Long Stratton Medical Partnership has an exciting opportunity for a healthcare assistant who has experience in primary healthcare to join our excellent practice, on a full or part time basis for a minimum of 20 hours per week. 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 prescribes programmes of patient care. The main duties include: Providing screening and monitoring services for the patient population. ECG recording. NHS Health checks. 24 hour blood pressure monitoring. Phlebotomy. Chaperoning. Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GP’s/nurses. Monitoring and recording of vaccine/cold chain storage. Surgery equipment, vaccine re-stocking & stock rotation. Support practice nurses in the management of diabetic follow-up & pre-diabetic recall. Please see full job description and person specification attached. About the Candidate If you are a qualified healthcare assistant with experience in primary care, looking for a fresh and exciting challenge, we would love to hear from you. You will have the following skills and qualifications: Essential: Successful completion of the Care Certificate, or willingness to undertake, as indicated by the CQC. Experience of working within a GP practice. Experience in wound care management, recording ECGs, and vital observations. Strong clinical skills. Confidence and competence in all HCA duties required for the post. 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. Desirable: A qualification in phlebotomy/venepuncture. Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care, or equivalent. About Us At Long Stratton Medical Partnership, we take pride in being a family focused, close knit team – our ‘work family’ is how we often describe ourselves. We offer a supportive, positive culture which is well-lead, and provide regular supervision and training for all staff. Long Stratton is a small town in South Norfolk, 10 miles from the historic city of Norwich. We have 11,500 patients on our list, a CQC rating of ‘Good’ and operate from both our main site and a branch site in Newton Flotman. We are also a dispensing practice with a dispensing list of around 5,500 patients. We use EMIS Web and run cloud-based telephony which links seamlessly with the clinical system and provides excellent functionality. We have completed our surgery expansion work with a new wing being added to include 7 clinical rooms. The reason for the expansion is that Long Stratton is being bypassed, 2,000 new homes are planned and therefore potentially 5,000-6,000 new patients will be joining us. Our practice has 4 partner GPs leading an MDT of 5 permanent salaried GPs, an emergency care practitioner, an advanced nurse practitioner, 2 clinical pharmacists, a pharmacy technician, a team of 6 registered nurses, 3 HCAs & a phlebotomist plus superb teams in reception, administration, and dispensary, along with the surgery management team. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including 5 weeks annual leave (plus bank holidays), the NHS pension scheme, and an Employer Assistance Programme for the employee and family members. We also offer free on-site car parking, team building and social activities and access to NHS discounts. We are innovative, forward-thinking and embrace change. 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.