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Job summary
A great opportunity to drive clinical excellence within an innovative NHS GP practice.
We are recruiting a Health Care Assistant to work alongside our established team to provide high class clinical care to our patient population.
As a vital member of our team, you will play a pivotal role providing and delivering prescribed programmes of patient care.
Main duties of the job
Duties and Responsibilities
- New patient health checks
- ECG recording
- Phlebotomy
- Spirometry
- Wound care, ulcer care and Doppler
- Influenza, Pneumonia and B12 injections
- Ear syringing
- Hypertension and CVD risk assessments, inc 24 hour BP monitoring
- Chaperoning duties
- Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/Nurses
- Maintenance of surgical equipment
- Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording
- Surgical equipment and vaccine re-stocking and stock rotation
- Clearing and re-stocking consulting rooms
- Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions including assisting GPs during the performance of minor operations
- Assisting in the assessment and surveillance of patients health and well-being
- Undertaking specific clinical activities for named patients that have been delegated and taught specifically in relation to that individual
- 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
About us
Health Care First Partnership (HCF) is a partnership formed by a group of high-quality practices: Dr Bance & Partners, Ferrybridge Medical Centre, Queen Street Surgery and FMC Health Solutions Limited (t/a Park View Surgery). We came together to deliver modern services that are high quality and will meet the needs of our patients into the future.
HCF is a General Practice Partnership open to all patients living within our practice boundary within Methley, Castleford, Ferrybridge, Airedale, Normanton and surrounding villages. We work in partnership with our patients and our Patient Forum to provide medical care for our patients.
We are a Personal Medical Services (PMS) practice offering Primary Care Services for the diagnosis and prevention of disease. We help patients to manage their health and prevent illness. Our GPs assess, diagnose, treat and manage illness. They carry out screening for some diseases and promote general health and wellbeing. Our GPs act as a patients advocate, supporting and representing a patients best interests to ensure they receive the best and most appropriate health and/or social care.
The Practice has a current list size of 29,900 patients and we are part of the West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (formerly NHS Wakefield Clinical Commissioning Group).
Details
- Date posted: 20 August 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: Depending on experience
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time, Compressed hours
- Reference number: A1815-26-0012
- Job locations: Pinfold Surgery, Pinfold Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS26 9AA, United Kingdom, Doctors Surgery, Queen Street, Normanton, West Yorkshire, WF6 2BU, United Kingdom, 8-10, High Street, Knottingley, West Yorkshire, WF11 8NQ, United Kingdom, Elizabeth Court Surgery, Elizabeth Drive, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 3TG, United Kingdom, Castleford Health Centre, Welbeck Street, Castleford, WF10 1HB, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the Supporting Information for a full copy of the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience in a clinical environment
- Basic health care assessment experience, ie Blood tests, Blood Pressure and ECG
Desirable
- Familiar with primary care setting
- Familiar with SystmOne
Qualifications
Essential
- Preferably educated to NVQ level 3
- GCSE, or equivalent, Grade C or above including Maths, English and a Science subject
- Phlebotomy Certificate
- The Care Certificate, or to complete within 6 months of joining
Desirable
- Leg Ulcer Management Certificate
- Foundation Degree Spirometry Certificate
- ECG Performance Certificate
- Asthma and COPD HCA Certificate
- Influenza, Pneumonia and B12 Certificate
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Clinical performance certificates
- Communication skills, both written and verbal
- Negotiation and conflict management skills
- Resource management skills
- Work as part of team member and on own initiative
- Good time management and flexibility
- Intermediate clinical practice skills
- Co-management of patients with long term conditions
- Management of patients with complex needs
- Accountability for own role
- Local and national health policies and guidelines
- Information governance issues in primary care
- Patient specific direction and associated policies
- Self motivating and self confident, able to work with minimal direction
- Adaptable and innovative
- Enthusiasm, with energy and drive
- Trustworthy, honest, caring and sympathetic
- Strategic thinking with vision
- Hard working, reliable and resourceful
- Willing to work flexible hours as necessary
- Considered, steady approach
- Diplomacy
Desirable
- Diversity and Equality issues
- Health and Social awareness issues
- Ability to travel
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This advert is for Health Care Assistant with Health Care First Partnership in Pinfold Surgery, Pinfold Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS26 9AA, United Kingdom; Doctors Surgery; 8-10, High Street, Knottingley, West Yorkshire, WF11 8NQ, United Kingdom; Elizabeth Court Surgery; Castleford Health Centre, Welbeck Street, Castleford, WF10 1HB, United Kingdom, United Kingdom. It is listed as a Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is Negotiable. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 31 Aug 2026.
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