Job Description

Felixstowe Road Medical Practice has an opportunity for a healthcare assistant to join our practice, we are happy to consider applications on a full or part-time basis.
The role will offer you the opportunity to build on your experience, skills and competence, requiring you to work effectively within a multidisciplinary healthcare team. We offer a range of staff development opportunities to our healthcare assistants.
Main duties of the job

• Carry out base-line observations such as pulse, oximetry, temperature, blood pressure and blood glucose levels, recording findings accurately.
• Wound care, venepuncture, and chronic disease checks
• Ensure that all clinical rooms are adequately stocked and prepared for each session.
• Update patient health records.
• Ensure that medical supplies are in stock.
• Act as a chaperone where required.
• Communicate with patients, relatives, and carers including providing valuable health promotion and education.
• New patient health checks.

About us
We are a friendly GP practice situated over the East side of Ipswich. Our aim is to provide high quality, patient centred care, adhering to a traditional model of general practice, whilst recognising the need to evolve and respond to the new challenges in health and social care.
We have just over 10,200 patients supported by a team of 7 GPs, 4 practice nurses and 2 healthcare assistants along side various PCN staff that are working for the practice. We are a training practice and currently have 4 GP registrars training at the practice.
Benefits include:

• NHS pension scheme
• Uniform provided
• On site parking

Details
Date posted
28 August 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience Negotiable
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
28909
Job locations
235 Felixstowe Rd
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP3 9BN
Job description
Job responsibilities
If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification. Job description
Job responsibilities
If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Successful completion of the Care Certificate, or willingness to undertake, as indicated by the CQC;
• Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care, or equivalent;

Experience
Essential

• Excellent patient-facing communication and interpersonal skills.
• Confidential manner with a compassionate and respectful approach, placing a high value on the dignity of patients, relatives, carers and colleagues.
• Ability to work independently, determining own workload priorities, as well as working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.

Desirable

• Experience of working within a GP practice would be preferred but not essential.
• Strong clinical skills including venepuncture/phlebotomy preferred but not essential.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Successful completion of the Care Certificate, or willingness to undertake, as indicated by the CQC;
• Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care, or equivalent;

Experience
Essential

• Excellent patient-facing communication and interpersonal skills.
• Confidential manner with a compassionate and respectful approach, placing a high value on the dignity of patients, relatives, carers and colleagues.
• Ability to work independently, determining own workload priorities, as well as working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.

Desirable

• Experience of working within a GP practice would be preferred but not essential.
• Strong clinical skills including venepuncture/phlebotomy preferred but not essential.

Skills Required