Healthcare Assistant
We are looking for a Healthcare Assistant to join our team based at Unity Healthcare, across Haverhill, Long Melford & Lavenham
What is the role?
You will be part of the primary healthcare team providing high quality and forward-thinking nursing care to meet the holistic healthcare needs of the practice population
- New patient health checks
- Long Term Medical checks
- ECG recording
- Phlebotomy
- Chaperoning duties
- Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/nurses
- Undertaking specific clinical activities for named patients that have been delegated and taught specifically in relation to that individual
- See full job description for further information.
You’ll join our practice, Unity Healthcare based in Haverhill which is run by Suffolk GP Federation. We are a not-for-profit, community interest company and our main purpose is to support Primary Care across Suffolk, including support with working collaboratively and at scale. We also deliver a portfolio of NHS services across Suffolk and North East Essex, including Podiatry, Ultrasound, Diabetes, as well as Urgent Care Services including the Out of Hours face-to-face Service in Suffolk.
Is it for me?
We will work alongside the successful candidate to ensure they are sufficiently inducted and trained; there will be regular constructive supervision in place. It is important to us that you feel safe and supported in the role.
- You will succeed in this role if you are able to work in a busy, ever-changing environment.
- You will be suitable for this position if you are able to establish good relationships with our patients, showing empathy and support as appropriate.
Contract type: Permanent Part Time
- Monday/Thursday Haverhill 08:00-18:30
- Tuesday rotation between Long Melford and Lavenham 08:00-18:30
What we can offer you:
- A strong ethos of flexible working, to help us maintain (or reclaim) that work/life balance.
- Innovative teams who strive in forward thinking, with a voice that is heard.
- A visible and supportive management team, with operational support that ‘get it’
- Excellent IT teams & support giving us first class equipment and ‘no wait’ responses
- A commitment to personal development, training, and leadership opportunities, with service-managed training budgets
- Cycle to work scheme
- Death in service cover
- Competitive salaries with annual benchmarking
- 27 days holiday (plus bank holidays) on starting, rising to 29 days (plus bank holidays) after 5 years’ service
- Blue light card employer – Access to the discount service with thousands of discounts online and on the high street.
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.
Interested? Have questions? Just wondering? Please get in touch with Penny Sibthorp, Nursing, Workforce and System Development Lead, Penny.Sibthorp@suffolkfed.org.uk Mobile: 07495 541423