Healthcare Assistant - Bruton Surgery
Symphony Healthcare Services Limited
BRUTON, BA10 0EG · WINCANTON, BA9 9FQView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£13.50
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
9 October 2026
8 days leftJob description
Symphony Healthcare Services are looking for an enthusiastic Healthcare Assistant to join our friendly team at Bruton Surgery, a small country practic...
- New patient health checks BMI
Urinalysis
- ECG recording
- INR monitoring using Coagucheck and INR
- To undertake Doppler testing
- Blood Pressure Monitoring following
practice hypertension guidelines, issue HBPM in accordance with practice policy
- Phlebotomy including perform annual
blood tests, BP, BMI, ACR as requested for patients with chronic diseases
- Urinalysis MSU, ACR in accordance with
practice policy
- Wound Care suture removal in
accordance with practice policy, following training
- Weight Management
- Chaperoning duties
- Processing and management of laboratory
samples requested by GPs/Nurses
- Administer influenza vaccines according
to PSD, following training
- Administer B12 injections according to
To undertake Spirometry for GP to interpret results.
- 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, coils and implants
- Assisting in the assessment and
surveillance of patients health and well-being
- Help 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
- Assist with recall systems
- Lifestyle advice, (diet, weight
exercise, smoking cessation, alcohol) making necessary referrals within PHCT
and local support services
- Maintain health promotion information in
waiting room designated for patient education
- * Please see Job Description attached for more information about this vacancy**
Healthcare Services (Symphony) provides NHS primary care provision across 21
sites within Somerset, linked to 14 general practice contracts. The
organisation cares for approximately 132,000 patients and employs around 600 staff.
Symphony is a subsidiary of
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust and manages its services through the support of a
central team (including HR, finance, corporate and operational governance).
Providing NHS services is at
the heart of what we do. Specifically, our vision is to be at the forefront of
sustainable, high quality general practice, collaborating with our communities
to improve experiences and health outcomes. We work closely with our practice
teams to grow, enhance, and transform our services for the benefit of patients
and staff.
Symphony welcomes
applications from people of all backgrounds and underrepresented groups. When
undertaking recruitment and selection for our services, Symphony is committed
to equality opportunity for all.
Symphony offers an NHS or
NEST Pension, a fantastic range of employee benefits and salary sacrifice
schemes (see attached poster), along with flexible working from day of
employment and an agile approach to hybrid working (where applicable).
We look forward to hearing
from you and receiving your application.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates basic factual knowledge of field of work
- Ability to demonstrate excellent communication skills
- Ability to work well under pressure
- Strong organisational skills
- IT Literate
- Willingness to work flexibly (potentially across multiple sites)
- Good understanding of the importance of confidentiality
Desirable: - Previous Experience using EMIS web
Qualifications
Essential: - English and Maths GCSE (or equivalent); - NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care; - Care Certificate
Desirable: - HCA Training
Experience
Essential
- Previous Experience of working as a HCA or equivalent
- Can carry out clinical, technical, scientific or administrative duties according to established protocols or procedures, or systems of work
Desirable: - Previous Experience of working in Primary Care/similar NHS setting
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
22 September 2026
Last checked
24 September 2026
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