Healthcare Assistant

**About Lakeside**

Lakeside Healthcare is a large GP partnership that provides NHS care for around 170,000 patients across Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Northamptonshire and Lincolnshire. We are made of eight GP practices across 14 sites that are part of their local communities.

We work together as practices to provide resilience, sharing learning and professional back-office support services.

Our most important asset is our people, who provide care for our patients and help run our surgeries smoothly. We employ over 500 clinical and non-clinical staff, and we invest in training and developing to ensure that we retain and attract good quality staff who want to stay with us and be part of our team.

We are proud of what we do and strive to demonstrate our values of Caring, Respect, Quality and Teamwork in everything we do.

**About the Practice**

Lakeside Healthcare Group, Stamford is a forward thinking, progressive organisation offering primary care services to the people of Stamford and surrounding villages. We are a large practice with a population of 28,000 patients, across 2 sites in the town and offer a variety of services to our patients. Our wider clinical team consist of GP’s, Nurses, First Contact Physios, Social Prescribers, Care co-ordinators, and a paramedic and we are very keen to continue to grow this team.

**Job Introduction**

We are looking for a NVQ 2/3 qualified (or equivalent) Healthcare Assistant to join our dynamic and friendly team who will work full-time or part-time during our network core hours which are 8 am - 8 pm Monday to Friday and 9 am - 5 pm on a Saturday on a rota basis.

The purpose of the post is to assist the GPs and nurse team in the delivery of safe, high quality primary care services to the practice population, for example providing general practice services including; audiology, administering injections such as Flu and pneumonia, long term condition reviews, simple dressings, NHS Health checks etc.

**What you will do**

Duties and responsibilities will include, but not be limited to;
- Health checks.
- Wound management.
- Basic vaccinations.
- ECGs.
- BP checks.
- B12 injections.
- Stitch and suture removal.
- Conducting health promotion clinics.

**Essential Criteria**
- English and Maths GCE level c and above (new grade 4 and above) / equivalent.
- Ability to accept training, coaching and guidance (in prep for Care Certificate study.
- Desire to work within care profession.
- Can work to a high standard of care under supervision.
- Able to provide quality care to patients in a 1:1 setting.
- Good interpersonal &communication skills.
- Good organisational & Time management skills.
- Ability to work independently following verbal or written instructions.
- Adaptable to change.
- Computer literate.
- Can work well within a team.

**Desirable Criteria**
- English and Maths GCE level c and above (new grade 4 and above).
- Ability to accept training, coaching and guidance (in prep for Care Certificate study.
- Desire to work within care profession.
- Can work to a high standard of care under supervision.
- Able to provide quality care to patients in a 1:1 setting.
- Good interpersonal &communication skills.
- Good organisational skills.
- Effective time management skills.
- Ability to work independently following verbal or written instructions.
- Adaptable to change.
- Computer literate.
- Can work well within a team.

**What we offer you (Benefits)**
- Generous holidays (additional long service entitlements).
- NHS pension and long service recognition.
- NHS Discounts (Blue Light Card).
- Career opportunities.
- Role specific training and ongoing development.
- Great team environment.

**Interview process**

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**

**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 that do not discriminate, whether consciously or unconsciously and follow recognised industry best practice.

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

Pay: £11.60 per hour

Expected hours: 37.5 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.

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 01/09/2024