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Company name: NHS Jobs
Salary: £22,816.00 to £24,336.00 per year
Job Reference: C9236-24-1210
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About the Job:
Working strictly in accordance with specific practice guidelines and protocols, the healthcare assistant will assist the practice clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of patient care. Duties and responsibilities: New patient health checks ECG recording Spirometry Sterilising, cleansing and maintenance of surgical equipment Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording Surgical equipment and vaccine re-stocking and stock rotation Clearing and re-stocking consulting rooms Preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions, including assisting GPs during the performance of minor operations
Assisting in the assessment and surveillance of patients health and well-being Undertaking specific clinical activities for named patients that have been delegated and taught specifically in relation to that individual Helping to raise awareness of health and well-being and how it can be promoted Assisting with the collection and collation of data on needs related to health and well-being Phlebotomy, including completing appropriate forms as directed by clinicians. Appointing patients into appropriate clinics. Stock control of all clinical areas and central stores. Baseline measurements.
Routine blood pressure checks, referring patients to the practice nurse or doctors as per practice protocols. Fitting & reporting of Ambulatory Blood Pressure Machines. Ordering vaccines and clinical stock. Maintaining record of refrigerator temperatures and cleaning as appropriate. Act as patient chaperone as required. In-house testing of urine samples. NHS Health Checks Lifestyle Advice Anticoagulation Monitoring Follow-on Wound Care Suture Removal Spirometry Peak Flow Measurements Vaccinations under Patient Specific Directives Escalating any problems to the nurse team leader or practice manager Testing of emergency medical equipment.
Ensure safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines. Ensure the decontamination of instruments and clinical equipment according to local and national guidelines. To be aware of current evidence based approaches to patient care and demonstrates this through continuous improvement of patient care.
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