Band 3 Healthcare Assistant

Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)

At Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) we are an inclusive, dedicated organisation working to provide outstanding care to our entitled personnel.

Are you a Band 3 Healthcare Assistant looking for an exciting role, working alongside the military, which offers numerous benefits and opportunities? If the answer is yes, then we are looking to appoint a professional and patient focused individual with a strong commitment to providing a high quality service to work within our friendly and welcoming team at Queen Elizabeth Memorial Centre, Tidworth.

Due to high interest in these posts, only the top 8 candidates that score over the quality line will be offered interviews.

The vacant post is Part time working 22.5 hours per week.

Could this be the role for you? If so, we'd love to hear from you!

• Access to learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
• Free parking
• Access to Gym
• Local Amenities

Main duties of the job

You will work as part of a multidisciplinary primary healthcare team, supporting the delivery of primary healthcare nursing including elements of occupational health.

Job responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities for the role include but are not limited to:

• Providing high-quality person-centred primary care which always considers people's safety, privacy and dignity using high quality clinical knowledge that is evidence based, with use of core healthcare guidelines as delegated by a registered practitioner.
• Being responsible for the delivery of appropriate treatment, screening, and advice to patients within their professional competence and in accordance with (DPHC) clinical guidelines and protocols.
• Undertaking and assisting with preventative health programmes such as travel and vaccination clinics, new patients screening, audiometry, 24hr Blood Pressure monitoring and weight management.
• Undertaking technical nursing treatments and procedures for patients complex/specialist healthcare needs (e.g., wound care, sutures removal, Electrocardiograms (ECGs), Audiometry).
• Providing assistance to the Senior Medical Officer performing minor surgery.
• Providing safe, evidence-based, cost-effective, and individualised patient care as delegated, prioritising own workload, and ensuring effective time management strategies are embedded in own practice.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for additional job duties and responsibilities.

Qualifications

• National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Level 3 Health and Social Care (or equivalent)
• Completed a course and have experience of phlebotomy (blood taking)

Address

The Queen Elizabeth Memorial Health Centre,

£24,071 to £25,674 a year Per Annum (Pro-Rata for part time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

K0003-25-0136

Job locations

The Queen Elizabeth Memorial Health Centre,