A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced healthcare assistant to join Chelmer Medical Partnership in Chelmsford. The position is offered on 20 hours per week, Monday and Thursday 8.00am - 6.30pm with a 30-minute unpaid break. Candidates will be required to work across the partnership's three sites: Humber Road Surgery, Melbourne House Surgery, and Tennyson House Surgery.
Our well-established, friendly practice requires a motivated and enthusiastic individual with previous primary care experience to assist the clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of patient care. The healthcare assistant role within general practice can be very different from the role within other settings, and as such we are only looking for applications from those with previous primary care experience.
Main duties of the job
* ECGs.
* Diabetic health checks.
* Simple wound care.
* Dressings.
About us
Chelmer Medical Partnership is a three-site practice based in Chelmsford: Humber Road Surgery, Melbourne House Surgery, and Tennyson House Surgery.
The benefits of joining our organisation include:
* Access to the NHS Pension.
* NHS benefits such as discounts on shopping, food, and travel.
* Competitive rates of pay.
* Uniform.
* 6 weeks annual leave pro-rata.
Job responsibilities
If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* NA
Experience
* Experience working as a healthcare assistant in a primary care setting.
* Strong clinical skills including venepuncture/phlebotomy.
* Excellent patient-facing communication and interpersonal skills.
* Confidential manner with a compassionate and respectful approach, placing a high value on the dignity of patients, relatives, carers, and colleagues.
* Ability to work independently, determining own workload priorities, as well as working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
* Strong organisational and time management skills.
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.
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