Phlebotomist / Health Care Assistant

**LAKESIDE HEALTHCARE** is changing the face of primary care provision in England. We are bold, adventurous and ambitious and determined to thrive in uncertain times. We are the largest ‘true’ partnership in the NHS and operate from various sites across the East Midlands. We serve the healthcare needs of over 170,000 patients across Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire & Cambridgeshire. Joining our team presents an opportunity to be part of a large organisation that is changing the way primary care is delivered today.

**Living and breathing our values at Lakeside Healthcare**

**Caring & Respect** Simply put we genuinely care about people: working together for our patients and our teams, our patients come first in everything we do. We strive to ensure we connect and respond to all needs with compassion, care and respect to improve the lives and wellbeing of the communities we serve.

**Teamwork & Quality** In all areas of our business we network, collaborate and learn from our Patients, Stakeholders and each another to ensure we are always striving to improve, making the right and best decisions to provide the best service.

**Job Introduction**

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced **Healthcare Assistant/Phlebotomist** to join our small and friendly nursing team at the Hereward Practice providing high quality care for our patients.

We are looking for a **Healthcare Assistant/Phlebotomist**, preferably with experience of Primary Care or the NHS, who will work **25 hours a week over Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday** with the possibility of extra hours to help cover annual leave/sick leave.

General HCA clinics can be extremely varied, from babies and young children to the elderly, and our staff need excellent communication skills with a caring and compassionate nature to be able to deal with whoever is booked into the clinic.

A Healthcare Assistant needs to be flexible and adaptable, with the ability to remain calm under pressure and be professional at all times.

**About the Team**

Here at the **Hereward Practice**, we aim to provide the best care and service to our patients in a busy department. We are a small, friendly reception team who work hard to ensure patients’ needs are met adequately.

The practice has a list size of over 12,000 patients and our treatment rooms are always busy, therefore experience of working within a fast-paced NHS environment would be advantageous.

Our interview process will aim to meet you in person however some interviews may be carried out virtually.

Please ensure you have your Right to Work documentation available at interview **We will require you to produce the original documentation prior to your start date.**

**Shortlisting**

**Website**

**Equality, Diversity & Inclusion**

**Equal Opportunities**

Lakeside Healthcare is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to ensuring that all our staff and job applicants are protected from unlawful discrimination. All employees and job applicants will be treated equally, fairly and with respect. We will endeavour, through appropriate training, to ensure that our hiring teams making selection and recruitment decisions will not discriminate, whether consciously or unconsciously, in making these decisions throughout our recruitment and selection processes and follow recognised industry best practice.

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: £11.60-£12.35 per hour

Expected hours: 25 per week

**Benefits**:

- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Store discount

Application question(s):

- Do you have the right to work in the UK? (Yes/No) - If you answered Yes you must be able to provide sufficient evidence upon interview.
- Have you worked for Lakeside Healthcare before? If Yes, where did you work?
- Do you have a recognized qualification to NVQ2 or above?
- Do you have recognized phlebotomy training?

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 12/01/2025