQC rating, reflecting our commitment to safe, effective, and patient-centred services.

The practice location offers a calm working environment while remaining easily accessible:

Free on-site parking Convenient access to local amenities Excellent transport links with easy access to the A12, ideal for commuters

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.