Job role: Health Care Assistant
Company name: NHS Jobs
Salary: N/A
Job Reference: A2637-25-0005
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About the Job:
Job summary
We are seeking a dedicated and proactive Health Care Assistant to support the Practice Nurses in delivering comprehensive care to patients. In this role, you will assist with a range of clinical duties and adhoc treatment room tasks.
15 – 25 hours but to include, Monday AM, Thursday AM and Friday AM.
Five weeks annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata)
You will have the opportunity to develop professionally through continuous learning, training, and participation in clinical supervision.
This role requires excellent organisational skills, and a commitment to maintaining high clinical and administrative standards, ensuring that all duties are carried out in line with best practice and CQC requirements.
Main duties of the job
- Collaborate with the Practice Nursing Team in administering dressings and compression hosiery.
- Assisting with tasks such as dressings, ECGs, venepuncture, blood pressure monitoring
- Independently manage diabetes physiological check clinics.
- Administer immunisations as directed under Patient-Specific Directions.
- Process specimens for laboratory testing.
- Oversee the procurement, storage, and rotation of medical equipment, ensuring its proper usage within recommended timelines.
- Assist with various ad hoc duties as required by the practice nursing team.
About us
Serving a community of over 20,000 registered patients, the practice operates as a partnership and employs a diverse team of healthcare professionals, including:
- 5 Partners
- 8 Salaried GPs
- 6 Nurses
- 2 Health Care Assistants
- 3 Advanced Nurse Practitioners
- 2 Phlebotomists
- 4 Pharmacists
- 1 Pharmacy Technician
- Physiotherapy Team
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Support:
- Collaborate with the Practice Nursing Team in administering dressings and compression hosiery.
- Assisting with tasks such as dressings, ECGs, venepuncture, blood pressure monitoring
- Independently manage physical health check clinics.
- Administer immunisations as directed under Patient-Specific Directions.
- Process specimens for laboratory testing.
- Oversee the procurement, storage, and rotation of medical equipment, ensuring its proper usage within recommended timelines.
- Assist with various ad hoc duties as required by the practice nursing team.
- Participate in Saturday morning clinics on a rotational basis with other team members.
Professional Responsibilities:
- Collaborate effectively with team members, patients, and their families
- Organise and prioritise your workload, effectively managing time and responding to urgent situations as required.
- Protect patient confidentiality and always maintain the integrity of the patient-healthcare provider relationship.
- Demonstrate a solid understanding of and adhere to Information Governance principles.
- Recognise personal limitations and work within the scope of your competence.
- Maintain a professional appearance and conduct in line with practice standards, ensuring respectful interactions with patients, colleagues, and their families.
- Manage your time, workload, and resources efficiently.
- Uphold high clinical and administrative standards in accordance with CQC requirements.
- Contribute to staff meetings, discussing and implementing changes, while staying updated on developments within the Practice and local healthcare environment.
Education and Development:
- Commit to ongoing professional and personal development, including participation in annual appraisals.
- Complete mandatory training, such as CPR, anaphylaxis, immunisation, safeguarding, and information governance.
- Engage in study days, courses, and e-learning as needed to uphold safe and high-quality practice.
- Participate in clinical supervision to further develop skills and knowledge.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care (or equivalent qualification) or Care Certificate
- Experience in a healthcare setting or working with patients, ideally in a GP surgery or clinical environment.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or willingness to undertake training.
- Good understanding of healthcare systems and procedures (e.g., infection control, patient confidentiality).
Experience
Desirable
- Qualified in Phlebotomy
- Qualified in Diabetic Foot checks
- Qualified in immunisations (Flu, Pneumococcal, Shingles)
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