Healthcare Assistant
| Posting date: | 24 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £24,937 to £26,598 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £24937 - £26598 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 December 2025 |
| Location: | Sunderland, SR5 4BW |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9155-CMNM-1125-13 |
Summary
PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE. To assist medical and nursing staff in the provision of skilled nursing care for patients attending the Community Dermatology and Minor Surgery Care Service, including decanting of liquid nitrogen. To undertake clinical tasks, such as phlebotomy, urinalysis, blood pressure recording, wound care, suture removal, skin scrapings, nail clippings and swabs for microbiology. To assist in minor surgery, adhering to policies and procedures, such as infection control and aseptic technique. To support and educate patients, and their carers, in implementing individual programmes of planned care to encourage self-management of chronic skin conditions, following agreed treatment plans. To record accurate patient information/consultations onto the electronic patient record. To monitor stock levels, ensuring effective stock rotation and responsible for ordering stock as appropriate, liaising with the procurement team. To maintain agreed standards of care, integrity and dignity of all patients. To develop his/her scope of professional practice in order to support the team to meet service requirements in accordance with evidence-based guidelines. On occasion there may be a requirement to support administration colleagues with telephone calls and reception duties.