Health Care Assistant / Care co-ordinator in General Practice
Wigton Group Medical Practice
Wigton, CA7 9QD
Salary
Negotiable
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
3 September 2026
3 days left
Job description
If shortlisted interviews will take place: Friday 11th September Wigton Medical Practice is looking to recruit an enthusiastic, conscientious and moti...
The Healthcare
Assistant (HCA) / Care Coordinator is a hybrid role providing both clinical and
administrative support to ensure patients receive safe, effective and timely
care.
Within a
clearly defined job role you will be able to work autonomously as well as
assist other clinical sand admin staff in the provision of treatment,
preventative care, health promotion and patient education.
The successful
candidate will have proven experience in a wide range of clinical services
including venepuncture, blood pressure monitoring, urinalysis and ECGs. In
addition our Health Care Assistants also carry out injections and vaccinations
against a specific schedule and support our Chronic Disease Monitoring. You
will have a good working knowledge of infection control, safeguarding and the
importance of clear and accurate record keeping.
Clinical Healthcare Assistant Duties
Undertake delegated clinical duties in accordance with practice protocols, competencies and national guidance including:
- NHS Health Checks.
- Blood pressure monitoring.
- Height, weight and BMI measurements.
- Venepuncture.
- ECG recording.
- Urinalysis.
- New patient health checks.
- Lifestyle advice including smoking cessation, weight management and physical activity.
- Removal of sutures and clips (where trained).
- Simple dressings.
- Point of care testing where applicable.
- Chaperoning clinicians.
- Preparing clinical rooms.
- Stock control and ordering of clinical supplies.
- Cleaning and maintaining clinical equipment.
- Infection Prevention and Control responsibilities.
Care Coordination Duties
Support the proactive management of patient care by:
- Monitoring recall systems for chronic disease management.
- Contacting patients to arrange reviews, investigations and monitoring.
- Supporting patients to access appropriate services.
- Supporting personalised care initiatives.
- Maintaining accurate care coordination records.
- Identifying patients requiring additional support or follow-up.
- Escalating concerns to clinicians appropriately.
Long Term Condition Support
Assist with the management of patients with long-term conditions including:
- Diabetes.
- Hypertension.
- Dementia
- Chronic Kidney Disease.
- Cardiovascular Disease.
Responsibilities include
- Booking monitoring appointments.
- Identifying patients overdue reviews.
- Supporting annual review programmes.
- Ensuring required investigations are completed prior to clinician appointments.
- Supporting QOF and Enhanced Service achievement.
Administrative Responsibilities
- Maintain accurate patient records within EMIS.
- Process clinical documentation as directed.
- Support lead nurse with stock control
- Support lead nurse with infection control requirements
- Support recall and invitation systems.
- Assist with audit data collection.
- Participate in quality improvement projects.
- Maintain confidentiality at all times.
- Follow practice policies and standard operating procedures.
Wigton Medical Practice is a large training practice based at the south end of Wigton in a purpose built health centre.
We have an extensive multi-disciplinary team with a wide range of clinical and administrative staff and believe that Teamwork is essential to deliver the best possible patient care.
We expect all our staff to work to the highest standards and we strive to offer the best service we can to our patients, but we also want our staff to be happy and healthy and we work tirelessly to ensure that the environment our team works in provides the setting for this to happen.
Experience
Essential
- * Must have worked in general practice in HCA or Phlebotomist role
- *Able to carry out venepuncture
- *Able to carry out blood pressure monitoring
- *Able to carry out urinalysis
- *Able to carry out routine physiological measurements
- *Able to carry out ECG's
- *Chronic Disease Management
- *Knowledge of Confidentiality and Safeguarding
- *Excellent IT skills
- *Excellent communication skills
Desirable
- *Able to administer injections
- *Able to carry out diabetic foot checks
- *Able to assist in minor surgery / women's health clinics
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ 2 or 3 in Health and Social Care
- * 4 GCSE's (or equivalent) which must include English and Maths at Grade C/Level 5 or above.
- Qualified in Phlebotomy
Desirable
- * NVQ 3 in Health and social care
Knowledge
Essential
- Infection Prevention and Control
- Confidentiality and Information Governance
- Safeguarding Adults and Children
- Long term condition management
- NHS screening programmes
Desirable
- Previous General Practice experience
- EMIS Web experience
- Care coordination experience
- NHS Health Check training
- Knowledge of QOF and Enhanced Services
- Experience of recall management
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
25 August 2026
Last checked
27 August 2026
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