Job role: Health Care Assistant
Company name: NHS Jobs
Salary: N/A
Job Reference: A4678-25-0001
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About the Job:
Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for a Health Care Assistant to join our team at Woodview Medical Practice.
The successful candidate should have experience in a similar role or be motivated and keen to learn, together with excellent communication skills.
Training will be offered.
Experience working within Primary Care and SystmOne would be an advantage.
The post is for 16 hours per week Monday to Thursday. This will be 4 hours per day on a morning. Some additional hours for holiday cover may be required on occasion.
Main duties of the job
The role consists of running your own clinic of patients as well as supporting the GPs and Practice Nurse.
Your hours would include face to face appointments as well as administrative time to complete stock checks, undertake room checks and regular checks of the emergency trolley and GP bags.
You would be expected to work within your competency and the role would consist of venepuncture, ECGs, hypertension reviews, dressings, basic observations, urinalysis, NHS healthchecks, vaccinations including flu, B12, covid and RSV.
About us
We are a dispensing practice of 2,600 patients with sites at both Cockfield and Staindrop. We are a small team working in a positive rural practice with a good work ethic and patient centred approach.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job summary:
The Health Care Assistant will work as part of the clinical team carrying out a range of duties ensuring that the highest standard of care is afforded to patients at all times.
Duties and responsibilities:
- Undertake routine tasks related to patient care ensuring clinical protocols are followed, referring to GPs when necessary.
- Routine tasks will include: dressings, removal of sutures, blood pressure monitoring, phlebotomy and ECGs.
- Undertake routine preventative work related to patient care including routine flu, covid, pneumococcal and RSV vaccinations.
- Assist GPs with minor surgery and coil fittings.
- Chaperone and assist patients where appropriate who are being examined by another clinician.
- Monitor QOF targets as required and maintain a high standard of
- achievement.
- Participate in any relevant health promotion and screening activities to promote the health and wellbeing of patients as well as referring to preventative programmes.
- Maintain the GP clinical rooms: stock levels are maintained, and items are rotated as necessary and maintain and clean any equipment.
- Maintain accurate records.
- Monitor the temperature of the treatment room fridge, ensuring the protocol is followed.
- Attend and participate in any Practice meetings when required.
- Ensure that anomalies are reported to a senior member of staff.
- Notify the GP/Nurse of any significant patient issues.
- Liaise with and assist members of the administration team.
- Undertake monthly rooms checks and checks of emergency trolley and GP bags.
- Action tasks recalling patients for blood tests and future appointments.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care or equivalent
Desirable
- Phlebotomy accredited
- Immunisation and Vaccination accredited
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working directly in a healthcare assistant role, adult health and social care, learning support or public health/health improvement (including unpaid work)
Desirable
- Experience of working within a GP Practice
- Experience of using SystmOne
- Basic first aid knowledge
- Basic knowledge about blood borne diseases
- Health & safety awareness
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Great communication skills
- Customer Service skills/ Patient focussed
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Organisational skills
- Effective time management skills
- Confident around other Health Professionals
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