Health care Assistant
Prospect Medical Group
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 8AYView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
Negotiable
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
8 November 2026
20 days leftJob description
Staff are Prospect Medical Group are dedicated to providing excellent patient-centred care and working with our diverse community. The role will inclu...
To provide the full range of the HCA role within Primary care and support to other professionals and to patients of the practice including treatment, screening, chronic disease management and advice within the professional competence of the post holder. Support and work effectively within the clinical team.
All duties
will be carried out in accordance with the standard of a HCA and
with regard to the various practice protocols. The candidate will within of a nursing
team responsible for ensuring that the practice provides an excellent level of service of
nursing care relevant to the practice population.
Prospect Medical Group is a long established, friendly and
forward-thinking GP practice in the west end of Newcastle Upon Tyne based in
modern single site premises. We have 6 GP partners who employ 2 salaried
GPs, 2 Nurse Practitioners, 4 Practice Nurses, 3 Healthcare Assistants as well
as a team of dedicated and supportive administrative staff. We currently have a
patient list size of around 14,000. We are highly involved in our
PCN (Inner West Newcastle) and through this we benefit from pharmacists, physiotherapists,
psychology, paramedics, a nurse associate, mental health workers and social
prescribers who work also work for the practice.
Our collective purpose is to provide the best care to our
patients.
We use SystmOne clinical system.
Additional Requirements
Essential: - Ability to work core hours; - Flexibility for cover
Desirable: - Basic IT skills
Experience
Essential
- Qualifications and experience including details of specialised knowledge and skills required:
- Minimum 2 years post registration.
- Post-registration study in topics allied to general practice.
- Willingness to learn and acquire new skills.
- Evidence of appropriate knowledge base.
- Demonstrate an understanding of audit.
- competent computer skills.
- Understanding of health and safety issues.
- Special skills/abilities:
- Good interpersonal skills, both verbal and written.
- Evidence of problem-solving and decision making skills.
- Good team player and ability to get on with others at all levels.
- Ability to be reflective, accept criticism and act constructively.
Desirable
- Basic/advanced certificate of life support.
- Uses initiative.
- Willingness to undertake further study.
- Chronic disease management qualifications
- Insight and understanding of current issues in nursing and the NHS
- Knowledge of SystmOne
- Knowledge of Quality Outcome Framework (QOF)
- Infection Prevention and Control Practitioner
- Evidence of Contraception training
- Immunisation training
Qualifications
Essential: - Registered General Nurse with current PIN at time of application.
Desirable: - Qualified to offer the management of chronic diseases; - Qualified to offer Cervical screening certificate; - Qualified to offer childhood immunisation
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
9 October 2026
Last checked
9 October 2026
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