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Job role: Health Care Assistant
Company name: NHS Jobs
Salary: N/A
Job Reference: A3522-25-0007
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About the Job:
Job responsibilities
Professional
- Work effectively as part of a team.
- Work under direct or indirect supervision of a registered practitioner
- Work to agreed protocols and procedures
- Solve routine problems within scope of role and competencies and escalate when required.
- Must understand the concept of accountability and responsibility and be confident to accept delegated responsibility for a registered practitioner after necessary preparatory training.
- Attend practice and group meetings within the practice.
- Complete statutory training/updates and mandatory training as specified by the practice.
- Take responsibility for own development, learning and performance and identify gaps in knowledge and skills.
- Inform line manager/registered nurse or practice manager if unable to perform any aspect of role competently.
- Help support the development of other staff including pre-registration nurses
Knowledge
- Have underpinning knowledge of key interventions and conditions cared for in the primary care setting.
- Ability to recognise factors that impact on health and be able to offer simple health advice.
Non Clinical role
- To undertake infection control and prevention measures within the Practice.
- To assist with ordering of clinical stock/supplies for the practice
- To assist with monitoring/maintaining of medical equipment/devices
Clinical Role
To undertake and record the following in consultations after appropriate training completed (these may include but not exhaustive of):
- Phlebotomy
- Preparation of specimens for laboratory analysis
- NHS Health-Checks/Annual Health Checks for some long term conditions
- Height and weight, BMI and waist measurements
- COPD 6 readings
- Blood pressure, temperature and pulse
- Recording ECG
- Recording 24 hour BP
- Urinalysis
- Health promotion
- Diabetic foot checks
- Spirometry
- Basic Hypertension
- Ear Irrigation
- Administration of selected vaccines/medication by injection with the appropriate legal authorisation.
- To assist clinicians with minor surgical procedures, including setting up and tidying away.
- To act as chaperone.
- To assist in basic wound care management under direct or indirect supervision after initial assessment by a Registered Practitioner.
- To include removal of wound closure materials including sutures, clips and staples.
Communication
- Communicate clearly with patients/carers and relatives about their presenting condition and planned care.
- Demonstrate excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
- Work collaboratively with all colleagues and outside agencies.
- Awareness of data protection issues.
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