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Job role: Health Care Assistant
Company name: NHS Jobs
Salary: N/A
Job Reference: A2792-25-0000
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About the Job:
Main duties of the job
The following are the core responsibilities of the healthcare assistant. There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:
a. Undertake new patient health checks
b. Support the practice nurse with health promotion programmes
c. Carry out baseline observations such as pulse oximitery, blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate, recording findings accurately
d. Facilitate routine and 24-hour BP monitoring, advising patients accordingly
e. Undertake wound care, dressings and other clinical tasks as required
f. Support the practice nurse with the management of chronic disease clinics
g. Carry out BMI checks as directed
i. undertake venepuncture
j. administer flu vaccinations
l. Carry out ECGs as requested
m. Ensure specimens are recorded and ready for onward transportation
q. Ensure clinical waste is removed from clinical areas and sharps bins replaced in accordance with the practice IPC policy
- Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
- System One and Quality Outcome Framework essential.
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