Health Care Assistant (GP surgery) in Brighton inBrighton PUBLISHED MON 3 NOV 2025 Jump to job information section

Job summary
ArdinglyCourt GP Surgery is seeking a Health Care Assistant (HCA) to join our friendlyteam.Weare looking for someone who enjoys working in a busy environment and has a loveof patient care.*The candidate is required to have prior

Experience
of workingin a GP practice in a HCA role for minimum of 1 year in order to hit the ground running* (We do notwish to train a HCA who has not worked in GP surgery before)- Please do NOT apply if you do not meet this essential criteria

Main duties of the job
The candidate will need to be able to work independently with confidence.Other elements youwill be expected to deliver with confidence on starting (having previously carried out in a GP practice); blood pressure checks, NHS healthchecks, Urinalysis, restocking of rooms.Learning disability checks, diabetes foot assessments,ECG measurement, B12s injections, assisting with Infection Control processes and audits.The post is 30- 34 hours per week Monday-Friday.Timings can be flexible ideally would start at 8:30/9:00 (althoughhours could be adapted if still met surgery needs).Pay scale dependent on

Experience
but in the range of £12.21 -£14.00 per hour.In order to qualify for the top of the pay scale the candidatewould need to have previous

Experience
in a GP HCA role and already be carrying out most of the

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on starting.

About us
We are a close knit team of approximately 21 staff (5 GPs,2 nurses, HCAs) and a number of administrative support staff.We seek to provide a high level of GP health services &serve approximately 6,500 patients.Centrally located in Kemptown we are walking distance fromBrighton train station and the St James Street bus stop.

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Date posted
November 2025

Pay scheme
Other

Salary
£12.21 to £14 an hour

Contract
Permanent

Working pattern
Part-time

Reference number
A3784-25-0006

Job location
s1 Ardingly StreetBrightonEnglandBN21SS

Job description

Job responsibilities
To assist the medical personnel with the care of patients. This will include treatment, preventative care, screening and patient education. The post will also include some administrative duties.As part of the nursing team the Health Care Assistant (HCA) will be employed to undertake nursing and administrative duties as deemed suitable by the Partners.The HCA will always work along side another member of the nursing team and there will always be a doctor available to refer to.The role involves the use of the computer and keyboard skills along with the ability to organise and prioritise a varied workload are necessary.To maintain a safe and effective level of practice and to bring any deficits in training to the attention of the nurse manager so these can be

Address
ed.They will be required to act in a professional manner at all times and adhere to practice policies, protocols and guidelines.

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Person Specification

Qualifications
EssentialEssential:

Experience
working in a GP surgery as a HCA

Experience
delivering phlebotomy servicesConfident utilising PCs for record keeping/ emails/ internal communicationsKnowledge of confidentialityHigh level of verbal and written EnglishAble to work in an inclusive and non-discriminatory wayWilling to learn new skills and undertake training to support role and personal developmentDesirable:Skills/

Experience
with regards to the

Job description
NVQ/ BTEC in Health and Social Care or similarKnowledge of GP services working processes and workloadKnowledge of local health services and organisationsDesirableSkills/

Experience
with regards to the

Job description
NVQ/ BTEC in Health and Social Care or similarKnowledge of GP services working processes and workloadKnowledge of local health services and organisations

Experience
Essential

Person Specification

Qualifications
EssentialEssential:

Experience
with regards to the

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with regards to the

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Essential

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Employer

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