Health Care Assistant Llanfairpwll Health Centre

Job summary

Salary Available on Application

4.5 to 37.5 hours a week

Job summary

We welcome applications from experienced Healthcare Assistants as well as individuals who are new to healthcare and demonstrate the right values, attitude and willingness to learn. Full training and support will be provided for the right candidate.

We are looking for a team player who can offer flexibility in their working hours and assist with covering shifts when needed to ensure continuity of patient care.

Main duties of the job

Working under the supervision of the Nurse Team and strictly in accordance with practice guidelines and protocols, the health care assistant will assist the practice clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of patient care and patient specific directions.

Mornings are phlebotomy & anticoagulation testing clinics

Afternoon clinics ECG, wound care, health checks, basic dressings, immunisations testing in timed appointments

Training will be provided will be provided for the right candidate

About us

We are a friendly rural GP practice serving approximately 8,200 patients across two surgeries in the beautiful South West Anglesey area: Llanfairpwll Health Centre and Meddygfa Penbryn Surgery.

Our clinical team consists of 7 GPs, 1 Advanced Nurse Practitioner, experienced Practice Nurses and Healthcare Assistants, supported by a highly skilled and well-established administrative team. We use the EMIS clinical system and are committed to delivering high-quality patient care.

We pride ourselves on being a happy, supportive practice with a strong team spirit, where all staff are valued and encouraged to develop their skills. This is an excellent opportunity to join a welcoming team in a stunning location and make a real difference to the local community.

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Details

• Date posted: 07 July 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: Depending on experience Salary Available on Application 4.5 to 37.5 hours a week
• Contract: Bank
• Duration: 12 months
• Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
• Reference number: M0044-26-0234
• Job locations: Llanfairpwll Health Centre, Llanfairpwll, LL61 5YZ, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Meddygfa Penbryn Surgery

Job Title: Health Care Assistant

Reports To: GPs, Practice Nurse - Clinically

Practice Manager - Administratively

Working under the supervision of the Nurse Team and strictly in accordance with specific practice guidelines and protocols, the health care assistant will assist the practice clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of patient care.

Job responsibilities

Health Care Level 1

• Phlebotomy

• INR testing using Coaguchec and STAR software and actioning results

• ECG recording ensuring the results are made available to the doctor and recorded in the patients records.

• Treatment room cleanliness, preparation of instruments, treatment room. Complying with infection control standards

• Stocking consultation rooms with clinical consumables

• Daily recording of vaccine fridge temperatures

• Measuring blood pressures, heights, weights, checking urine

• Patient health checks including COPD screening

Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions

• Assisting GPs during the performance of minor surgery

• Nasal, skin, swabs taking

• Stock control, ordering clinical supplies

• Maintaining a log of Medical Equipment, scheduling and arranging servicing/calibration, fault reporting and arranging repairs.

• Chaperoning intimate procedures, helping the elderly or disabled with dressing

• At practice need, arranging clinics such as, Diabetic, Asthma- this would involve maintaining the patient register, database, sending letters, making telephone calls to patients to arrange appointments, producing patient labels etc.

• Helping to raise awareness of health and well-being and how it can be promoted

Assisting with the collection and collation of data on needs related to health and well-being

• Assisting with the organisation of periodic vaccine campaigns e.g. Flu.

• Prepare specimens for transport to the laboratory.

• EMIS system proficient, preparing patient searches and other skills required for the role.

Health Care Level 2

All Level 1 duties plus

• 24 hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure monitoring

• Handheld ECG, Omron process

• Wound Care assessments, dealing with simple wounds and dressings

• Basic Dietary, Lifestyle, weight management advice

• Summarising clinical notes and clinical coding letters that have been scanned to medical records

• Updating STAR software and ensuring latest version it available across the practice

Qualified to NVQ3 or equivalent

Health Care Level 3

All Level 1 and 2 duties plus

Administering vaccinations under a Patient Specific Direction - competency assessed e.g seasonal Flu vaccinations

Confidentiality

• In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately
• In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential
• Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data

Health & Safety

The post-holder will implement and lead on a full range of promotion and management their own and others health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice Health & Safety policy, the practice Health & Safety manual, and the practice Infection Control policy and published procedures. This will include (but will not be limited to)

• Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines
• Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines
• Responsible for the correct and safe management of the specimens process including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangements
• Management and maintenance of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the practice including provision, ordering, availability and ongoing correct usage by staff
• Responsible for hand hygiene
• Ownership of infection control and clinically based patient care protocols, and implementation of those protocols across the practice
• Active observation of current working practices across the practice in relation to infection control, cleanliness and related activities, ensuring that procedures are followed and weaknesses / training needs are identified, escalating issues as appropriate
• Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks across clinical and patient process
• Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills, and initiate and manage the training of others across the full range of infection control and patient processes
• Monitoring practice facilities and equipment in relation to infection control, ensuring that provision of hand cleansing facilities, wipes etc are sufficient to ensure a good clinical working environment. Lack of facilities to be escalated as appropriate.
• Safe management of sharps procedures including training, use, storage and disposal
• Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy, clean and sterile, and safe way, free from hazards. Initiation of remedial / corrective action where needed or escalation to responsible management
• Actively identifying, reporting, and correction of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised
• Keeping own work areas and general / patient areas generally clean, sterile, identifying issues and hazards / risks in relation to other work areas within the business, and assuming responsibility in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness across the practice
• Undertaking periodic infection control training
• Routine management of team areas, and maintenance of work space standards
• Waste management including collection, handling, segregation, container management, storage and collection
• Spillage control procedures, management and training
• Decontamination control procedures, management and training, and equipment maintenance
• Maintenance of sterile environments

Equality and diversity

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

• Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation
• Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
• Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Personal/Professional development

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

• Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
• Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work

Quality & Continual Improvement

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:

• Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
• Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision
• Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance
• Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs
• Effectively manage own time, workload and resources
• To do your job well and improve it !

Communication:

The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to

• Communicate effectively with other team members
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers
• Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly

Contribution to the Implementation of Services

The post-holder will

• Apply practice policies, standards and guidance
• Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work
• Participate in audit where appropriate

Skills mix required for role

• Clinical background & keen interest in further developing clinical skills
• Good communication and organisational skills3.Knowledge of EMIS an advantage

• General PC skills, knowledge of Word, Excel, Outlook

• Experience of working in a patient/customer facing environment

• Must be able to work effectively as part of a team and without direct supervision

• Must demonstrate the ability to deal with patients in a professional manner & to maintain confidentiality at all times.