About this role
Job summary We are looking for a compassionate and motivated Healthcare Assistant (HCA) to join our Integrated Contraception and Sexual Health Service in Cheshire West & Chester. As part of a multidisciplinary team, you will support the delivery of high-quality, confidential sexual health services. You will play a key role in providing clinical support, promoting healthy lifestyles, and ensuring patients receive safe and effective care within a welcoming and non-judgemental environment. HCRG Care Group is one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, delivering care from over 500 locations nationwide. Our local sexual health service provides free, confidential care, including: Contraception and family planning, STI testing and treatment, HIV clinical care and support. We are committed to improving sexual health outcomes by promoting prevention, education, and easy access to services for all.
Main duties of the job We are looking for a compassionate and motivated Healthcare Assistant (HCA) to join our Integrated Contraception and Sexual Health Service in Cheshire West & Chester. As part of a multidisciplinary team, you will support the delivery of high-quality, confidential sexual health services. You will play a key role in providing clinical support, promoting healthy lifestyles, and ensuring patients receive safe and effective care within a welcoming and non-judgemental environment. Support clinicians in delivering high-quality care within clinic settings. Assist with specialist clinics (e.g. implant and IUD procedures). Carry out clinical tasks such as phlebotomy, microscopy, and asymptomatic screening, among others. Provide health promotion advice and support patients with sexual health education. Ensure accurate record-keeping and reporting. Maintain patient dignity, privacy, and confidentiality at all times.
About us HCRG Care Group is one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services. Established in 2006, the company is dedicated to changing lives by transforming health and care. It operates over 500 locations nationwide, providing adult and children community health services, primary care services like urgent care, sexual health, dermatology, MSK services, and adult social care and wellbeing services. Guided by simple values: we care, we think, we do. The group works with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. Committed to equal opportunities, HCRG Care Group welcomes applications from a broad and diverse range of people.
Job description Job responsibilities Package Description:
We are looking for a compassionate and motivated Healthcare Assistant (HCA) to join our Integrated Contraception and Sexual Health Service in Cheshire West & Chester.
As part of a multidisciplinary team, you will support the delivery of high-quality, confidential sexual health services.You will play a key role in providing clinical support, promoting healthy lifestyles, and ensuring patients receive safe and effective care within a welcoming and non-judgemental environment.
Package Description
A salary of £25,258 with access to our group pension Free tea, coffeeand milk at your base location Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
HCRG Care Group is one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, delivering care from over 500 locations nationwide.
Our local sexual health service provides free, confidential care, including:
Contraception and family planning STI testing and treatment HIV clinical care and supportWe are committed to improving sexual health outcomes by promoting prevention, education, and easy access to services for all.
Key Responsibilities Support clinicians in delivering high-quality care within clinic settings Assist with specialist clinics (e.g. implant and IUD procedures) Carry out clinical tasks such as: Phlebotomy (if trained) Microscopy (if trained) Asymptomatic screening Provide health promotion advice and support patients with sexual health education Maintain patient dignity, privacy, and confidentiality at all times Ensure accurate record-keeping and reporting Maintain clinic stock levels and support smooth clinic operationsWhat Were Looking ForEssential:
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Strong patient-focused approach Care Certificate (or willingness to obtain)Desirable:
Venepuncture experience Knowledge or experience of microscopy Experience working in a healthcare or clinical settingWhat We Offer Comprehensive induction and ongoing training Opportunities for career development and skill progression Supportive team environment Regular performance and development reviewsOur ValuesAt HCRG Care Group, our values guide everything we do:
We Care compassionate, respectful, and patient-focused We Think always learning, improving, and innovating We Do accountable, proactive, and resilient
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes.We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team.Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
As youd expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
Finally, we need to let you know that the company youll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job well need to process and hold information about you.If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Essential qualifications include excellent communication and interpersonal skills, a strong patient-focused approach, and a Care Certificate (or willingness to obtain). Desirable qualifications include venepuncture experience, knowledge or experience of microscopy, and experience working in a healthcare or clinical setting.
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 details Employer name HCRG Care Group
Address HCRG Care Group
Chester
CH1 4DS
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)