Healthcare Assistant

**About the Role**:
The Pump House Surgery has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced healthcare assistant to join the practice, to support the nursing team, ideally on a full-time basis, although part time hours will be considered.

Main duties include:

- Wound care, recording blood pressure and phlebotomy.
- Giving advice on healthy living.
- Immunisations.
- Providing general and specific screening to practice patients.

If you are a qualified and experienced healthcare assistant, with general practice experience, looking for a fresh and exciting challenge, we would love to hear from you. You will have the following skills and qualifications:

- Successful completion of the Care Certificate, or willingness to undertake, as indicated by the CQC.
- Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care, or equivalent.
- Experience of working within a GP practice.

Desirable:

- A qualification in phlebotomy/venepuncture;

**About Us**:
We are a well-established rural dispensing practice with a growing list size of 8000 patients. Our team is made up of GPs, nurses, HCAs, dispensers, administrators and management. We are also supported by a clinical pharmacist, physiotherapists, and a social prescriber. We are committed to quality and innovation within a positive and supportive culture.

Earls Colne is a picturesque and historic village situated between Chelmsford and Colchester. The towns of Halstead and Colchester are about 3 & 10 miles distant respectively. There are mainline train services from Marks Tey and Kelvedon to London Liverpool Street (54 mins) and access to A12 at Kelvedon.

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