# Healthcare Assistant

**Company**: Penrose Health
**Location**: London
**Job type**: part-time
**Salary**: Depending on experience
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

As a Healthcare Assistant at Penrose Health, you will provide high-quality, compassionate clinical support to patients within the practice, working closely with the nursing and GP team to deliver a range of clinical procedures, health checks, and health promotion activities.

Key responsibilities include:

- Providing face-to-face clinical support to patients within the practice

- Carrying out core HCA clinical duties including blood pressure checks, ECGs, phlebotomy, wound care, weight management, and NHS health checks

- Administering B12, shingles, pneumococcal and flu injections/vaccinations

- Chaperoning patients in support of the nursing and GP team

- Assisting in the assessment and surveillance of patients' health and wellbeing

- Carrying out new patient health checks and other health screening

- Performing urinalysis and preparing specimens

- Undertaking long-term condition reviews where appropriate

- Gathering lifestyle data from patients

- Monitoring and recording vaccine and cold chain storage

- Maintaining accurate, up-to-date clinical records

- Supporting infection control practices and equipment management

- Promoting health and wellbeing, and supporting patient education

- Managing clinical stock control, including clearing and restocking consultation rooms

- Contributing to a positive, proactive team culture

Penrose Health is a growing organisation with a strong focus on continuity, quality, and access. We work closely with NHS partners to deliver a full range of services from routine checks to complex, long-term care backed by robust systems and a culture of continuous improvement.

We offer a supportive, forward-thinking environment where your contribution is recognised, your development is prioritised, and you're given every opportunity to build a long and rewarding career in healthcare.

## Skills

### Required
- NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Health and Social Care
- Completed Care Certificate
- Competence in core HCA duties (phlebotomy, ECGs, wound care, urinalysis, injections)
- Strong interpersonal, communication and organisational skills
- Analytical skills to support successful consultations

### Nice to have
- Previous experience as a Healthcare Assistant in a primary care or community setting
- Experience using EMIS clinical system

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