Full Time
Sutton
Posted 3 weeks ago

NHS Jobs

Job role: Health Care Assistant

Company name: NHS Jobs

Salary: N/A

Job Reference: A3579-25-0011

About the Job:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Health Care Assistant to join our highly committed team.

The candidate needs to have the ability to work independently as well as being a good team player and be passionate about general practice.

The Health Care Assistant will work to support the wider nursing and GP teams.

The successful applicant should :

Have experience of working as an Health Care Assistant in a GP practice.

Be caring, conscientious and have excellent communication skills
Be an enthusiastic learner and adaptable to changes in the role.
Be a good team player and ideally have experience in the general practice Health care assistant role and have experience of using clinical SystmOne.

Main duties of the job

Main duties if the job

NHS Health Checks and new patient checks
ECG recording
Phlebotomy
Urinalysis and specimen processing
Chaperoning duties
Blood pressure Recording
B12, Flu, pneumococcal, shingles and covid vaccinations
Diabetes checks including foot checks
Pre- diabetes and diet/lifestyle advice
Hypertension reviews
Fridge checks
Debif and emergency equipment checks
QOF work
Vaccine/cold chain storage, monitoring and recording
preparing and maintaining environments and equipment before during and after patient care interventions , including assisting GPs during minor op surgery.
Any other duty required to support the practice within this role.

About us

Woodlands Medical Practice is a large sized teaching practice serving a population of 11,500 patients from modern, purpose-built premises in Sutton-in-Ashfield. Our strong clinical workforce is supported by an experienced administrative team to provide high quality services to our patients. We are a highly respected practice who has a long history of delivering primary care to a high standard and as a team we have achieved an Outstanding CQC rating. We work collaboratively with three other practices as part of the Ashfield North Primary Care Network.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To assist the clinical team in the service and delivery of care to the practice population. The post holder will work under the supervision of the senior nurse undertaking tasks and duties delegated by the clinical team.

They will need to work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of the patients, ensuring that practice policies and procedures are followed.

Flexibility is paramount to cover GP extended access including early mornings, evenings and Saturdays on a rota basis. There will be an expectation to commit to additional hours during Flu season to support the practice flu campaign.

A driving licence and access to your own vehicle to use as and when required is desirable.

The applicant will be subject to the enhanced disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and barring service (formerly known as CRB check) for any previous convictions.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

GCSE – Grade A- C in English and Maths – or equivalent
Qualified in Phlebotomy
Blood pressure recording
Wound Care
Chronic Disease management experience

Desirable

Vaccinations including Flu and B12
Spirometry

Experience

Essential

Experience of working as a Health Care Assistant in general practice.
Experience of using Clinical SystmOne

Desirable

Car driver and and access to own vehicle desirable
Experience of working in nursing team.

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