Apprentice Health Care Assistant - Job Description - Main Responsibilities and Policies

Sep 13, 2026

Uploaded by Asher

Apprentice Health Care Assistant Job Description outlines the role, training support, and responsibilities of an apprentice working with qualified nursing and medical staff under supervision. The position covers direct supervised patient care tasks, including registration checks, monitoring, urinalysis, phlebotomy, lifestyle advice, specimen handling, simple dressings, and equipment restocking. It also sets professional/clinical, administrative, confidentiality, health & safety, equality & diversity, and personal development expectations, including accurate documentation and reporting risks.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLetters

FormatPDF

Pages5

Reading Time2 min

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Role Definition

Main Responsibilities

Professional / Clinical

Administrative / Managerial

Confidentiality

Health & Safety

Equality and Diversity

Personal / Professional Development

*Please amend/add as required* Apprentice Health Care Assistant Job Description Organisation: Salary: Responsible to: Accountable to: Role Definition The post holder will be supported and trained to become responsible for assisting the qualified nursing and medical staff in carrying out assigned tasks, involving direct nursing care in support of and supervised by a Registered Nurse/medical staff. This role will cover Practices; [Practice 1], [Practice2], [Practice 3] The post holder will at all times demonstrate and behave in a manner in accordance with the Practice’s Policies and protocols. Main Responsibilities: 1. New patient registration checks, NHS Health Checks, including completing any necessary paperwork and referrals within the Practice 2. BP monitoring 3. Urinalysis 4. Phlebotomy 5. Provide lifestyle advice to patients making any necessary referrals within the Practice 6. Weight monitoring 7. Ensure specimens are labelled and bagged ready for collection with the necessary paperwork completed 8. Simple dressings 9. Ensure clinical waste collection runs smoothly, reporting any problems to the Nurse Manager 10. Ensure sharps bins are ready for collection 11. Restocking/maintenance of equipment 12. Restocking of clinical areas and consulting rooms N/B Before performing these tasks, proven training must be received and documented in the training pack. Professional /Clinical: 1. Maintain high standard of personal contact and communication with patients, particularly during treatments. 2. Participate in observing and collecting specimens as required, and measuring / charting fluids as directed. 3. To avoid any behaviour which discriminates against your fellow employees, or potential employees on the grounds of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, religion, creed, colour, nationality, ethnic origin or disability. 4. To safeguard at all times confidentiality of information relating to patients and staff. 5. To behave in a manner which ensures the security of the Practice. 6. To abide by all relevant Practice Policies and Procedures. Administrative/Managerial: 1. Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team 2. Ensure accurate and legible notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patients notes 3. Ensure the clinical computer system is kept up to date with accurate details recorded 4. Ensure appropriate items of service claims are made accurately, reporting any problems to the practice administrator 5. Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care and registration with the practice 6. Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information required for regular and ad hoc reports 7. Attend and participate in practice meetings as required 8. Assist in formulation of practice philosophy, strategy and policy 9. Restocking and maintenance of clinical areas and consulting rooms 10. To assist in seasonal and special projects as requested e.g. flu campaign 11. Ordering and display of Health Promotion materials Confidentiality: 1. In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately 2. In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential 3. Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to author

FAQs

What tasks does the apprentice health care assistant carry out under supervision?

The role supports qualified nursing and medical staff with tasks such as patient registration checks, BP monitoring, urinalysis, phlebotomy, weight monitoring, specimen labelling and packaging, and simple dressings.

What training requirement applies before performing the listed tasks?

The apprentice must receive proven training for the tasks and have it documented in the training pack before performing them.

How does the role handle patient confidentiality and data protection?

The job requires respecting patients’ privacy and treating all information relating to patients, staff, and the practice as strictly confidential, divulging it only to authorised persons according to practice policies and procedures.

Sep 13, 2026

Uploaded by Asher