Job summary
Long Stratton Medical Partnership are looking to welcome an experienced Healthcare Assistant to their clinical nursing team on a part-time basis for 24 hours per week. This will be worked over 3 or 4 days per week and is offered as a 12 month fixed term contract to cover maternity leave.
Main duties of the job
- Providing screening and monitoring services for the patient population
- ECG recording
- NHS health checks
- 24 hour blood pressure monitoring
- Phlebotomy
- Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/nurses
- Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording
- Overseeing surgical equipment, vaccine re-stocking and stock rotation
- Support PNs in management of diabetic follow-up and pre-diabetic recall
About us
At Long Stratton Medical Partnership, we take pride in being a family focused, close knit team our work family is how we often describe ourselves. We offer a supportive, positive culture which is well-lead, and provide regular supervision and training for all staff. Long Stratton is a small town in South Norfolk, 10 miles from the historic city of Norwich. We have 11,500 patients on our list, a CQC rating of Good and operate from both our main site and a branch site in Newton Flotman. We are also a dispensing Practice with a dispensing list of around 5,500 patients. We use SystmOne and run cloud-based telephony which links seamlessly with the clinical system and provides excellent functionality. We have completed our surgery expansion work with a new wing being added to include 7 clinical rooms. The reason for the expansion is that Long Stratton is being bypassed, 2,000 new homes are planned and therefore potentially 5,000-6,000 new patients will be joining us.
Details
- Date posted: 12 June 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: £14 an hour
- Contract: Fixed term
- Duration: 12 months
- Working pattern: Part-time
- Reference number: 29731
- Job locations: Swan Lane Surgery, Tharston, Long Stratton, Norfolk, NR15 2UY, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience in wound care management
- Experience of recording ECGs
- Able to demonstrate excellent communication skills
- Organised
Desirable
- Phlebotomy qualification
- SystmOne experience
Qualifications
Essential
- Successful completion of the Care Certificate, or willingness to undertake, as indicated by the CQC
Desirable
- Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care, or equivalent
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This advert is for Healthcare Assistant with Primary Care Careers in Bury St Edmunds, East of England, England. It is listed as a Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is £14 an hour. The contract type is Fixed-Term. The application deadline is 25 Jun 2026.
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