Health Care Assistant
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- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- 16-20
- Hours / week
- 16
- Posted
- 10/09/2026
- Closes
- 24/09/2026
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Role summary
Niddrie Medical Practice is seeking an experienced Health Care Assistant to join their small, hard-working team. This role focuses on long-term conditions management, involving training in recognising lifestyle risk factors and performing specialist chronic disease management. The position also includes administrative tasks related to recalling and monitoring CDM patients using the Vision clinical system. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential for this role.
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Job reference:
259371
Salary:
Various
Job closing date:
24/09/2026
Job Type:
Nursing and Midwifery
Location:
Niddrie Medical Practice
Employment type:
Permanent
Hours Per Week:
16-20
Job posted date:
10/09/2026
Employer (NHS Board):
NHS Lothian
Department:
NIDDRIE MEDICAL PRACTICE
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Job Advert
Niddrie Medical Practice, Edinburgh
Health Care Assistant
Hours: 16-20 per week
Salary: TBD – Nearest NHS Banding is Band 3
We are currently looking for an experienced Health Care Assistant to join our small hard-working team. This role will focus on long term conditions management (CDM).
This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in improving health in patients with long terms conditions. With appropriate training you will be able to recognise lifestyle risk factors for common disease such as high blood pressure/cholesterol and diabetes, You will also receive training on performing specialist chronic disease management and giving lifestyle advice.
This is a fantastic role within the practice, and we would like you to possess the following skills.
- Phlebotomy
- BP
- Preferably wound care - although not essential
- Please see job description for further essential and desirable clinical skills
You should be able to demonstrate excellent communication and interpers
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