Healthcare Assistant – Unity Healthcare


We are looking for an experienced Healthcare Assistant to join our team based at Unity Healthcare Long Melford and Lavenham sites, with possible travel to our other Unity sites and home visits according to practice need.

What is the role?

You will be part of the primary healthcare team providing high quality and forward-thinking nursing care to meet the holistic healthcare needs of the practice population

  • Long Term Condition Reviews
  • ECG recording
  • Phlebotomy
  • Accurately perform and record vital signs including: blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate, pulse oximetry, diabetic foot checks
  • Health Promotion
  • Chaperoning duties
  • Processing and management of laboratory samples requested by GPs/nurses

See full job description for further information.

You’ll join our practice, Unity Healthcare based in Haverhill which is run by Suffolk GP Federation. We are a not-for-profit, community interest company and our main purpose is to support Primary Care across Suffolk, including support with working collaboratively and at scale. We also deliver a portfolio of NHS services across Suffolk and North East Essex, including Podiatry, Ultrasound, Diabetes, as well as Urgent Care Services including the Out of Hours face-to-face Service in Suffolk.

Is it for me?

We will work alongside the successful candidate to ensure they are sufficiently inducted and trained; there will be regular constructive supervision in place. It is important to us that you feel safe and supported in the role.

  • You will succeed in this role if you are able to work in a busy, ever-changing environment.
  • You will need a relevant Care Certificate, NVQ Level 3 qualification in Health & Social Care, or equivalent experience.
  • The ideal candidate will be experienced in phlebotomy, taking ECG’s and recording blood pressure
  • The successful candidate will require a driving license
  • You will be suitable for this position if you are able to establish good relationships with our patients, showing empathy and support as appropriate.

Contract type: Permanent Part Time (33.5 hours per week)

  • Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 8:00am to 6:30pm, Friday 8:00am to 1:00pm

What we can offer you:

  • A strong ethos of flexible working, to help us maintain (or reclaim) that work/life balance.
  • Innovative teams who strive in forward thinking, with a voice that is heard.
  • A visible and supportive management team, with operational support that ‘get it’
  • Excellent IT teams & support giving us first class equipment and ‘no wait’ responses
  • A commitment to personal development, training, and leadership opportunities, with service-managed training budgets
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Death in service cover
  • Competitive salaries with annual benchmarking
  • 27 days holiday (plus bank holidays) on starting, rising to 29 days (plus bank holidays) after 5 years’ service
  • Blue light card employer – Access to the discount service with thousands of discounts online and on the high street.

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.

Interested? Have questions? Just wondering? Please get in touch with Penny Sibthorp, Clinical Services Manager – penny.sibthorp@nhs.net

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Closing date: Friday 14 November 2025

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